Gwyneth Paltrow reveals she got COVID back in February, but kept it quiet

It’s a strange case of life imitating art.

Gwyneth Paltrow revealed in a Saturday interview with The Hollywood Reporter that she faced a case of COVID-19 in February last year, just as the world was starting to pay a lot of attention to pandemic news and quarantine preparation. .

However, the 48-year-old actress, who starred in Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 visionary film Contagion, explained to the publication why she didn’t publish her diagnosis at the time.

Opening: Gwyneth Paltrow revealed in an interview on Saturday that she had a case of COVID-19 in February last year, but decided to stick with it

“I got it so early there were no COVID tests available,” said the Oscar winner.

“We couldn’t even get tested for a long time, and by the time we could get antibody tests and all that, there was a lot more serious, more important things going on in the world. I didn’t really feel the need to bring it up, but it was interesting. ‘

She also shared that she believes she contracted the virus while on a February 2020 trip to Paris, where she ironically posted from the plane, referring to the Contagion movie.

Life imitating art: She also said she believes she contracted the virus while on a trip to Paris in February 2020, where, ironically, she posted about Covid from the plane.

To add even more irony, Paltrow played the character ‘patient zero’ in that movie, which followed the start of a much more deadly version of the coronavirus that the world has battled with for the past year and a half.

And while she wasn’t the first to contract the coronavirus in real life, Gwyneth has spoken out through her lifestyle brand Goop about the lasting effects of what’s called “ long-haul covid. ”

In fact, the star has been the target of quite a bit of criticism for plugging in various luxury products as unrealistic and unattainable ways to combat the lasting effects of the disease.

Product plugger: The star has been the target of quite a bit of criticism for plugging in various luxury products as unrealistic and unattainable ways to combat the lasting effects of the disease

However, the mother of two is not surprised.

“Usually I always think it’s for their own reinforcement,” she said of those who mock her.

‘We really shouldn’t say at Goop that we never made mistakes, because of course we have in the past, but we are very honest and we are careful what we say. We always feel that we understand why that is [criticism] becomes clickbait for people. ‘

“ We really shouldn’t say at Goop that we never made mistakes, because of course we have in the past, but we have a lot of integrity and we are careful what we say, ” she said in response to the flack.

Meanwhile, the Shakespeare In Love star recently told People that she would be “ naturally open ” to returning to acting … but with a caveat.

Gwyneth has largely distanced himself from life in front of the camera for the past decade, in favor of serving as CEO for Goop.

She has only occasionally appeared in Marvel movies as Iron Man’s love interest Pepper Potts, along with a recent turn in the Netflix series The Politician, a show co-created by her husband Brad Falchuk.

“I think if it was a small part I could do in a day or two, of course I’d be open to it,” agreed Paltrow.

Meanwhile: The Shakespeare In Love star recently told People that she would “of course be open” to returning to acting … but with a caveat; seen here in April 2019