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Pembury's Dame Kelly Holmes reveals she has Covid-19 after holiday in Cyprus
14:51, 03 November 2020
updated: 18:11, 03 November 2020
An Olympian from Kent has revealed she has tested positive for Covid-19 and is struggling with symptoms at home.
Dame Kelly Homes from Pembury broke the news to her 68.4k followers on Instagram saying the virus has made her so tired, she has never needed to lie down for so long.
The diagnosis comes just two weeks after the 50-year-old former athlete returned to the UK from a holiday in Cyprus.
Posting a glowing selfie taken the day before she fell ill she said: "Smiles one day, the next day Covid!
"Day 1 - Sore throat, bad headaches, Day 2 - above + aching body, tight chest, Day 3 - above worse + test.
"Day 4 - bad headaches, lost smell, Day 5 - above, positive result plus loss of taste.
"Day 6 - drained, tight chest, headaches, really dizzy, Day 7 - headaches, dizzy, tired, slight cough, still no taste or smell."
"I have officially been Corona(ed)! I have The Rona! I have NEVER laid down for so long."
Maintaining a sense of humour, the sports star who trained with Tonbridge Athletics Club in her youth, added: "Lucky I am on a 26-day 'don’t eat chocolate' challenge otherwise it would be wasted. But naffed off about gin though.
"I have officially been Corona(ed)! I have The Rona! I have NEVER laid down for so long.
"Just thought I would share the love. Stay safe peeps."
Messages of support soon came flooding in, some from followers who have even had the virus themselves sharing tips on how to cope with it.
She told Twitter followers she caught the virus while filming in Kent.
