One of Tayshia Adams’s suitors on the current season of “The Bachelorette” said he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Peter Giannikopoulos wrote in an Instagram post his day went from bad to worse Monday when learning of his diagnosis.
He said he was involved in a car crash as he drove home from a clinic, which he said was a result of his anxiety.
“I lost consciousness behind the wheel and my car went off road through a guard rail and hit a pole,” he wrote in the Instagram post Tuesday. “The air bag deployed, driver side door was wedged in, broken glass everywhere and I was 5ft away from smashing into a building.”
Giannikopoulos suffered a “small gash” on his nose, which he revealed in an Instagram photo.
He also detailed his COVID-19 symptoms and said he has begun a two-week quarantine.
“I felt lousy for a few days but didn’t believe I would contract the virus when I have been wearing a mask in public, washing and sanitizing hands regularly, and following social distancing protocol during work,” he said. “This is an example no matter who we are or what we do, we are all vulnerable.”
He later added, “I am going to fight this and win.”
Giannikopoulos, a 32-year-old Massachusetts real estate agent, was introduced on the show last week as a suitor for new Bachelorette Tayshia Adams, according to USA Today. She became the new Bachelorette when Clare Crawley got engaged to one of the contestants two weeks into filming, according to ET Online.
Mike Stunson covers real-time news for McClatchy. He is a 2011 Western Kentucky University graduate who has previously worked at the Paducah Sun and Madisonville Messenger as a sports reporter and the Lexington Herald-Leader as a breaking news reporter.
