Not even your favorite celebrities are immune to the coronavirus, as some of the biggest stars came down with the sickness.
(UPDATE 6/22/20,9:45 AM ET) D. L. Hughley is the latest celebrity to test positive for coronavirus. His results came after he collapsed onstage during a stand-up routine in Nashville on June 19. “I was what they call asymptomatic,” he explained. “I didn’t have flu-like symptoms, I didn’t have shortness of breath, I didn’t have difficulty breathing, I didn’t have a cough, I didn’t have a low-grade fever. I still don’t have a fever. I didn’t have loss of smell or taste.” D. L. also revealed that he will be quarantining for two weeks at home after leaving the hospital, where he was taken after passing out onstage.
(UPDATE 5/12/20,10:00 AM ET): “I hope you are all being careful and following the protocol. We really are all Monk now,” said Monk star Tony Shalhoub. The 66-year-old actor — known for his turn as the OCD-detective Adrian Monk. as Antonio Scarpacci on Wings, and as Abe Weissman on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – revealed on Peacock’s The At-Home Variety Show that he and his wife, Brooke Adams,71, came down with COVID. “Last month, my wife Brooke and I came down with the virus, and it was a pretty rough few weeks. But we realize that so many other people have and had it a lot worse.”
(UPDATE 4/15/20,10:00 P. M. ET): Just two weeks after revealing he tested positive for COVID-19, CNN news anchor Chris Cuomo has confirmed that his wife Cristina Greeven Cuomo,50, also has the virus. “Cristina now has COVID, she is now positive, and it just breaks my heart. It is the one thing I was hoping wouldn’t happen, and now it has,” he revealed on CNN during an interview with his older brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. He went on to add that his wife, who is a magazine editor and the founder of publication Purist, takes “everything in stride.” “Luckily it was Cristina and not one of the kids,” Chris also said.
(UPDATE 4/13/20,8:30 A. M. ET): It was revealed on April 13 that Good Morning America host, George Stephanopoulos, has tested positive for coronavirus. His diagnosis came two weeks after his wife, Ali Wentworth, also tested positive. He revealed that he had mostly been ‘asymptomatic,’ compared to Ali, who was in “pure misery” during her bout with the illness. “I’ve never had a fever, never had chills, never had a headache, never had a cough, never had shortness of breath,” George admitted. He also confirmed that Ali was doing much better as of April 13, and had been fever-free for five days.
(UPDATE 4/11/20 11:30 A. M. ET): Broadway star Nick Cordero, who was nominated for a Tony Award in 2014 for his work in Bullets Over Broadway, is in critical condition with coronavirus according to his wife Amanda Kloots after he was diagnosed last month. “Prayer warriors, prayer circles, whatever you’ve got. Energy, meditation, positive thinking,” she wrote on Instagram next to a photo of them with their 10-month-old son Elvis Eduardo on Friday, April 10. “He is fighting for his life right now. Elvis and I need you Nick Cordero. It’s time to fight daddy.”
(UPDATE 4/10/20 10:10 P. M. ET): Legendary music producer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds,62, is the latest star to come forward with Coronavirus. “I feel so blessed to be able to celebrate another birthday,” he began his lengthy message on Instagram, thanking fans for their wishes. “I tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, as did my family. It’s an incredibly scary thing to go through my friends.” He went on to confirm that he and his family members have since “tested negative” and are “on our way back to full health.”
(UPDATE 4/9/20 5:20 P. M. ET): Rihanna‘s dad Ronald Fenty,66, revealed that he contracted the coronavirus and thought he was doing to die. He spent 14 days inside the Paragon Isolation Center in his native Barbados being treated. He’s at home now and spoke to the UK’s The Sun. He still refers to RiRi by her first name, Robyn, and told the publication, “My daughter Robyn was checking in on me every day. “I thought I was going to die to be honest. I have to say, I love you so much, Robyn. She did so much for me. I appreciate everything she has done.” The pop superstar even bought her dad a ventilator and sent it to him in Barbados, but he said he had not needed it, as it was a fever that got the worst of him. He has now been declared virus-free and is recuperating at the home.
(UPDATE 4/8/20,11:55 P. M. ET):Todd Chrisley,51, has confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “It has been the sickest that I have ever been in the 52 years I’ve been on this earth,” he revealed on the April 8 episode of his podcast Chrisley Confessions. “I cannot ever tell you a time in my life where I have ever been as sick as what I had been with the coronavirus.” Todd was hospitalized for four days with the virus, but has since returned home.“This has been a life-altering experience for me. I know it’s been a life-altering experience for everyone in my family,” he said, adding that he’s operating at about “70 – 75 percent” since returning home.
(UPDATE 4/8/20,5:10 P. M. ET): The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jennifer Aydin,42, revealed that she has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is still fighting COVID-19. The Bravo star broke the news with a video message for her Instagram followers on April 8, writing in the caption, “I’ve been sick for the past 10 days and Monday is when my test came back positive. But today is the first day that I’m finally starting to feel better. Keeping my kids away has been the hardest and I’m grateful that I have no breathing issues. My days haven’t been so bad, aside from a lot of fatigue and sleeping. At night is when it’s the worst for me because of the mix of sweating and chills. I’m taking my vitamins and drinking hot liquids. We’ll all get through this.”
(UPDATE 4/7/20,10:07 P. M. ET): Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Prine,73, sadly died at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Apr.7 due to complications caused by the coronavirus, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone. He had been in the hospital from the virus since Mar.26 and was placed on a ventilator just two days after his admission. His family advised his Twitter followers how critical his condition was with a tweet they posted on Mar.29. “This is hard news for us to share. But so many of you have loved and supported John over the years, we wanted to let you know, and give you the chance to send out more of that love and support now. And know that we love you, and John loves you,” the tweet read. John’s wife Fiona, whom he married in 1996, also tested positive for the virus but fortunately recovered.
(UPDATE 4/5/20,12:00 P. M. ET): NFL icon Tom Dempsey,73, has sadly passed away due to complications from the coronavirus. The legendary kicker died on April 4 in New Orleans: the city he made proud in 1970 with his spectacular game-winning field goal while playing for the New Orleans Saints. Tom, who was born without toes on his right foot and without fingers on his right hand, was able to excel as an NFL kicker with the help of specially-designed shoes. He also played for the Eagles, the Rams, the Oilers and the Bills during his 11-year career.
