Salma Hayek Opens Up About Near-Fatal COVID Battle, Says 'Doctor Begged Me To Go To The Hospital'
Salma Hayek recently revealed that she had a secret, near-fatal COVID-19 battle. The actress in an interview with Variety said she has spent the past year recovering from COVID-19
Salma
Hayek
recently
revealed
that
she
had
a
secret,
near-fatal
COVID-19
battle.
The
actress
in
an
interview
with
Variety
said
she
has
spent
the
past
year
recovering
from
COVID-19
which
gave
her
a
serious
health
scare.
Talking
about
the
lasting
effects
of
the
she
revealed
she
hasn't
fully
recovered
yet.
She
was
also
placed
on
oxygen
at
one
point
and
her
energy
levels
aren't
what
they
used
to
be.
She
told
Variety,
"My
doctor
begged
me
to
go
to
the
hospital
because
it
was
so
bad.
I
said,
'No,
thank
you.
I'd
rather
die
at
home'."
Hayek
said
she
contracted
the
virus
during
the
early
days
of
the
pandemic.
She
had
to
spend
seven
weeks
in
isolation
at
her
London
home.
The
actress
quarantined
herself
in
a
room
as
she
was
living
with
her
husband,
billionaire
businessman
François-Henri
Pinault,
and
their
13-year-old
daughter,
Valentina.
The
actress
revealed
that
during
recovery
she
used
to
feel
tired
just
by
attending
Zoom
calls
for
her
own
production
company
Ventanarosa.
But
in
April
2021,
she
began
shooting
for
Lady
Gaga's
film
House
of
Gucci
in
Italy.
Salma
said
it
was
"the
perfect
job
to
just
get
back
into
it"
because
it
didn't
require
a
lengthy
time
on
the
set.
Directed
by
Ridley
Scott
the
film
also
stars
Adam
Driver.
Salma
will
be
seen
playing
Pina
Auriemma,
a
clairvoyant
convicted
of
helping
Patrizia
Reggiani
(Lady
Gaga)
plot
to
kill
her
ex-husband
Maurizio
Gucci
(Adam
Driver).
Salma
Hayek
will
also
be
seen
in
films
like
Hitman's
Wife's
Bodyguard
and
Eternals,
releasing
in
2021.
The
MCU
film
follows
"a
race
of
immortal
beings
with
superhuman
powers
who
have
secretly
lived
on
Earth
for
thousands
of
years,
reunite
to
battle
the
evil
Deviants."
Meanwhile,
Hitman's
Wife's
Bodyguard
will
see
Salma
working
alongside
Samuel
L.
Jackson
and
Ryan
Reynolds.
The
action-thriller
is
a
sequel
to
the
2017
release,
The
Hitman's
Bodyguard.