Kym Marsh pulls out of One Show over coronavirus fears

Kym Marsh has pulled out of \'The One Show\' over fears she has coronavirus.

The former \'Coronation Street\' actress was due to co-host the BBC programme alongside Alex Jones this evening (20.03.20), but she is now self-isolating after coming down with symptoms.

She told OK! magazine: "I\'ve had to cancel some work.

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"I was supposed to co-host The One Show, but it would have been very irresponsible of me to travel there even if I had been feeling well enough."

The BBC - who have enlisted comedian Chris Ramsey to take Kym\'s place - confirmed the actress was following "all official advice" by choosing to stay at home.

The broadcaster said: "We were looking forward to having Kym guest present alongside Alex tonight but sadly she is displaying flu-like symptoms and in line with all official advice is self-isolating with her family."

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The 43-year-old star had recently revealed she was set to appear on \'The One Show\' as a stand-in for Matt Baker, 42, who is also now self-isolating as he is suffering from coronarvirus symptoms.

Speaking on the programme via webcam on Thursday (19.03.20), he told Alex: "It\'s been... do you know what?

"To be honest with you, right, I\'m not feeling as good as I normally do and I\'ve wondered for a couple of days whether or not we\'ve got it.

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"But certainly I\'m feeling pretty tired and I\'ve got this dry cough and I don\'t have a fever as such, but I have been going out today to try and get a bit of fresh air.

"So yeah, I am a bit anxious about whether or not I\'ve got it, to be fair."