Category: COVID-19

The Steven Assanti COVID rumors are true — and the controversial My 600 Lb Life star says his case was so bad that he was near death. Steven, who recently resurfaced on social media after a multi-year hiatus, revealed that he was hospitalized for both COVID-19 and pneumonia shortly before Christmas. Read on for the details, plus the first new photos of Steven since Starcasm broke the story of his marriage!

The Brandi Maxiell COVID diagnosis may have been the Basketball Wives star’s biggest health scare since she beat cancer, but for now Brandi is just grateful to be back home. Days after Brandi’s sister Jayde confirmed that Brandi was indeed in the hospital — and that her case was “severe” — Brandi revealed she’d beaten the disease that’s claimed over one million lives worldwide.

Just weeks after Teen Mom OG‘s Gary Shirley revealed his mom Carol was sick with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, he has sadly revealed that his stepdad Jody is now so sick with the virus that he has to be hospitalized. In one bright spot, however, Gary’s mother is now on the mend.

“This has been extremely hard for us.” – Gary Shirley

Gary Shirley’s mother Carol Zizak is sick with COVID-19 this Mother’s day, so the Teen Mom OG star is forced to social distance from her. Gary shared the news on social media Sunday morning, detailing his mother’s experience with the virus since she got diagnosed a week ago.