Ant Middleton tells people to ‘calm the f**k down’ amid coronavirus pandemic as he says he’s ‘not bothered’ by it

SAS: Who Dares Wins star Ant, 39, has said he is "not affected" by COVID-19 and that the killer bug "doesn't bother" him.

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The dad-of-five, who is a former sniper for the Special Boat Service, insisted in a lengthy Instagram post that he is "sensitive" to the situation but that he is treating it with "common sense".

Ant said: "Calm the f**k down people!

'Covid-19 doesn’t bother me. Why?!? Because I’m strong and able like the majority of us and it has no benefit or positive impact on my life.

"If you are vulnerable to Covid-19 then the ‘expert advice’ is yours to take on board, listen to it! Because it doesn’t effect me, it is merely ‘advice’! [sic]."

In an accompanying video, he went on: "A lot of people keep saying, 'Ant listen to the experts!' I have listened to the experts.

"The experts of Covid-19 say if you are vulnerable, self isolate and protect yourselves.

Ant is best known for hosting the Channel 4 series SAS: Who Dares Wins and its celebrity sister version.