The Walking Dead’s Michael Rooker speaks out on COVID battle: ‘Pretty good fight’

On Sunday, September 6, actor Michael Rooker shared a photo of his negative test results after a lengthy battle with coronavirus.

The 65-year-old television and film star had previously posted pictures of his Airstream trailer home, causing some followers to speculate he was self-isolating with the virus.

Rooker confirmed the news this weekend, and admitted contracting the virus often felt like a ‘battle’.

The star said: “If y’all aint figured it out by now why I’ve been isolating in this crazy awesome Airstream of mine, let me help y’all out by saying I’ve been fighting off COVID-19.

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As Rooker continued to battle the virus, he also confirmed he wasn’t taking any additional vitamins or supplements to try and improve his condition.

He added: “For me, I made the decision not to take any extra medicines or vitamins or supplements.

“I felt that if my immune system was not already prepared for this battle loading up with all this extra stuff would only do me damage as kidneys and liver would have been gravely stressed.”

Thankfully, Rooker is no longer showing signs of COVID-19 and seemed in good spirits when he shared his story to his Facebook fans.

Sadly, Rooker will not be reprising his role as Yondu after the events of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but will lend his voice to Marvel’s animated series What If…?, and will continue his superhero legacy in The Suicide Squad.

Signing off, he added: “So, just so y’all know the end result of all those daily battles has come to an end. My body has won the WAR!

“Covid put up a pretty good fight… but bottom line, it ended up getting its ass knocked out! By my immune system.”

Upon sharing his experience, Rooker’s fans flooded the comments to send their good wishes and celebrate the star’s recovery.

The Walking Dead season 10 will conclude on Sunday, October 4 on AMC and the following Monday on Fox.

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source: express.co.uk