Daniel Radcliffe jokes he looks sick ‘all the time’ after coronavirus rumor

Daniel Radcliffe is “flattered” to have been chosen as a fake victim of coronavirus.

A fake Twitter account claimed earlier this week that the “Harry Potter” star had tested positive for coronavirus. The bogus account, with handle @BBCNewsTonight, linked back to an old BBC.com page, which is not affiliated with the British news organization. In a phone interview with Australian radio show “Smallzy’s Surgery” on Wednesday (via Entertainment Tonight), 30-year-old Radcliffe spoke out on the hoax and revealed how he first heard about it.

“I walked into the hair and makeup room on a play yesterday, and the makeup artist was like, ‘My niece has just texted me and told me you’ve got corona,’” Radcliffe said, noting he was in disbelief after being shown the tweet.

“I think it was on a fake BBC account, but then enough people saw it,” Radcliffe explained. “That is the internet.”

The “Miracle Workers” actor had a good attitude about it and made a joke at his expense.

“I think it’s just because I look ill all the time, so you can believably say it about me. ‘Cause I’m very pale,” he quipped, adding, “but, you know, flattered they chose me.”

Although Radcliffe, fortunately, doesn’t have COVID-19, beloved Hollywood couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson aren’t as lucky, as they both tested positive for coronavirus.

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