Russell Howard spent his 40th birthday in his "teenage bed".
The comedian is back at his family home with his parents during the coronavirus pandemic while his wife Cerys Morgan – who is an NHS doctor – is working on the frontline during the current health crisis, and he admitted the experience has been quite humbling.
Appearing on Channel 4’s ‘Sunday Brunch’, he said: "It’s brutal. On my 40th birthday I was meant to be doing an arena in Amsterdam and I slept in my teenage bed.
"It was like the universe’s way of saying, ‘Don’t get ahead of yourself’, so yeah it’s fairly strange but it could be a lot worse.
"I’m very lucky that I still get to make a TV show and all the money is going to a food bank charity and NHS Charities Together.
"I feel like I’m doing my own little small thing to make some money."
The ‘Home Time’ star – who hit the milestone age on March 23 – admitted that while it’s "heartbreaking" being away from his wife, he knows it’s for the best as she’s staying with other healthcare workers needing to isolate themselves.
He explained: "She’s working for the NHS, so she’s a frontline doctor.
"And she’s also got a couple of doctors living with her, who have got elderly relatives so it kind of felt like the most sensible thing to do, was to unfortunately live apart…
"It’s heartbreaking but it’s for the greater good."
Russell recently revealed Cerys was set to take time off to tour with him, but due to the ongoing health crisis she has gone back to work.
He said: "My wife was having six months off as a doctor. As soon as the crisis happened, she went straight back to work … [the distance is] just incredibly tough.
"I’m just immensely proud of her, of all of [the NHS workers]. She’s got lots of friends who are doctors and nurses and they just crack on."
Russell Howard spent 40th birthday in childhood bedroom
