Vanessa Williams was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March after returning from London.
And on Friday the 57-year-old Ugly Betty veteran has talked to Dr Oz about how she dealt with the illness.
‘I had the aches, I had gastro issues and severe headache. I had the dry cough,’ shared the mother-of-four who was Miss America 1984.
She was sick: Vanessa Williams was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March after returning from London. And on Friday the 57-year-old Ugly Betty veteran has talked to Dr Oz about how she dealt with the illness
Ouch: ‘I had the aches, I had gastro issues and severe headache. I had the dry cough,’ shared the mother-of-four
The star – who looked pretty in a polka dot top over a black lace camisole as she chatted with the doctor – had been in London for work in the spring.
‘When we closed down City of Angels in London, one of our castmates got sick that Sunday previous. We knew that it was starting to circle through us as a cast.
‘I flew home that Friday and by that Sunday I started to not feel well. Luckily, I just made sure that I did not want anything to happen in my lungs, so I got on the treadmill every day diligently.
Thanks London! The star had been in London for work in the spring. ‘When we closed down City of Angels in London, one of our castmates got sick that Sunday previous. We knew that it was starting to circle through us as a cast’
‘I took a lot of Tylenol for my aches and pains. I took a probiotic because again, I wanted whatever it was to move through my system quickly and just listened to my body.
‘I had the aches, I had gastro issues and severe headache. I had the dry cough. But luckily I distanced myself from everybody, quarantined for 14 days. Nobody saw me and made it through on the other end.’
Earlier she had told Extra: ‘It’s not great, and you don’t really feel back into yourself for a solid two weeks, so I assume he’s still struggling.’
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She also talked to Dr Oz about hair discrimination.
Dr. Oz said, ‘You’ve recently opened up about another journey that you’ve faced and this is a journey with your hair, which I really wanted to talk to you about, because this is not something that I had a lot of awareness of, but for a bunch of reasons, I’ve been learning about hair, so I’d love to hear you explain in your own words this journey of yours.’
Williams answered: ‘It’s all come to fruition with a movie that I’m in called Bad Hair, and with all the social unrest and people making assumptions, hearing people’s stories about their hair trauma and struggle and history has come to the forefront. ‘
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The ex of basketball star Rick Fox added: ‘And so those are the kind of hair discriminations that you grow up with.
‘I started relaxing my hair probably when I was in fifth grade to make it more manageable. But also you wanted to fit in. So you get your hair relaxed and it’s smoother and you can do the styles that everybody else does because your hair seems to be more like everybody else.’
The former beauty queen also said she had an at-home hair mishap.
‘I’ve had some things that have happened,’ said the Eraser star.
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‘One time I was taking a nice hot bath and there was a candle behind me. I smelled something burning and realized that my ponytail had been on the edge of the tub and started to catch on fire.
‘Luckily, I blew it out and it wasn’t a major incident. Especially working in the industry, you have to get used to wearing wigs because you want to save your hair because you’re doing the same thing over and over again.
‘It’s not a technical thing. It’s a workplace thing.
‘Again, there are so many options now. There are lace front wigs that save your entire head. There’s no shame in wearing a wig.
‘I mean, I know Tina Turner back in the day made wigs really popular back in the ’60s and ’70s. Wigs are back, hairpieces are back, ponytails are back. Again, scarves, hats, everything can be an option.’