Recovered! Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson return home after battling coronavirus
The 63-year-old actor and his wife, also
63, were both diagnosed with the virus earlier this month while in Australia,
but they have now both returned to their Los Angeles home after recovering.
They spent weeks in isolation in Australia
before flying back to LA via private jet and PageSix reports Tom was spotted
doing a celebratory dance at the airport after landing.
Tom and Rita were in Australia for pre-production
of Biz Lurhmann’s Elvis Presley biopic, in which Tom will play Colonel Tom
Parker, Presley manager, when they discovered they had tested positive for the
virus.
Earlier this month, Tom confirmed he and
Rita were Covid-19 positive when he took to Instagram to explain their
symptoms.
The ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ actor wrote at the
time: “Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit
tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came
and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world
right now, we were tested for the coronavirus, and were found to be
positive.”
And the following day, Tom gave his fans an
update on his health.
He wrote: “Hello folks. @ritawilson
and I want to thank everyone here Down Under who are taking such good care of
us. We have Covid-19 and are in isolation so we do not spread it to anyone
else. There are those for whom it could lead to a very serious illness.
“We are taking it one-day-at-a-time.
There are things we can all do to get through this by following the advice of
experts and taking care of ourselves and each other, no? Remember, despite all
the current events, there is no crying in baseball. (sic)”