Succession star Brian Cox reveals he contracted coronavirus and his main symptoms were ‘sneezing fits’ and fatigue after working in London
- The actor, 52, believes he caught the virus while working in London in December
- He discussed having Covid-19 while on the Late Late show on Wednesday night
- Brian said he was unaware of having contracted the virus at the time
- He said his main symptoms were ‘sneezing fits’ and fatigue
Brian Cox has revealed he contracted coronavirus.
The actor, 52, said he believes he caught the deadly virus while working in London before Christmas, during an appearance on the Late Late Show on Wednesday.
Brian said he unknowingly carried the virus and only discovered he had the antibodies after visiting his doctor for a blood test due to his diabetes.
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Discussing his experience with host James Corden on the programme, which is back in the studio for the first time since lockdown, Brian explained his main symptom of was ‘sneezing fits’.
Sneezing is not currently listed as one of the symptoms of Covid-19 and patients are typically told to look out for a high fever and continuous cough.
Brian, who recently bagged an Emmy nod for his role as media mogul Logan Roy, said: ‘The problem is I never felt anything.’
‘For about four days I had these sneezing attacks, just sneezing.’
‘The doctor told me that three of her patients had also these (sneezing) attacks and that is an unknown symptom of COVID.’
Brian revealed he experienced the ‘unknown’ symptom after returning from London, where he had been directing a play with his wife Nicole Ansari-Cox.
He remembers also experiencing fatigue, however he revealed he put that down to the jet-lag from the trip.