News | Entertainment
25 Apr 2024 8:55
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Kevin Bacon is delighted with the "positivity and support" his #IStayHomeFor campaign has brought

    The 61-year-old actor launched the initiative - which sees someone writing the name of the person they will stay indoors for during the coronavirus pandemic before tagging six friends to do the same - last week and he's pleased with how it's taken off so far


    He told 'Good Morning Britain': "I see a lot of positivity and support for each other. We've been told to stay inside for the best of our ability, but it's okay to go out and take a walk and walk a dog, and get some fresh air. You can do that, but you have to do that logically."

    Kevin explained how he launched the campaign - which has been embraced by the likes of David Beckham and Demi Lovato - to serve as a reminder for those working on the frontline against the disease and also the "unlikely heroes" who don't have an option to stay in.

    He said: "I want to keep in mind that there's a lot of people who cant stay home, and we should be staying home for them to protect the first responders and the medical workers and the unlikely heroes who are coming out of this thing - the people who work in grocery stores and essential services, who don't have the luxury of staying at home."

    The initiative was sparked by the famous 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' game - which claims people are only six connections away from the 'Footloose' actor - and he admitted the pandemic has served as a "sad and scary" reminder as to how bonded everyone is.

    He said: "It's a very, very true idea that we are all connected and this virus is a really sad and scary example of that, when you see how it is spread to person to person to person."

    The 'A Few Good Men' star - who has children Sosie and Travis with wife Kyra Sedgwick - has been able to "see" his loved ones but not had any physical connection with them.

    He said: "I have family members who I'll still see but only outside and at a 10ft distance, which is really strange. They're not coming into the house but I'll actually be able to see them."

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     25 Apr: Drake has hailed Taylor Swift the "biggest gangster" in music
     25 Apr: Gwyneth Paltrow says Mark Zuckerberg's viral photoshopped beard image reminds her of Chris Martin
     25 Apr: Rebel Wilson has claimed a British royal invited her to a drug-fuelled orgy
     25 Apr: Taylor Swift keeps her awards "on the fireplace, on top of the toilet" and even "in a cage"
     25 Apr: Tiffany Haddish has never had a "perfect year"
     25 Apr: Paris Hilton hopes her children will be "best friends"
     24 Apr: Jon Bon Jovi hasn't "been a saint" in his marriage
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Warriors boss Cameron George has attributed the NRL club's change in team culture to former Wallabies mentor Dave Rennie More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Some tourist hotspots across New Zealand will be exempt from Anzac trading laws this morning More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Drake has hailed Taylor Swift the "biggest gangster" in music 8:33

    Environment:
    Severe weather warnings are in place for some regions this morning 8:17

    Business:
    Some tourist hotspots across New Zealand will be exempt from Anzac trading laws this morning 8:07

    Entertainment:
    Gwyneth Paltrow says Mark Zuckerberg's viral photoshopped beard image reminds her of Chris Martin 8:03

    Soccer:
    Everton lead Liverpool 1-nil at halftime in the Premier League's Merseyside derby at Goodison Park 7:57

    Health & Safety:
    Former Manchester United and Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has been discharged from hospital in Argentina after he was admitted with chest pains 7:47

    Motoring:
    A reminder to be safe behind the wheel this Anzac weekend 7:37

    Politics:
    The ABS won't be asking about ethnicity at the next census. Why do some experts say it's important? 7:37

    Entertainment:
    Rebel Wilson has claimed a British royal invited her to a drug-fuelled orgy 7:33

    Rugby League:
    Warriors boss Cameron George has attributed the NRL club's change in team culture to former Wallabies mentor Dave Rennie 7:26


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd