Sunrise host Natalie Barr is battling another illness, just days after recovering from Covid-19.
Barr, 54, returned to Sunrise on Wednesday after completing her seven-day isolation, only to tell her co-host David Koch, 66, that she’d been diagnosed with yet another ailment.
‘Nat is back! How are you feeling?’ Koch asked her as the show began.
‘Good, except I’ve got a sinus infection and am a bit lightheaded. Apart from that, I’m great,’ she responded sardonically.
‘What? You have a sinus infection as well?’ Koch asked, backing away from Nat as if to avoid catching her sickness.
‘I did a telehealth with the doctor yesterday and he said, ‘Don’t worry, you’re not contagious’,’ Barr assured him.
Natalie Barr, 54, (left) revealed on Wednesday’s Sunrise that she’s been struck down with ANOTHER illness after recovering from Covid-19. Pictured with co-host David Koch, 66, (right) on Wednesday’s show
On Monday, fans were concerned for Barr after she failed to show up for work, despite being scheduled to return after taking a week off to visit family in Perth.
Addressing the elephant in the room, Koch explained at about 8:40am that his colleague wasn’t in the studio because she had tested positive for Covid-19.
‘Well, everyone’s been asking, ‘Where’s Nat?’ Well, you may have noticed she’s been missing over the past week or so,’ Koch began.
Barr said she has a ‘sinus infection’ and felt ‘a bit lightheaded’, prompting Koch to back away as if to avoid catching her sickness
‘She’s at home in isolation after testing positive for Covid.’
Monique Wright, who was filling in for Barr on Monday, added: ‘During her time off, Nat’s been very busy: she’s been trying new recipes, she has also been working her way through her new wardrobe, doing some early spring cleaning and organising, due to being stuck in her bedroom.’
Koch joked that Barr was so bored in isolation she even ‘cleaned out the bathroom cabinets’ and reorganised her sock drawer.
On Tuesday Barr gave fans an update on her health while isolating at home, uploading a photo to Instagram of a meal her husband had prepared
Barr, who is fully vaccinated, has almost no symptoms except for a cough, which is nearly gone, and is feeling ‘pretty good’ overall.
On Tuesday Barr gave fans an update on her health while isolating at home, uploading a photo to Instagram of a meal her husband had prepared.
‘Losing my appetite a bit but getting used to this breakfast in bed situation,’ Natalie wrote.
‘Husbands really come in handy sometimes,’ she added, alongside a laughing emoji.
‘Losing my appetite a bit but getting used to this breakfast in bed situation,’ Natalie wrote