Former EastEnders star Aaron Sidwell has hit back after stories urged he was self-isolating over coronavirus.

The actor performed Steven Beale within the cleaning soap till the character was killed off in 2017.

He had provided to maintain individuals who have been compelled to self-isolate firm by way of social networking in an effort to assist them keep away from loneliness.

Talking on Instagram he mentioned: “Hello everybody, only a fast one, if persons are having to self-isolate, and are getting lonely and lacking individuals, and haven’t got anybody to speak to, you’ll be able to at all times message me on right here.

“I’ll actually message back and maintain the dialogue going as a result of I do know that loneliness is usually a actually horrible factor for individuals and get them right into a scary mindset.”

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He added: “Should you’re not having to self-isolate and also you simply want amusing, pop down and see me in Vauxhall, the present’s low-cost and foolish and humorous and perhaps may simply get you out of a adverse head house on this time.

“Something I can do to assist, at all times right here like I mentioned, in the event you’re feeling lonely in self-isolating simply drop me a message and I will chat back and hopefully you will not really feel so lonely. Keep secure everybody.”

However after a sequence of stories urged he was self-isolating himself, Aaron hit back on Twitter.

The actor performed Steven Beale earlier than the character was killed off in 2017 (Credit score: BBC)

He tweeted: “Don’t fear guys. I’m not self isolating. I’m nonetheless at work. Nonetheless doing the present. Simply providing consolation to people who find themselves lonely on account of self-isolating.”

It comes as a person in his 50s grew to become the 22nd Brit to die within the UK of the virus.

The person, who had underlying well being circumstances, was being handled at the Bristol Royal Infirmary hospital.

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His demise has taken the entire quantity of people that have died in Britain from the virus to 22 with greater than 1,000 confirmed circumstances.

On Thursday (March 12), the Prime Minister warned that “many extra households” will lose family members to coronavirus.

He mentioned in a speech to the nation: “Many extra households are going to lose family members earlier than their time. We aren’t closing colleges at this time. This might do extra hurt than good at this time.”

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