Hugh Grant has revealed how he became desperate to sniff stranger's armpits after being struck down with coronavirus. The actor, 60, and his wife Anna Eberstein both contracted the deadly virus in February this year.
Hugh said he realised he was suffering badly when he sprayed perfumed directly into his face and couldn't smell a thing. A loss of smell and/or taste is one of the key symptoms associated with covid-19, according to NHS guidelines.
Explaining how his condition worsened over time, Hugh told The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: "It started as just a very strange syndrome where I kept breaking into a terrible sweat. "It was like a poncho of sweat, embarrassing really," he added. "Then my eyeballs felt about three sizes too big