Matt Damon has revealed his daughter has recovered from coronavirus after battling Covid-19 “early on”.
The 49-year-old Bourne Identity actor revealed his stepdaughter Alexia, 21, contracted coronavirus early on in the global pandemic.
Matt spoke about Alexia, who is his wife Luciana’s daughter from a previous relationship, spoke to Graham O’Toole and Nathan O’Reilly on Ireland’s Spin 103.8’s Fully Charged,
He told the radio hosts: “Our oldest daughter is in college, she’s in NYC. She had Covid really early on, along with her roommates and got through it fine. But everybody’s ok…
Matt Damon has opened up about his daughter’s coronavirus battle
“For Lucy’s mum and my mum, it’s scary for that generation. I think we’ve all got the message now, everyone’s doing the isolation and social distancing and hand-washing and everything we can to mitigate this but it’s frightening, certainly for our parents.”
Matt and his family – apart from Alexia – are spending the coronavirus lockdown in the Dublin suburb of Dalkey.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – NOVEMBER 04: Matt Damon arrives Premiere Of FOX’s “Ford V Ferrari” held at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 4, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
The Hollywood star became stuck in Ireland where he was busy filming due to the travel ban.
However, Matt has been loving his time in the Emerald Isle, and has likened his stay to a “fairytale”.
Matt Damon has likened his time in Ireland to a ‘fairytale’
Speaking about Dalkey, Matt continued: ‘It’s incredible. This is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. It feels a little like a fairytale here. Bono lives over there, Enya lives over there.”
Before lockdown began in Ireland on March 27, Matt was snapped posing outside a cafe and in a restaurant with some of his fans.
He was also pictured swimming near Dalkey.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
