Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd was forced to call in sick to the popular ITV soap after he contracted Covid-19 on Monday.
The soap star – who plays the role of David Platt on the Cobbles – has revealed the telling symptom that tipped him off that he may have the highly contagious virus.
In a recent video to Instagram, the 34-year-old explained when he first started showing signs of the illness.
And it didn’t take long before his suspicions were confirmed as the dad-of-three took a break from the soap to isolate at home and recover from his illness.
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The TV star recalled the moment he first suspected he had the illness in a clip on social media as he shared the moment with his loyal legion of fans online.
He explained: “I have the vid [Covid-19], it caught me.
“I don’t have any symptoms. Nothing. I was in the shower Monday morning and I can’t smell the shampoo and I go, ‘This is weird’.
“Shower gel – nothing. It’s an FCUK box set, Hanni’s mum got it me for Christmas.
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“So I’m using that and I can’t smell it, but I’ve never used it before so I don’t know whether it’s just s**t or I can’t smell it.”
He went on: “So I get out and go, ‘I’ll clean my teeth now’ and I can’t taste any toothpaste or mouthwash. And I go, ‘Ooh, this is a big one’.”
It was at this point that he called up the producers of the long-standing show and informed them of his symptoms over the phone.
He said: “I just ring up work and go, ‘I can’t smell or taste’ [and] they’re like, ‘Right, do a lateral flow’. It says I’ve got it, two lines, see you later.”
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Luckily Jack soon recovered from the illness and was back on the soap the following week after he received two negative lateral flow tests.
He joked: “I can taste my shower gel, so everything is back.
“Other than the smell or taste I wouldn’t have known that I’d got it. So that’s been my week.”
Coronation Street airs on weekdays from 7pm on ITV and ITV Hub.
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