Tom Hanks learns important Aussie lesson
After being released from Gold Coast University Hospital following his coronavirus diagnosis, Hollywood star Tom Hanks says there’s something he’ll never do again in Australia.
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IF Tom Hanks has learnt anything from his time in isolation on the Gold Coast, it’s how to spread vegemite.
Australians including comedian Celeste Barber, as well as his own son Colin Hanks, poked fun at the actor on the weekend after he shared an image of two pieces of toast smeared in a thick layer of butter-free vegemite.
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After being released from hospital on Wednesday, one week after he and wife Rita Wilson tested positive for coronavirus following a trip to Sydney, Hanks shared an update of his condition to Instagram.
“Hey folks. Good News: One week after testing Positive, in self-isolation, the symptoms are much the same. No fever but the blahs,” he began.
“Folding the laundry and doing the dishes leads to a nap on the couch. Bad news: My wife @ritawilson has won 6 straight hands of Gin Rummy and leads by 201 points.”
“But I have learned not to spread my Vegemite so thick.”
He shared a photo of a typewriter he brought to Australia, coincidentally a Corona typewriter, that appeared to be taken inside the hospital room at Gold Coast University Hospital.
“I travelled here with a typewriter, one I used to love. We are all in this together. Flatten the curve. Hanx,” he concluded.
Hanks, one of the first high profile identities to contract the virus, is on the Gold Coast to film his starring role in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis movie.
Production was shut down when Hanks confirmed his positive result last Thursday, but work resumed on Monday.
Filming was pushed back two weeks to allow time for Hanks to recover and return to set.
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