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Quibi may be trying to kill Zac Efron, but the actor isn’t going down without a fight. According to Australia’s Sunday Telegraph, Efron was hospitalized after contracting a bacterial infection while filming his new Quibi reality series, the aptly titled Killing Zac Efron, in Papua New Guinea. Despite the health scare, the High School Musical star insisted that he “bounced back quick” and was able to spend the holidays with family. “Thanks for all the love and concern,” Efron wrote on Sunday.
According to The Sunday Telegraph, Efron fell ill last week after contracting “what is believed to be a form of typhoid or a similar bacterial infection.” The World Health Organization estimates that 161,000 people die every year from typhoid, which is most commonly spread through contaminated food or water.
Efron was immediately transported to the St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital in Australia for treatment; he reportedly spent “several days” in the hospital before doctors cleared him to return to the U.S. on December 24.
On Sunday night, shortly after news broke of his hospitalization, Efron assured fans that he’s okay. “I did get sick in Papua New Guinea but I bounced back quick and finished an amazing 3 weeks in P.N.G.,” he wrote. “I’m home for the holidays with my friends and family. Thanks for all the love and concern, see you in 2020!”
For the last few weeks, Efron has been “off the grid” while filming Killing Zac Efron for Quibi, a forthcoming short-form video platform from Jeffrey Katzenberg. According to Quibi, the series will see Efron in a Man vs. Wild-style adventure, in which he travels “deep into the jungles of a remote, dangerous island to carve his own name in expedition history.” For 21 days, the actor traveled through Papua New Guinea with nothing but the basics, stripping himself of all luxuries. Quibi has yet to launch — it’s expected to debut in Spring 2020 — but Killing Zac Efron will likely be a strong performer in its original slate of “quick bites” programming.
Glad to hear you’re okay, Zac. Who knows what we’d do without you.
