‘I was expecting a full lobotomy!’ Studio 10 co-host Joe Hildebrand reveals what it’s like to get tested for COVID-19
Studio 10 co-host Joe Hildebrand has been tested for COVID-19 after he was told to do so by the Premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian earlier this week.
After taking a day off of work, the journalist, 43, was back in the studio on Thursday and reported that he tested negative to the coronavirus.
He also shared footage of himself getting the throat and nose swab from a drive-through clinic at an RSL club in Sydney.
‘I was expecting a full lobotomy!’ Studio 10’s Joe Hildebrand (pictured) has revealed what it was like to get tested for COVID-19 after he was told to do so by the Premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian
Joe’s camera phone video shows him getting a throat swab first, followed by a nose swab.
As the nurse apologised for the discomfort he might be feeling because of the test, he said: ‘Wow. That wasn’t too bad at all.’
Joe said that he asked for the test results to be fast-tracked, and in 24 hours he was given the all clear.
Getting tested: He shared footage of himself getting the throat and nose swab from a drive-through clinic at an RSL club in Sydney
Revealing: The camera phone video shows him getting a throat swab first, followed by a nose swab. As the nurse apologised for the discomfort he might be feeling because of the test, he said: ‘Wow. That wasn’t too bad at all’
‘I was expecting it to be much worse. But it wasn’t… I was expecting a full lobotomy. It’s an easy process,’ he joked
‘It is really super quick and easy to do, and it is totally painless,’ he added.
It comes after Premier Gladys Berejiklian told Joe to get tested for COVID-19 after his co-hosts dobbed him in for complaining about his sore throat.
Joe said, ‘It is really super quick and easy to do, and it is totally painless’
He explained that his voice was raspy because he had been yelling at his five-year-old son Henry not to go near a bonfire he had built in their backyard.
Joe has three children – Henry, and daughters Bonnie, two, and an eight-month-old Maybellene – who he shares with his wife Tara Ravens.
As of Thursday May 21 there are 7,079 cases of COVID-19, 6,444 have recovered while 100 have died.
So that’s why: He explained that his voice was raspy because he had been yelling at his five-year-old son Henry not to go near a bonfire he had built in their backyard (Pictured: Joe with two of his three children)