The pandemic hit Salma Hayek hard. In a new Variety cover story, the actress reveals that she suffered from a nearly fatal case of COVID-19 early into the pandemic, spending months recovering from the disease. “My doctor begged me to go to the hospital because it was so bad,” the 54-year-old says. “I said, ‘No, thank you.
I’d rather die at home.’” Hayek was at one point placed on oxygen and was also isolated in a room in her house for seven weeks.
She adds that she still hasn’t fully regained her energy. RELATED: Salma Hayek Talks About Her ‘Super Cool’ Pet Owl: ‘I Feel So Blessed’ In April, Hayek finally returned to work in front of the camera to shoot a part in Ridley Scott’s upcoming film “House of Gucci”. “It was not a lot of time,” she