Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus 


BREAKING: Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus after they had ‘chills’ while he filmed for Baz Luhrmann’s unnamed Elvis Presley film in Australia

  • Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, they revealed Wednesday evening
  • The couple is currently in Australia where Tom is filming an Elvis Presley film
  • They felt symptoms of tiredness, a common cold, chills and body aches 
  • ‘To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive,’ Hanks shared

Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, they revealed Wednesday evening. 

The Forrest Gump actor and his wife announced the positive test results on Instagram warning the public to ‘take care’. 

The couple is currently in Australia where the Oscar-winner is filming for an untitled Baz Luhrmann-directed Elvis Presley film produced by Warner Bros.

Hanks revealed he and his wife experienced symptoms including the common cold, body aches and chills before they decided to get tested. 

‘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.’

Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, they revealed Wednesday evening. Pictured together at the Oscar Awards in February 2020

‘Well, now. What to do next? The Medical Officials have protocols that must be followed. We Hanks’ will be tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires. Not much more to it than a one-day-at-a-time approach, no?

‘We’ll keep the world posted and updated. Take care of yourselves! Hanx!’

The couple announced they tested positive for the virus in a candid Instagram post writing: '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'

The couple announced they tested positive for the virus in a candid Instagram post writing: ‘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’