From Doja Cat without being able to taste bacon to Bryan Cranston for months.
The CDC lists “new loss of taste or smell” as a potential symptom of COVID-19. Most people regain these senses after a few weeks, but some have not yet. Here is a list of celebrities who have experienced this very peculiar symptom of COVID and what it was like for them.
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Doja Cat:
How was it for her: She told Capital XTRA, “It was a four-day symptom outbreak, but I’m fine now.” She also couldn’t taste the bacon.
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Neil Patrick Harris
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As it was for him: He said Today, “It happened very early, like in late March, early April. We were doing our best before and I thought I had the flu and I didn’t want to be paranoid about it. And then I lost my taste and smell, which was a great indicator, so we hide. “
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Jim Parsons
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As it was for him: He had a mild to medium case, but said it lasted from one month to six weeks. He also lost his sense of taste and smell.
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Jack Nicklaus
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As it was for him: Jack said at a press conference in July: “I had a little sore throat for about four, five days, a cough that lasted for about three weeks. Barbara had absolutely nothing. In fact, I still have no taste. I can’t smell or taste much. “
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Prince Charles
The Prince of Wales also spoke with the team about the loss of taste and smell when he had the # coronavirus and said he is still feeling the effects of the virus now. Many weeks later.
How was it for him: He felt the effects of the virus for weeks. He also lost his sense of taste and smell.
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Von Miller
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As it was for him: He lost 15 pounds. He said in a call from Zoom: “During the virus, I lost a lot of weight. Everyone’s symptoms are not the same, but for me, I lost my taste and smell and I really couldn’t eat. When you can’t taste or smell food , you kind of lose your appetite. I lost about 7 kilos. “
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Gavin Creel
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As it was for him: He said to Rosie O’Donnell, “I’m getting asparagus and it may well be rubber. I don’t know, it’s the strangest thing.”
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Rudy Gobert
Just to give an update, the loss of smell and taste is definitely one of the symptoms, I couldn’t smell it in the last 4 days. Someone experiencing the same thing?
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As it was for him: He was one of the first athletes to report loss of taste and smell in March.
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Hugh Grant
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As it was for him: He said to Stephen Colbert: “It started out as a very strange syndrome, where I started to sweat terribly, like a sweat poncho. It was embarrassing. So my eyes looked three times bigger and I felt like a huge man, Harvey Weinstein was sitting on my chest. So I was walking down the street and I thought I couldn’t smell anything. “
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Charlie Hunnam
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As it was for him: He said to Jimmy Kimmel: “It wasn’t particularly acute, I just lost my taste and smell for about 10 days and had a little fatigue.”
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Stephen amell
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As it was for him: He said in Inside you podcast (via EW), “For two nights, I would stay up every two hours, wavering between freezing cold and boiling heat.” He also lost his appetite and thereby lost 7 kilos.
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DJ Jazzy Jeff
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As it was for him: He told Will Smith on Snapchat: “I had a temperature that reached 103 °. I had chills. I lost my sense of smell. I lost my taste.”
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Gloria Estefan
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As it was for her: She said on Instagram: “My poor chef was a victim of me telling her that the chicken she made for me didn’t taste like anything. I still didn’t realize it until the next day, when my breakfast didn’t taste like anything and my soap didn’t smell. “
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Dwayne The Rock Johnson
😂👏🏾👏🏾🥃 I loved it and thanks for the laugh. And my taste is still verified. #mahalocovid https://t.co/jNjLxStnxx
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As it was for him: He said in an Instagram video that the coronavirus was one of the most challenging and difficult things he had to face as a family.
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