Gary Lineker’s eldest son George displays the extent of his coronavirus symptoms by downing a glass of vinegar… 12 DAYS after losing his sense of taste and smell
Gary Lineker’s son has revealed how bad his coronavirus symptoms are by drinking a glass of vinegar and not tasting it.
The Match of the Day host’s eldest George lost his sense of taste and smell, an early sign of coronavirus COVID-19 among many sufferers, nearly two weeks ago.
The 28-year-old is now in self-isolation at home, from where he posted a video of himself pouring out the sour tasting condiment before topping it off with a squeeze of lemon.
Down the hatch: Gary Lineker’s son has revealed how bad his coronavirus symptoms are by drinking a glass of vinegar and not tasting it
Guiding followers through the process on social media, he said: ‘A little taste challenge. I think I’m on about day 12 of not being able to smell or taste anything. Get some vinegar in here, that will do. Some lemon, put that in. Here we go.’
Downing the vinegar in three quick gulps, George didn’t flinch before screwing the lid back onto the vinegar bottle, telling fans: ‘That’s quite strange.’
App company founder George originally posted the clip to his 88,500 Twitter followers and the 25-second video has been viewed over 129,000 times. He has since shared it with his 40,000 Instagram followers.
Unwell: The Match of the Day host’s eldest George lost his sense of taste and smell, an early sign of coronavirus COVID-19 among many sufferers, nearly two weeks ago
Watch this: The 28-year-old is now in self-isolation at home, from where he posted a video of himself pouring out the sour tasting condiment
George tweeted: ‘Heard there’s a little taste challenge going around. As I’m on day 12 of not smelling or tasting anything, I thought I’d give it a go.’
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona striker Lineker, 59, responded by quipping: ‘Tasteless.’
The retired footballer recently admitted he will be staying at his home for the next two weeks in accordance with the UK government’s advice after George informed him that he thought that he may have contracted the potentially deadly respiratory disease.
Finishing touch: George topped off his glass of vinegar with a squeeze of lemon
Here we go: Downing the vinegar in three quick gulps, George didn’t flinch
Odd: Screwing the lid back onto the vinegar bottle, he told fans, ‘That’s quite strange’
Taking to his social media, Gary – who has four sons, George, Harry, Tobias and Angus, with his ex-wife Michelle Cockayne, explained what had happened.
He said: ‘In self isolation as @GeorgeLineker has symptoms. They’re not the regular ones, but complete loss of sense of taste and smell.
Odd these have not been pointed out much. Been nearly a week and has spent time at mine. I’ve been vigilant, hand washing/distancing but isolation it is.’
He continued: ‘Worth being careful if you lose your sense of taste and smell. You could unknowingly have the virus. I checked all this with a doctor before sharing the information. Stay safe.’
Sensible measure: Dad Gary Lineker recently took to social media to reveal he is spending two weeks in self-isolation after George displayed coronavirus symptoms
Telling others: He shared these words alongside a picture of himself at home