The 64-year-old TV personality made one thing clear though, telling viewers: 'This is a matter literally of life and death.'.

'Face masks...prevent particles from my respiratory system from getting into the air and getting into your respiratory system,' Bill explained.

Not a joke: The 64-year-old TV personality made one thing clear though, telling viewers: 'This is a matter literally of life and death'.

Bill continued by explaining the vital importance of mask wearing, telling viewers: 'The reason we want you to wear a mask is to protect you, sure?

'But the main reason we want you to wear a mask is to protect me from you, and the particles from your respiratory system from getting into my respiratory system!' .

'Everybody, this is a matter literally of life and death,' he stressed.

Don't be a jerk: Bill explained that 'The reason we want you to wear a mask is to protect you, sure

But the main reason we want you to wear a mask is to protect me from you, and the particles from your respiratory system from getting into my respiratory system!'

Serious stuff: 'This is a matter literally of life and death,' he stressed

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