Salma Hayek Reveals She Nearly Died From COVID-19

“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,” the actor told Variety.

Actor Salma Hayek has opened up about her weeks-long, near-fatal battle with COVID-19 — from which she is still not fully recovered a year later. In a new interview with Variety, the Mexican star recalled isolating for seven weeks inside a room at her London home after contracting the coronavirus in the early days of the pandemic. Academy Award-nominated Hayek, 54, required oxygen — but refused to be hospitalized.