Rupert Grint recovering from Swine flu

The ‘Harry Potter’ star took a few days away from the set but is recovering

Rupert Grint is recovering from a mild case of swine flu.

In light of the news that “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” star Rupert Grint was recovering from a small case of swine flu (and that his co-star Emma Watson hates kissing him — though that had nothing to do with his sickness), the real-life Ron Weasley has opened up about his recent experience.

“It was quite scary when I first found out I had swine flu,” Rupert said at a press conference yesterday, according to The Daily Telegraph.“I thought: ‘Am I going to die?’ But it was just like any other flu really.”

It’s a very good thing the actor didn’t get a more serious case of the virus — the extent of it, he says, included “a sore throat and I went to bed for a few days” — because he has quite a busy schedule ahead.

source: MTV.com, July 7, 2009