Fiona Phillips confirms she has coronavirus after suffering with a ‘sore throat and dry cough’

‘It’s not very pleasant!’ Fiona Phillips confirms she has coronavirus after suffering a ‘sore throat, dry cough and headache’ as she urges fans not to panic

Fiona Phillips is the latest famous face to be diagnosed with coronavirus amid the pandemic sweeping the world.

The former GMTV host, 59, confirmed the news to fans in a Twitter post uploaded on Friday. 

The star outlined that her symptoms are a sore throat and dry cough among others as she urged her followers not to panic. 

Infected: Fiona Phillips is the latest famous face to be diagnosed with coronavirus amid the pandemic sweeping the world

She wrote: ‘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, who is married to This Morning producer Martin Frizell, was quite to assure fans that she wasn’t in too much distress amid her diagnosis.

Replying to a concerned fan asking if she was suffering, she replied: ‘I’m not suffering. It’s fine. Thanks for asking.’ 

Sick: The star outlined that her symptoms are a sore throat and dry cough among others as she urged her followers not to panic

Sick: The star outlined that her symptoms are a sore throat and dry cough among others as she urged her followers not to panic