United Kingdom, Jan. 27 -- Quinton Aaron has given a "thumbs up" after being placed on life support last week.

The 41-year-old The Blind Side star - who starred opposite Sandra Bullock in the 2009 Oscar winning film - was hospitalised last week after collapsing at his home, but in a positive update his wife Margarita has revealed he appears to have woken up.

On Monday (26.01.26), she told TMZ: "He opened his eyes today and gave a thumbs up."

He was struck down after contracting a "severe blood infection", which cause him to suffer a nasty fall.

His family are raising money to cover his medical via a GoFundMe page and they gave an update on his condition.

An update on the page said: "Quinton has opened his eyes and has some feeling in...