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Daytime TV presenter Fiona Phillips has assured fans not to panic, after revealing that she has coronavirus.
The former GMTV host shared her symptoms in a
Twitter post on Friday evening.
She explained: “I am in bed with #coronvirusuk It’s not a very pleasant bedfellow, but nothing more than sore throat, dry cough, headache & tiredness.”Fiona added: “As long as it stays that way....DON’T panic!”
One fan then tweeted Fiona asking how long she’d been “suffering”, to which the star responded: “I’m not suffering. It’s fine. Thanks for asking.”I am in bed with #coronvirusuk It’s not a very pleasant bedfellow, but nothing more than sore throat, dry cough, headache & tiredness. As long as it stays that way....DON’T panic!— fiona phillips (@realmissfiona) March 20, 2020I’m not suffering. It’s fine. Thanks for asking.— fiona phillips (@realmissfiona) March 20, 2020Fellow GMTV stars Eamonn Holmes and Lorraine Kelly were among Fiona’s well-wishers after she shared her initial tweet.Get well soon Miss Fyona. 👍🙏Keep us posted x— Eamonn Holmes (@EamonnHolmes) March 20, 2020Get well soon xxxx https://t.co/URbWA3nI85— Lorraine (@reallorraine) March 20, 2020Fiona is the latest star to reveal that she has coronavirus, with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson the first high-profile names to share the news that they had tested positive.
They both received treatment for Covid-19 in hospital in Australia, and said earlier this week that they had since entered self-isolation.
Since then, Idris Elba has also gone public with his diagnosis, claiming he was inspired to share his diagnosis by the Oscar-winning star.
“I’m really proud of Tom Hanks, who is also someone in the public eye, who came out and said they have it and been public about it,” Idris said in a live-stream Q&A on Twitter. “I was definitely motivated by Tom’s move there.”
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