Talk show host James Corden has described how coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown has been 'a lot tougher than he expected'.

Corden presented a 'Homefest' version of his US 'The Late Late Show' from his house.

And in his closing monologue a clearly emotional Corden opened up about his feelings of anxiety and sadness.

"[This has been] a scary couple of weeks. I've found it tougher than I ever thought I would. 

"I've found myself having these incredible spikes of anxiety and sadness when I've allowed myself to think about my family back home in England or my friends or the people I love.

"You feel so out of control in it all, it feels so beyond our comprehension, all of it. I've found I just got overwhelmed with sadness.

"The truth is what I've realised is, is that it's ok. It's alright to feel a bit sad, it's ok to feel anxious and the best thing we can all do is try and breathe through that," he said.