Salma Hayek reveals she almost died during secret battle with COVID-19 and doctors begged her to go to hospital after she was put on oxygen: ‘I’d rather die at home’
Salma Hayek has revealed her secret battle with COVID-19 early on in the pandemic which was near fatal.
The 54-year-old actress is featured on the cover story for the latest issue of Variety as she detailed her fight against the coronavirus.
The star said that at one point she was even put on oxygen and spent about seven weeks isolated in a room of her house.
Icon: Salma Hayek is featured on the cover story for the latest issue of Variety as she detailed her near-fatal fight against COVID-19
She told the publication: ‘My doctor begged me to go to the hospital because it was so bad.
‘I said, “No, thank you. I’d rather die at home.”‘
Hayek lives in London with her husband, Kering CEO FrançoisHenri Pinault, and their 13-year-old daughter Valentina.
Though the harshest effects of the infectious disease are behind her, she has experienced some long-term effects including that she still feels fatigued.