Gwyneth Paltrow reveals that she got COVID in February last year, but kept it quiet

It’s a strange case of life that mimics art.

Gwyneth Paltrow revealed in a Saturday interview with The Hollywood Reporter that she came across a case of COVID-19 in February last year, just as the world began to pay close attention to pandemic-related news and preparation for quarantine. .

However, the 48-year-old actress, who starred in Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film Contagion, explained to the publication why she did not disclose her diagnosis at the time.

“I got it so early that there were no COVID tests available,” the Oscar winner said.

‘We could not even be tested for a long time, and by the time we could do antibody tests and all that, there were still much more important things in the world. I did not really feel the need to address it, but it was interesting. ‘

She also revealed that she believes she contracted the virus during a trip to Paris in February 2020, during which she ironically posted from the plane and referred to the Contagion film.

To add even more irony, Paltrow plays the ‘patient zero’ character in that film, who traced the beginnings of a much more deadly version of the coronavirus that has been fighting the world for the past year and a half.

And while she was not the first person to contract the coronavirus in real life, Gwyneth spoke out about the lasting consequences of what her lifestyle brand Goop called ‘long-distance covid’.

In fact, the star was the target of a fair amount of criticism because he used various luxury products as unrealistic and inviolable ways to fight the lasting effects of the disease.

However, the mother of two does not leave her in awe.

“I usually always find it to be for their own reinforcement,” she says to those who mock her.

“We really should not say at Goop that we have never made mistakes, because of course we have done so in the past, but we are very much in integrity and we are careful with what we say. We always feel that we understand why many of them [criticism] becomes clicky for people. ‘

Meanwhile, the Shakespeare In Love star recently told People that she would “naturally be open” to returning to acting … but with a reservation.

Gwyneth has largely walked away from life in front of the camera over the past decade, in favor of Goop CEO.

She only occasionally appeared in Marvel movies as Iron Man’s love interest Pepper Potts, along with a recent twist in the Netflix series The Politician, a program co-created with her husband Brad Falchuk.

“I think if it was a small part I could do like a day or two, I would naturally be open to it,” Paltrow admitted.