CORRIE JIM: I BROKE COVID RULES SO I DID
Actor says he had ‘things to do’ after 2 holidays abroad
CORRIE legend Charlie Lawson has hinted that he may have broken coronavirus quarantine laws.
The actor, who has played hell-raiser Jim McDonald on and off since 1989, told fans online he has been on two holidays abroad during the pandemic.
He wrote: “When we’ve come back I’ve been sensible. I have things to do and dogs to walk and so there is no way I can sit in my bathroom for two weeks, it’s not going to happen.”
Charlie, 60, posted a photograph of himself with a beer in Majorca on July 30, saying: “I’d go a long way for a pint of draught Estrella as good as this.”
Majorca has been on the quarantine list
along with the rest of Spain since July 26. The star added: “You will find me an honest man, during March when it first started it was absolutely terrible and I am deeply sorry for anyone who has lost anyone. I worry for people who are very vulnerable... the old and sick.
But I am afraid the rest of us have to get on with life. So that’s what I have been doing. I have just been being sensible.”
Britons going on holiday to quarantine countries must self-isolate on their return or face a fine of up to £1,000.
News of the alleged breach comes after one Corrie star tested positive for coronavirus and is now self-isolating at home. Some filming had to be rescheduled. A spokeswoman did not confirm the identity of the actor but said: “We believe the situation has been contained.”
Charlie’s publicist did not return requests for comment.