Ricky Gervais has admitted he was left "terrified" after thinking he had caught the coronavirus. Taking to Twitter to catch up with his fans, the actor, 58, opened up about the effect the deadly outbreak has had on his mental health.
Ricky started off his live video by explaining to his followers that he has always suffered with hypochondria, which has left him on edge about catching the killer bug.
The actor admitted that when he gets a sore throat, he immediately thinks it's cancer, and when he gets a little bit constipated, he automatically thinks it's bowel cancer.
Ricky explained: "A nurse once asked me when I went to get a check up about a sore throat that did I think it was cancer. "I think she thought I would laugh and say no,