Arrow star Stephen Amell has shockingly revealed that he was diagnosed with COVID-19. According to him, he contracted the virus while filming his upcoming wrestling drama series Heels. Speaking with Michael Rosenbaum on his Inside of You podcast, Amell discussed how exactly he got the virus and the anxiety he dealt with following the diagnosis.
Recalling the horrific experience, the DC actor shared: "I have not shot Heels in exactly three weeks today. I head back to work tomorrow. I tested positive for COVID-19. I started to notice something on a Monday but didn't have a … test result. Phoned up the people at CTEH, had them come to my apartment, test me. Came back positive the following Wednesday, got tested again, came back positive again. But, frankly, at that point I didn't need a second positive test because those first couple of days, just really ... they just, they just sucked."
Amell added that he felt a sense of pressure not to contract the deadly virus and it affected his mental state in the process. He continued: "Oh, I always knew that it was a possibility, number one, and I felt a great deal of pressure to not get it and this is something that I got into once I got a positive test ... a lot of the mental fear … but to answer this ... question first, I've always been really good about ... mask-wearing about social distancing, following the rules." Check out the full interview below:
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