Actor Rupert Grint recovering from swine flu, rep says
"Harry Potter" star Rupert Grint is recovering from a "mild bout" of swine flu, his publicist said. Rentz/Getty
BY Christina Boyle
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Saturday, July 4th 2009, 5:37 PM
Even wizards can catch the swine flu.
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is recovering from a "mild bout" of the H1N1 virus, his publicist said Saturday.
The 20-year-old, who plays Harry Potter's best friend Ron Weasley, had to take a few days off filming the latest hocus pocus flick after falling ill.
But the young wizard is now over his coughing spell and fit enough to return to the set of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
Grint will also able to walk the red carpet in London Tuesday at the world premier of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's hit books.
"It has just been confirmed that Rupert Grint has taken a few days out of filming due to a mild bout of swine flu," his publicist said in a statement.
"He has now recovered and is looking forward to joining his fellow cast members at the junket and premieres this week and will then return to filming directly afterwards."
"Other scenes were shot in his absence which did not require his involvement and thus filming was not disrupted," the publicist added.
Grint went back to work after his doctor confirmed the young actor is no longer contagious. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" opens in most of Europe on July 15 and in the U.S. and Japan two days later.
Britain has had four swine flu-related deaths and has 7,500 reported cases - the highest in Europe.
