'Game of Thrones' Star Indira Varma Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Says 'It's Not Nice'
Game of Thrones star Indira Varma has revealed that she has tested positive for coronavirus, two days after fellow GOT actor Kristofer Hivju was tested positive for the COVID-19 infection.
Game
of
Thrones
star
Indira
Varma
has
revealed
that
she
has
tested
positive
for
coronavirus.
Her
diagnosis
comes
two
days
after
fellow
Game
of
Thrones
actor
Kristofer
Hivju
also
said
that
he
tested
positive
for
the
COVID-19
infection.
Varma,
who
played
the
role
of
Ellaria
Sand
in
the
epic
HBO
series,
took
to
Instagram
on
Wednesday
to
share
the
news.
"I'm
in
bed
with
it
and
it's
not
nice.
Stay
safe
and
healthy
and
be
kind
to
your
fellow
people," she
wrote.
The
46-year-old
actor
was
starring
in
the
modern
take
of
Anton
Chekhov''s
play
"The
Seagull" in
London''s
West
End,
alongside
"Game
of
Thrones"
alum
Emilia
Clarke.
The
play
is
on
hold
due
to
the
pandemic.
"So
sad
our
and
so
many
other
shows
around
the
world
have
gone
dark
affected
by
the
Covid-19
pandemic.
We
hope
to
be
back
soon
and
urge
you
all
(and
the
govt)
to
support
us
when
we
do.
Phoenix/
Seagull
rising
from
the
ashes
(sic)," Varma
wrote
in
her
post
with
photos
from
the
rehearsals.
Varma
and
Hivju
join
Tom
Hanks,
Rita
Wilson,
Idris
Elba,
Olga
Kurylenko,
and
Rachel
Matthews
among
the
Hollywood
celebrities
who
contracted
the
virus.