Daniel Radcliffe jokes he looks ill 'all the time' after Harry Potter alum's Coronavirus rumour went viral

Harry Potter alum Daniel Radcliffe made the headlines in the beginning of March this year when fake news about the actor being diagnosed with Coronavirus went viral on the internet. A fake BCC account on Twitter claimed that Daniel Radcliffe has contracted COVID-19, supposedly making him the first popular celebrity to suffer from the virus. Daniel got to know about the rumour only when his make up artist asked him about the same.

While most of our friends use Harry Potter references such as Wingardium Leviosa, Dobby the elf, mudbloods, Alohomora, Lord Voldemort and more, the other chunk that comprises only 10% is clueless looking at each other. The Potter Heads might tease them calling them mudbloods, a term used for commoners in the iconic Harry Potter series which takes you to the world of wizards and witches and merges the line between reality and fantasy.

Warner Bros. said Thursday that a 3D, 4K restoration of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” will be among the first films to hit re-opening Chinese cinemas as they attempt to pull in audiences after weeks of coronavirus closures. 

Daniel Radcliffe turned to alcohol after finding fame at a young age due to his role as Harry Potter.

Daniel Radcliffe has described how the “panic” of the Harry Potter films ending made him turn to alcohol.

When you achieve fame at a very young age, there are many pros but an equal amount of cons as well. Case in point, Daniel Radcliffe! Daniel was cast as Harry Potter at the tender of just 11 and became a household name within the span of seven box-office smashing movies. However, the fame got to him towards the end of his tenure playing the most popular literary wizard and as revealed by the 30-year-old actor himself, Radcliffe turned to alcohol to combat the onslaught of being a child star.

Daniel Radcliffe is known worldwide for his role in the hit film Harry Potter, where he played a young wizard in all eight of the movies, which were based off the books written by J.K Rowling.

The actor has been sober since 2010

Daniel Radcliffe has opened up on life after Harry Potter and his decision to give up alcohol in his early twenties.

Fake news! Daniel Radcliffe shut down a rumor that he has come down with the novel coronavirus with a witty response.

Daniel Radcliffe poked fun at a false story published earlier this week (March 9, 2020) claiming the Harry Potter star had contracted coronavirus.

Daniel Radcliffe is responding to those false rumors that he tested positive for coronavirus — and he at least had a sense of humor about it. During an interview with the Australia radio show Smallzy's Surgery on Wednesday, he sounded off on the hoax.

Daniel Radcliffe has poked fun at a false story claiming he had contracted coronavirus.

Despite what you may have heard, Daniel Radcliffe has not tested positive for the coronavirus.

Daniel Radcliffe has stayed closer to the crew members who worked on Harry Potter than any of his castmates.

Coronavirus rumours are spreading like wildfire on social media. At first, Jackie Chan was rumoured to have contracted the disease. The legendary actor quickly shut down the rumours and assured fans that he was fine. Now, a tweet put Harry Potter fans in worry. A rumour began when a Twitter account claimed Daniel Radcliffe has been tested positive for Coronavirus. The rumour began when a fake BBC Twitter account falsely claimed Now You See Me 2 actor was tested positive for the virus. 

As , most people are doing what they can to be helpful and spread facts, but even in these scary times there are still internet trolls who insist on spreading false info for literally! no! reason!