Trisha Yearwood received her first dose of the infectious-disease vaccine two months after battling the virus.
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Yearwood’s first jab came just one day after she discussed lingering symptoms she has while appearing on “tv” target=”_blank”>The Kelly Clarkson Show<
The genres singer revealed that she still has not regained her ability to taste or smell.
“I have some beef officially. You are losing weight in infectious-disease, I gained weight, I found it. What are you doing?” host kelly-clarkson” target=”_blank”>Kelly Clarkson<.
“Spanx and also I lost my taste and smell so food is kind of different right now,” Yearwood laughed.
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Yearwood added that she first realized she couldn’t taste or smell when Brooks brought her coffee five days after contracting the virus.
“I love you, but did you put coffee in here?” she recalled questioning Brooks at the time.
Trisha Yearwood tested positive for COVID-19 in February while her husband, Garth Brooks, tested negative.
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“It was just like that,” she said, adding that it’s been “about eight weeks” since.
“Now it’s all about texture. I can tell if something’s spicy, that’s about it,” Yearwood said. “I love to cook so now when I cook I just ask Garth, tell me if it needs more salt and pepper. It’s the weirdest thing.”
A rep for Yearwood’s husband, Garth Brooks, 59, confirmed that the pair got tested in February. While Brooks tested negative, Yearwood tested positive.
“She’s tough. She’s stronger than me,” Garth assured fans at the time.
