Howie Mandel Says Contracting COVID-19 Sent Him Into A Mental Health Crisis!

Howie Mandel is opening up about an unexpected side effect of contracting COVID-19 earlier this month. While making an appearance on TMZ TV Wednesday night, the America’s Got Talent host revealed he was forced to quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus following his appearance at the Kids’ Choice Awards — the first major event he’s attended since the pandemic began!

Addressing the illness, he told hosts Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere: LOLz! Related: Hailey Bieber Reveals She Suffered A Stroke & Endured Heart Surgery On why he’s sure the Nickelodeon awards show was the culprit, the 66-year-old, who considers himself a germaphobe, explained: Luckily, his symptoms weren’t severe, but the game show host did have to quarantine away from his family for 10 days — a process which impacted his mental health greatly, he shared candidly: Howie has been open about his anxiety around testing positive for the virus for years now, so we can’t imagine how stressful it was to finally get sick!

He’s also been open about his struggles with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), conditions that likely made isolation a lot harder for him.

He expressed: Wow. That sounds so difficult! Related: America’s Got Talent Star Nightbirde Dead At 31 After Cancer Battle Because he suffered so much from quarantine, Howie decided to get 100% honest about his time in isolation in hopes of breaking down barriers for others battling their mental health.