Bond star Colin Salmon reveals he has suffered from serious illness Covid-19

James Bond star Colin Salmon said he felt like he was “slipping away” after contracting coronavirus on New Year’s Eve.

The actor’s entire family – his wife Fiona Hawthorne and four children – fell ill with the virus and the actor was hospitalized for treatment.

The 58-year-old, best known for playing MI6 deputy chief of staff Charles Robinson in three Bond films, admitted that the work of doctors saved his life.

He said Hello! magazine: “I felt like I was slipping away. If I hadn’t gone to the hospital, I wouldn’t be here today.

Painter and illustrator Hawthorne also revealed how she was diagnosed with a rare lung disease, interstitial lung disease, two years ago, forcing her to rely on an oxygen tank.

Doctors warned her that her condition made her more susceptible to Covid-19.

She said: “I felt overwhelmed and had a headache. Even though it made my condition worse, I managed to overcome it.

“I find ways to live with it in a positive way. I don’t want my disease to define me.”

Hawthorne is publishing two books of artwork related to her time in Hong Kong – a children’s picture book titled The Extraordinary Amazing Unbelievable Incredible Walled City Of Kowloon and a hardcover book titled Drawing On The Inside: Kowloon Walled City 1985.

She said of the projects: “For me and the people who lived there, it wasn’t such a terrible place as it is often portrayed.

“It was a busy and vibrant community. My goal is to share this extraordinary legacy with the next generation.”

Read the full interview at Hello! magazine.