A HOST of Bradford district-born celebrities took to social media following Boris Johnson's UK announcement last night.
TV prfesenter Anita Rani sent a motivational message after people were urged to stay in their homes unless for essential tasks. She also discussed the importance of keeping in touch with your loved ones remotely.
We can do this, we will get through it and thankfully we have enough technology to stay connected.
— anita rani (@itsanitarani) March 23, 2020
This is it guys. We HAVE to do this for everyone. Life is no longer about ‘I’ it’s about ‘we’ and we can do it. I’ve already FaceTimed more people in the last hour than I have my entire life! #staysafe https://t.co/pLYgKulzhV
— anita rani (@itsanitarani) March 23, 2020
Alastair Campbell, who was born in Keighley, also took to twitter, saying:
It is now the duty of every single person to act responsibly in the wake of what has been announced, give total support to the NHS workers and others who care for us, and settle in for a long haul with many setbacks along the way 2/2
— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) March 23, 2020
But there was a lighter side to the lockdown news, as singer Gareth Gates looked to cheer up the mood:
There’s gonna be so many babies born Jan 2021 #UKlockdown 🤣
— Gareth Gates (@Gareth_Gates) March 19, 2020
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