Emmerdale actor John Bowe, who played Lawrence White in the hit ITV soap, has taken to Twitter to beg fans to stay inside after he "nearly died" from coronavirus.
The TV star explained how serious the virus is and how it pushed him to the brink. John tweeted: "Coronavirus Sunday observations. "I have nearly died twice in my life.
Once just last week. "The gauze between life and death is extremely thin and oh so easy to pass through. "Certainly in one direction.
Not sure about the other. As yet." He later added: "#coronavirus #selfisolation Most poorly I've been today. "Will this headache never stop?