Luke Evans is finding that laughter is the best medicine.
The Fast X actor, 43, revealed Thursday that he was hospitalized, assuring his 3.2 million Instagram followers that his prognosis is “nothing serious” with a cheeky post featuring photos of him modeling a paper gown in his hospital room.
“Rocking some hospital fashion pieces today. Don’t worry, nothing serious. I mainly came for the gowns,” Evans captioned the post.
He returned home earlier this week from the French Alps, where he celebrated his 43rd birthday with a group of friends, sharing photos of the festivities.
“What a very special few days I’ve had. With some truly brilliant human beings. Thank you for making my 43rd birthday go off with a bang!” he wrote on Instagram. “Especially @kellbell_red and Big John for being the most epic of hosts, and for @justinhornechef making me a tasty AF birthday cake! It’s been wonderful. I blew out the candles Delta Force” style…apparently!!”
Evans can next be seen playing the villainous Coachmen in Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Pinocchio, premiering on Disney+ in September. The Robert Zemeckis-helmed film stars Tom Hanks as Geppetto, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket, Cynthia Erivo as the Blue Fairy, Keegan-Michael Key as “Honest” John, Lorraine Bracco as new character Sofia the Seagull and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as the eponymous puppet with dreams of being a real boy.
The Welsh actor was previously set to revive his Beauty and the Beast role as Gaston in another Disney+ project, a musical spin-off series following him and his adoring sidekick LeFou (Josh Gad) on their many adventures. The show was “delayed indefinitely” in February as production worked through creative and scheduling difficulties.
