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Keith Lemon ignores government advice as he hits up pub amid coronavirus crisis


Keith Lemon was spotted enjoying a trip to the pub today (Picture: Backgrid)

Keith Lemon isn’t letting coronavirus get in the way of his social life, as he made a beeline for the pub.

The Celebrity Juice star fell ill last week, as filming for the ITV2 series halted amid the outbreak, with co-star Holly Willoughby forced to leave the studio.

But the 46-year-old seems to have overcome his illness in time for a trip to the pub earlier today.

The star – real name Leigh Francis – was all smiles as he enjoyed a drink in Primrose Hill, rocking a patterned black and white jacket and distressed jeans.

He completed the look with a tan hat and colourful scarf.

Keith’s outing comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people to avoid pubs, bars and social gatherings, as coronavirus continues to spread at an alarming rate.

Keith was all smiles as he headed out in Primrose Hill (Picture: Backgrid)
Keith’s appearance comes after Boris Johnson urged people to avoid pubs and bars (Picture: Backgrid)

Celebrity Juice filming was also abandoned on Monday, over the outbreak fears.

‘If you came to Juice tonight it got cancelled cause of what’s going on,’ he told his 1.6million Instagram followers. 

‘We’ve just filmed a comp show just doing links to the best bits of Juice. It was weird without an audience, no audience.’

The Celebrity Juice star was forced to cancel filming earlier this week (Picture: Backgrid)
Celebrity Juice filming was halted over the coronavirus crisis (Picture: Backgrid)

Paddy McGuinness shared a similar message, adding: ‘Well that escalated quickly. We were all set to record @celebjuiceofficial audience in and then we hear Boris Johnson’s speech and that was that!

‘Audience out, show cancelled…for now!!!! Still, I got to spend a bit of time with my boy @keithlemon. 

‘Stay safe, keep an eye out for the elderly and wash them hands!!!’

Keith also had fans worried as he revealed he was under the weather – but insisted it had nothing to do with coronavirus, and was likely to be food poisoning.

Keith paid social distancing no mind as he hugged a pal (Picture: Backgrid)
Keith revealed he had come down with an illness last Thursday (Picture: Backgrid)

According to MailOnline, he said: ‘I haven’t been very well since Thursday. I went to a friends birthday party and I ended up leaving and I puked up.

‘I think I got food poisoning, not from the birthday party but from where I’d eaten prior to that. I won’t say where.

‘I had a really chilled weekend cause I’m not feeling too good but there’s no one to fill in for me for Celebrity Juice so they have a medic outside who took my temperature and stuff and apparently I’m alright.

‘I’ve got no symptoms of coronavirus. I’m just feeling how you imagine you feel when you go to a gym. I’ve only ever filmed at a gym,’ he continued.

‘It’s not man flu. I’m just a bit dizzy and as I say achey and got a little cough but not worth talking about. I’m just really tired. 

‘I let the dog out and I felt like a ninety-year-old man. I keep feeling right cold. I keep getting hot and cold. In bed, I’m super hot and then I’m shaking freezing. I’ve got fatigue.

‘I’ve got my hat and scarf on because I feel freezing, it should be a big scarf but then I start sweating.’

Maybe just have a rest, hun?

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