The popular prime time hunk - a household name - is said to have become infected with the disease some time ago.
News of the screen favourite's diagnosis - whose identity Daily Star Online will not reveal - has sent shockwaves around the television industry.
An insider said: "It is a big name and people will be shocked."
It comes just weeks after US megastar Charlie Sheen was forced to come clean about being HIV positive for four years.
And like Sheen, the UK celebrity could feel pressure to go public - or fear a guessing game could play out on the internet, with people trying to identify who it is.
Movie star Sheen fessed up after an internet meltdown over claims a Hollywood womaniser was secretly battling the virus.
Industry insiders hope Charlie's candid confession about his health could inspire the mystery Brit star to speak openly about having HIV.
The revelation comes just hours before World Aids Day, on Tuesday, which calls for people across the globe to unite in the fight against HIV.
More than 100,000 people live with HIV in the UK
Source: Daily Star
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