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Amy Schumerhas tested positive forCOVID-19.
The comedian and actress, 40, shared her diagnosis in a video posted onInstagramover the weekend.
In the clip, Schumer is seen sitting in a bedroom as she shares she’s “lonely” and jokes that COVID gave her an “incredibleElizabeth Holmesvoice.”
“This is what I sound like now that I have COVID,” Schumer continues in reference to the Theranos founder who wasconvicted of criminal fraud. Schumer also shares in the clip that she’s “bored” and “away from my family.”
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In afollow-up poston Sunday, theTrainwreckactress shared a video of herself lying in bed while sick.
“All that matters to me at this point is Anna Delvey,” Schumer says in the clip, referring to Anna Sorokin, a con-woman who was accused of pretending to be a wealthy German heiress.
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“I know a lot of people have reached out saying, like, they hope that I feel better and that they’re psyched about my Theranos voice, but my whole world is Anna Delvey,” she continues.
Adds Schumer, who shares sonGene Davidwith husbandChris Fischer: “And that’s who I am now.”
Schumer’s bout with COVID comes after she shared that she hadn’t yet tested positive for the illness whileappearing on an episode ofLate Night with Seth Meyerson Wednesday evening.
At the time, hostSeth Meyerspointed out that Schumer was one of the “few people” he knew that hadn’t been diagnosed with COVID.
As Schumer joked around that “God has a plan” and “He chooses the people He loves,” the comedian teased: “I’m a little smug about it, I haven’t had it yet.”
She then doubled down on her theory that God is on her side, playfully exclaiming, “Hey, He’s looking out,” as she pointed upwards.
source: people.com