Paul Anderson, from 'Peaky Blinders', reassures his followers about his health: “I feel blessed and back to business!”

While Peaky Blinders

fans

witness the rise to stardom of the series' protagonist, Cillian Murphy (Cork, 47 years old), who is sweeping the awards season and is one of the Oscar favorites for his role in

Oppenheimer

, they have also witnessed the shocking physical change by Paul Anderson (London, 46 years old), who plays his older brother in English gangster fiction.

Concern about the actor's state of health has captured the attention of the British and international press after images captured by the

New York Post

came to light on February 22 in which it was difficult to recognize Anderson.

He was seen walking through London, while he was eating a sandwich, with a pale, sad and haggard countenance, dressed in very baggy clothes and with a lost look.

The photographs soon went viral, accompanied by messages from alarmed followers.

Almost a week later, it was the actor himself who took to his social networks to reassure them.

“I feel blessed and back to business!”, begins his latest Instagram post, from this Tuesday, February 27.

The text is accompanied by two photos that he took himself, one in a car, smiling, and another on the street, with his fingers in the V for victory gesture.

Neither of them wear filters, as he notes in the text, in capital letters, as if wanting to make it clear that this is his true appearance and that he looks much healthier than he has been led to believe in recent weeks.

“I just finished my final commitments with a play.

“I am really grateful to have been able to show a character that I have faith will surprise the public when this series comes out,” explained the actor, who will soon appear in the series

The Gray House,

still in production.

He has also taken advantage of the publication to thank “the messages of affection and support” that he has received these days, but with a warning included to his 828,000 followers: “I see and appreciate them humbly and sincerely.

Always remember that no one cares about the truth when lies are much more entertaining.

I’m back, don’t worry about that.”

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The photo inside the car has also ended up on Anderson's Instagram

stories

, where he has made another clarification about the causes of his poor appearance last week.

“I've been absolutely crushed by the flu,” she says alongside a mask emoji.

The current situation of the actor, who has also appeared in films such as

Legend

or

The Revenant,

may not be as alarmist as has been deduced from the photos that have circulated on the networks and the media in recent days, but it is not as positive either. as he paints it on his social networks.

The images were produced after Anderson pleaded guilty on January 26 to possession of crack cocaine and amphetamines.

The British interpreter was having a drink in a London

pub

with a friend and his baby when the local police entered and found the class A drug and a pipe to smoke it.

When Anderson appeared in court he admitted to possessing not only that, but also class B amphetamines and two class C prescription substances. In the end, the judge's verdict found him guilty of four drug-related charges and fined him a total of 1,345 pounds (about 1,573 euros).

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“He is often recognized and does everything possible to please the fans of the series by getting into character,” argued his lawyer, alluding to his role as Arthur Shelby in

Peaky Blinders

, a character for whom addiction problems are no strangers. .

But this behavior, which seems more typical of his character in fiction, only worried the followers of the Shelby brothers, especially in case it jeopardized Anderson's appearance in the next film that will put an end to all six seasons of the series.

“[Screenwriter] Steven Knight is still writing the script.

But this issue [his possible addictions] will create enormous problems, since it will be very difficult to have a

Peaky Blinders

movie without such a fundamental character, and it will be difficult for him to repeat the role as if nothing had happened," acknowledged a source close to the creators. from the series to the

Daily Mail

.

“The third option would be to cancel everything.

I think it will most likely move forward and only Steven knows which characters will appear,” she admitted.

At the moment, the only thing that is known is that filming is scheduled for this summer.

Paul Anderson and Cillian Murphy in a scene from the third season of 'Peaky Blinders'.©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection (©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection / Cordon Press)