Gogglebox star Jonathan Tapper has said he couldnt move and struggled to breathe while suffering from Covid-19, but credits his recent weight loss with helping him survive.
Speaking to Lorraine Kelly on ITVs Good Morning Britain, he explained: It wasnt too great. The symptoms of high fever and feeling very weak, mainly, and coughing.
I literally couldnt move at one point, couldnt walk up the stairs and if I did manage to get half way up, I was really struggling for breath.
The reality TV star and the rest of his family all suffered from symptoms of Covid-19.
Asked if he thinks his lifestyle change before the virus aided in his recovery, he said: In every way, losing weight is a good thing. I definitely think because I did, it helped me get through this horrible virus.
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His daughter Amy said at one point her father was so ill she checked he was still breathing every hour, and wife Nikki added: We all lost our taste and our smell apart from Jonathan. The frightening thing was, Jonathan seemed stable at the beginning he didnt move literally for two weeks off the couch.
I had to be OK because I had to make sure he was OK because he was so poorly. But the frightening thing was, on about day nine, thats when we plummeted.
I messaged Amy and Josh to say I couldnt get out of bed and to make sure Jonathan had hot drinks and was OK as wed put Jonathan in the TV room to isolate.
Then Amy came running up the stairs and said: Im really worried. Dads in a terrible way. Thats when I really started to panic.
The Tapper family on Gogglebox (Channel 4)
The Tapper family were early fan favourites onGogglebox, appearing on 11 seasons of the show.
Son Josh Tapper left the show one season earlier after landing aCivil Service apprenticeship in 2017.
Additional reporting by Press Association.
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