Joe Swash says he thinks he had coronavirus when he won Dancing on Ice last month.
Former EastEnders star Joe won the ITV show last month, despite ill health.
Stacey Solomon’s partner was battling an ear infection at the time and had to wear an enormous bandage over his head.
However, the 38-year-old star now thinks it could have been something more serious.
Joe, who risked being ruled unfit from the competition for his ill health at the time, said: “In the final week of the competition I was really ill, I had a bad ear, I was being sick quite a lot, I had fever.”
Joe Swash thinks he had coronavirus when he won Dancing on Ice (Image: ITV)
He continued telling Mirror Online: “I think I may have had corona in the last week of Dancing On Ice.”
A high temperature is one of the two main symptoms of coronavirus.
The other is being a new, continuous cough. Sickness is not currently thought to be a sign of the virus.
Despite being unwell, Joe went on to beat Diversity star Perri Kiely to win the show in a shock result.
Joe and pro skater Alex Murphy won the ITV show last month (Image: ITV)
Most were overjoyed to see underdog Joe win after he started off at the bottom of the leaderboard in week one.
However, others claimed Perri was “robbed” of the title after his amazing performances.
The final saw Joe, who was partnered up with pro skater Alex Murphy, pay tribute to his late friend Caroline Flack with a ‘Be Kind’ poster in the background of his performance.
Perri ended up coming second, with Paralympian Libby Clegg MBE finishing third with her partner Mark Hanretty.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
