As the Omicron variant of COVID continues to wreak havoc around the world, itās a reminder that even the most glamorous of celebs arenāt immune to catching the virus.
In recent weeks, dozens of stars both abroad and in Australia have fallen victim to the highly-contagious variant thatās seen more than 288,000 cases emerge across the country since December 22.
Weāve compiled a list of all our favourite Aussie celebs who have been forced to isolate at home while recovering from COVID, and how theyāve managed to keep themselves busy.
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Jules Robinson
Jules Robinson
Former Married at First Sight contestant Jules Robinson felt the first effects of Covid-19 on her drive home from a holiday, and she took to her Instagram to discuss her experience.
The mother-of-one shared a pink tile on her Instagram that read, āThrough sickness in health and ā¦. COVID,ā which was followed by a picture of Julesā temperature and of her husband Cam Merchant driving their car.
āWhen your covid š¤š·kicks in on your drive home from holidays and your husbands takes care of everyoneš,ā she revealed.
She also shared a sweet dedication to Cam for all his support, ā10 hours later, 3 am home and isolating in guest bedroom, worst 10 hrs but my hero hubby made it better.P.S. itās bloody awful, like bloodyyyyy awful!!
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Holly Kingston and Jimmy Nicholson
The Bachelor sweethearts tested positive to COVID after New Yearās Eve and they isolated in their Bondi apartment.
The pair announced the news to their followers by posting a photo of them holding up their positive rapid antigen tests.
āAh well,ā Jimmy said, with Holly adding: āAnother one bites the dust.ā
But the couple made the most of their isolation period by doing odd jobs around their beachside pad, including painting their balcony.
āHave been waiting to paint the balcony railing for a long time now. Covid project 1/16730 here we come,ā Jimmy captioned a clip of their renovation.
Zoƫ Foster Blake
The author and beauty guru revealed to fans that she had tested positive for COVID in late December, saying Christmas had been āruinedā.
āI cried a lot. Because I ruined Christmas (we were hosting) and also I was sick as [a dog],ā she wrote.
āOmicron is here to mess sāt up so stay well, stay safe and know youāre VERY not-alone.ā
Thankfully, Zoƫ was able to enjoy New Year festivities after eventually recovering from the virus and testing negative.
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Matty āJā Johnson and Laura Byrne
The Bachelor season five winners first realised they were in hot water with COVID on Christmas Eve, when Laura returned a positive test.
The couple and their two daughters, Marlie-Mae and Lola, were en route to visit Mattās family in Brisbane, and made it as far as Coffs Harbour before having to return to Sydney to begin isolation.
Laura revealed via Instagram Stories that 10-month-old Lola had tested negative to COVID, despite herself, Matt, and their eldest daughter Marlie-Mae, two, having tested positive.
ā2022 you saucy little minx. Hereās to more spicy summer and less spicy cough,ā she quipped.
Matt revealed he and his family were free from isolation on New Yearās Day, and were later spotted enjoying the sunshine at Bondi Beach.
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Martha and Michael
Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli
Just days after returning from their whirlwind US trip, Martha and Michael confirmed they had tested positive for COVID-19.
Speaking to her 629,000 Instagram followers from isolation, the former Married At First Sight bride explained her and Michaelās how their symptoms have really affected them.
āWe left LA, we had to show a negative test in order to leave and get on the plane so we showed a negative test leaving America. As soon as we landed in Australia we did another test, we showed another negative test and that was Christmas Eve so we went to Christmas with our family. Someone at Christmas had COVID and weāre pretty sure we got it at Christmas,ā she shared.
Whilst some other people in the family have it, Marthaās mum and Big Brother VIP star Mary āby some miracleā tested negative.
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Georgia Love
The former Bachelorette tested positive for the Omicron variant after using an at-home rapid antigen test.
Georgia shared a video of the result and a picture of herself looking under the weather in loungewear on Instagram. In her caption, Georgia revealed that sheās grateful to be double vaxxed because her symptoms are āhorrible.ā
āWelcome to 2022 āŗļø,ā the Seven journalist began. āOmicron has got me good. Iām double vaxxed, felt 100% fine last night but woke this morning with aches which have got worse and worse throughout the day.ā
Georgia also revealed that sheās struggling with, āA horrible fever,ā and her āhead feels like it may explode. I canāt imagine what this would be like if I wasnāt vaccinated š.ā
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Anthony Callea
The beloved Aussie singer announced he tested positive to COVID on Wednesday, saying he was in āthe most excruciating painā since waking up on Sunday.
āThis sh*t is real and from what I can understand and what my Dr has observed from what I have and am going through, it seems I have the Delta variant,ā the 39-year-old posted to his 140,000 Instagram followers.
āMy head felt like it was about to combust, my throat, well I have never felt pain in my throat like that before, it was like someone stabbing me right in the throat!
āMy chest was tight, I felt as though I was about to burst my ear drums and my body overall just felt like it was shutting down.ā
Anthony, who is double vaccinated, revealed he took an at-home rapid test as soon as he noticed his symptoms, but his husband Tim Campbell tested negative.
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Anna McEvoy
The Love Island Australia season two winner tested positive for COVID after landing in Thailand on what would have been a romantic holiday with her boyfriend Michael Staples, who also caught the virus.
āItās difficult when youāre in a different country as thereās a language barrier. Everyone has been niceā¦ but there has been some miscommunications in regards to what is going on,ā Anna said.
āMainly because I think the hospitals are full and rules are if you have COVID-19 you go to hospital so they donāt know what to do with us.ā
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Moana Hope
The former Australian Survivor star was hospitalised with COVID after her symptoms became too much to bear.
āIām better today than what I was yesterday,ā the pregnant AFL star said on Instagram on Tuesday.
āIāve still got massive headaches, all the time, blocked nose and runny nose. Sometimes feel OK, the next minute just feel wiped.ā