Catherine Tyldesley believes coronavirus could have been "knocking around probably since September or October".
The former ‘Coronation Street’ star’s parents Janet and Graham have been struck down by the virus, and she believes her husband Tom Pitfield may have had it back in November when they were on holiday in Dubai.
She said: "We travelled to Dubai in November, and when were on the flight there was a young chap who collapsed several times.
"He was receiving oxygen from the amazing staff on board. We made it to Dubai and he got whisked away.
"The following morning Tom was in the spare room and he said, ‘I can’t breathe.’ He was wheezing, and he’s never poorly. So I knew something was really wrong.
"He got taken to hospital. They thought initially it was some kind of pneumonia. By day four Alfie’s temperature went up to 40 so we had the paramedics out once again.
"I revealed this on Instagram once the holiday was over, and at least eight people DM’d me and said, ‘I was on that flight, and I got it, or my wife got it, or my child go it.’
"So, for me, I think this has been knocking around probably since September or October, and it’s gradually been building.
"I’ve never seen Tom that poorly and he had every symptom of the coronavirus. Alfie wasn’t as bad, but as we now know it doesn’t tend to affect children as badly, in most cases.
"It’s too much of a coincidence."
The 36-year-old star is "worried" about her parents and has been dropping food parcels off at their house, but she hopes they are now "over the worst of it".
Speaking on ‘Good Morning Britain’, she added: "This is week three now of them having the virus, and it’s been a bit of a slog. Every time we think they’re getting better they seem to go backwards.
"But I do feel 100 per cent that they’ve started to turn a corner now.
"My mum said to me she’s never seen my dad so poorly.
"It’s so worrying, and all I want to do is give them a hug. I’m dropping food parcels at the end of the driveway and that’s all I can do.
"It’s very worrying times."
Catherine Tyldesley believes coronavirus has been ‘knocking around since September or October’
