Bachelor star Colton Underwood tests POSITIVE for coronavirus: ‘I’m exhausted’

Colton Underwood has announced he has tested positive for COVID-19.

The 28-year-old Bachelor star made the news public in a video posted to his social media on Friday and revealed he caught the virus despite following all the recommended social distancing guidelines over the past week.

Alongside with the video, in which he describes the physical toll the virus has inflicted, he wrote: ‘I tested positive and I have been following all of the social distancing rules since last week. My symptoms started a few days ago,

‘I was tested and just received my results today. For anyone out there that is hesitant to self quarantine… please do yourself and your loved ones a favor and stay home. We will all beat this and come out stronger on the other side. I’ll keep you posted, Love y’all.’

In his Instagram video Colton said: ‘I want to let you guys know: I’m 28, I consider myself pretty healthy, I work out regularly, I eat healthy, and I became symptomatic a few days ago, got my test results back today, and they are positive,

‘It’s been kicking my a**, just to put it pretty bluntly,’ he said. 

‘The main thing is I can’t even walk up a flight of stairs without being out of breath or go to the bathroom without having to sit down because I’m exhausted.’ 

Colton said he’s isolating himself at the home of his girlfriend Cassie Randolph’s parents in Huntington Beach, California, and that they’re ‘all in it together’.

The reality star then made sure to issue a warning to his followers that everyone, even young adults, need to take the risk of the disease seriously.

‘So, I guess the reason I’m sharing this is not to cause fear or panic, but to hopefully encourage you guys to stay home, do your part, take care of yourselves, take care of one another,’ he said. ‘… I just want to encourage everybody to stay at home. Stay in your house and do your part and take care of one another.’