CORONATION Street star Jack P Shepherd was forced to call in sick to work after he caught Covid, revealing the symptom that tipped him off.
The actor, 33, has played the role of David Platt on the ITV soap for over 20 years. But in a warning to others, he admitted he only realised he had the virus - when he was in the shower using a gel gifted to him by his girlfriend Hanni Treweek's mother.
Speaking on the Sofa Cinema Club podcast he explained: "I have the vid, 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 me it for Christmas. "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.' Can't taste any toothpaste or mouthwash.