Tom Hanks’ wife Rita Wilson has spoken out about the “extreme side effects” of a drug touted as coronavirus treatment, following she and her husband’s battle against the virus.
The actor and actress, both 63, were in Australia last year when they were confirmed as having Covid-19.
Tom and Rita announced the news in an Instagram post on March 12, and were the first known celebrity couple to contract the potentially fatal virus.
After seemingly coming out the other side, Rita has spoken about she and her husband’s coronavirus battle in a remote appearance on US talk show, The Talk with Gayle King.
Tom Hanks wife’ has spoken about side effects of drug (Image: REUTERS)
She said: “I felt extremely achy, uncomfortable, didn’t want to be touched, and then the fever started.”
She added that she had suffered “chills like I never had before”.
Rita’s highest recorded temperature was nine days after she tested positive for coronavirus, and hit “close to 39C”.
She also advised that she had been given the drug chloroquine, which is traditionally used for malaria.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were diagnosed with Covid-19 last month (Image: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Splash News / SplashNews.com)
Similar drug hyrdroxychloroquine, which has been heavily promoted by US President Donald Trump, as a possible treatment option for Covid-19.
Both drugs are currently being studied, but there is no scientific evidence that either is effective in helping patients with Covid-19.
Wilson said she wasn’t sure how much the drug aided her recovery, adding: “I can only tell you that I don’t know if the drug worked or if it was just time for my fever to break, but my fever did break.”
Rita Wilson explained her “muscles felt very weak” (Image: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Splash News / SplashNews.com)
Rita warned the drug had “extreme side effects”, leaving her “completely nauseous” and unable to walk.
“My muscles felt very weak,” she said.
“I think people have to be very considerate about that drug.
“We don’t really know if it’s helpful in this case.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
