Judge Rinder thinks he may have had coronavirus

30 March 2020

Judge Rinder thinks he may have had coronavirus - but he "refused" to pay for a test.

Judge Rinder

The 41-year-old criminal barrister and TV presenter - whose real name is Robert Rinder - admitted he "feels well" now, but believes he may have contracted the virus recently.

Speaking on 'This Morning', he said: "I'm just through the other side of it. It's [been] 20 days and I feel well now."

Presenter Phillip Schofield then asked him: "So, you had it?"

He said: "I think I did, but because frontline NHS staff can't get tests I refused to pay for one. But I'm sure I'm fine."

Rob said he suffered from a "terrible temperature" and an "appalling cough", and joked he "must have been really ill" because he resorted to watching the Kardashians on TV.

When asked what his symptoms were, he said: "Terrible temperature, appalling cough, and lying with my feet on the ground and my head on the bed in a coma watching the Kardashians, so I must have been really ill."

Rob's concerns come after former 'Strictly Come Dancing' star Kevin Clifton recently said he thinks he may have had coronavirus.

He said: "I remember in January I was really ill, just before I started rehearsals for 'The Wedding Singer: The Musical'.

"I was really ill and then going into rehearsals I remember having really heavy flu.

"I kept coughing all the time and I had a fever and they are some of the things they are talking about with coronavirus."

Since the outbreak, the 'Strictly Come Dancing' pro has been self-isolating with his girlfriend Stacey Dooley, but still wonders if he has already caught the bug.

He said: "I am staying indoors and only going out for essentials like everyone else. We are at a big threat at the moment with this. I am alright.

"I slightly wonder if I might have already had it at some point. I think there are a lot of people wondering if they have had coronavirus or not. Because we don't know. Some of us show milder symptoms."