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Did AGT judge Heidi Klum have coronavirus?
HEIDI Klum revealed last month that she went through a coronavirus scare.
Thankfully, the America's Got Talent judge did not contract the virus, although she was sick enough to be dismissed from her hosting duties.
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Heidi has been an America's Got Talent judge for six seasons.
Who is Heidi Klum?
is a German model, television personality, actress, and fashion designer.
She's most notable for her modeling work and appearances on Project Runway.
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She is the first German model to have become a Victoria's Secret Angel.
How long has Heidi Klum been a judge on America’s Got Talent?
Heidi, 45, previously served as a judge on the show from .
She has returned for Season 15.
“I’m so excited to be back at ‘AGT’ with Simon (Cowell), Howie (Mandel), and Terry (Crews). The fact that Sofia Vergara is joining us is the icing on an already delicious cake,” Klum said in a statement earlier this year.
Sofia and Heidi replace Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough, who were dropped as judges after just one season.
Why is she missing from some episodes this season?
She is reportedly missing from a few episodes of Season 15 due to illness.
As a precaution during the in the US, the AGT star went home ill and filming continued without her.
Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet filled in on the panel.
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In light of the , the noted that AGT “only filmed part of its season before production stopped” in mid-March.
In April, producers were working on a solution to continue airing new episodes of the long-running talent show.
Cowell told that he is determined to have the live shows go on later this summer, even if drastic measures have to be taken for the safety of the audiences, contestants, and staff.
"The most important thing is that we have to ensure that since people have auditioned, that they do get the chance safely to be able to compete as they normally do and get that chance to win a million dollars or at least appear in the final," Simon declared.
Did she have coronavirus?
, Heidi revealed she went through a coronavirus scare.
"Heidi, you had your COVID scare, right? You're doing well now, right?" Kelly asks Heidi.
"I'm fine, I never had it," she replies.
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"At the time when it hit America, and it hit Los Angeles, I all of a sudden got sick.
I had a fever, I had a cough, I wasn't feeling good. My body was aching everywhere. I got there and I told someone immediately that I wasn't feeling good....immediately the medic came to see how high my fever was.
"They dismissed me immediately and sent me home. Thankfully I never had it. Everyone did the right thing for sending me home."
Eric Stonestreet, Sofia Vergara's Modern Family co-star, happily obliged to fill in for Heidi while she was away.
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"Eric got to come and sit in my seat which was so much fun."
"I missed you guys so much though. It was very strange to leave because I'm very German, I'm always very on time, I do as I'm told. I've never really been sick and been sent home so it was so bizarre."
Heidi further revealed that someone in her family is suffering with an autoimmune disease, therefore she has been extremely careful about social distancing.
"I haven't really seen anybody, gone anywhere, done anything!" she exclaimed.
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