Sharon Osbourne & Carrie Ann Inaba Open Up About Their COVID-19 Experiences

Sharon Osbourne and Carrie Ann Inaba are opening up about battles coronavirus.

The Talk co-hosts discussed their experiences with the virus during Monday morning’s (January 4) episode of their talk show.

Sharon, 68, revealed that she tested positive for COVID in early December, and was briefly hospitalized.

“I’m feeling really fine now, except that I’m still very tired. I nod off at, you know, ridiculous times of the day,” Sharon shared. “I went through all the symptoms, headache, eye ache, body ache, dizziness, sickness, you know all of it. But there’s people who are much worse than I got it. They have it much worse, and I just think I came out very lucky.”

Carrie Ann, 53, also opened up about her experience, revealing that she is not 100% back to normal. She revealed her diagnosis one week before Sharon did.

“I can’t taste or smell,” Carrie Ann said. “I was thinking a lot about you [new co-host] Amanda [Kloots], actually, throughout this time. You guys reached out and I appreciate that you reached out. It made me feel safer. The worst part I think about going through Covid was the fear factor, and just trying to manage the fear…staying focused on positivity and thank you all for reaching out.”

She added, “I’m grateful I made it through. Amanda, I thought of you a lot, and I have even more compassion and love in my heart and I want to support you in any way I can.”

Also during the episode, Amanda opened up about seeking therapy after husband Nick Cordero died from coronavirus complications over the summer.