As part of her new Apple TV series about the COVID-19 pandemic, Oprah Winfrey will interview actor Idris Elba, one of several celebs to test positive.
"Like millions of people all over the world, I've been staying safer at home for over a week now," Winfrey."I know a lot of people are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, & uncertain. Bc of that, I want to offer some hope & gather thought leaders & people going through it to add some perspective."
In the opening of the first episode, she observed:"This is a big test for our humanity. We have an opportunity, in the midst of all our fears and disruption, to really rise." The interview was an exclusive of sorts: Elba, who along with Dhowre, is currently quarantined in New Mexico, where he had been due to start filming a new project. He told Winfrey he been avoiding"the sort of mainstream media in terms of doing interviews."
According to Elba, he chose Winfrey so he could discuss his health with someone he considers a friend,"but also someone whose journalistic approach to doing things like this is probably one of the best.""COVID-19 has come to a sort of pressure point right now but for the last two weeks, it's been a talking point and I really felt that a lot of people didn't know what was gonna come ... It didn't really feel relatable.
By way of an update on his health, Elba said,"I feel fine — been checking my temperature every day." The silver lining in all of this: he's had a chance to catch his breath."The rest, if I'm really, honest has been incredible — just being able to sit still. I never sit still, and so from a mental point of view, I feel pretty focused and been OK."
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