Michelle McManus grateful for vaccination after positive Covid test

Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus has said she is grateful for being double vaccinated after testing positive for coronavirus.

The Glasgow singer announced on Thursday that she had received a positive test result for the virus.

McManus, who won the second series of the talent show in 2003, thanked NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde staff.

Not quite the Christmas present I was hoping for but thankfully me & bump are now feeling a bit better 😊🤰🏼 So very grateful that I had been double vaccinated 💉 Thank you to our incredible @NHSGGC & all those responsible for the brilliant vaccine roll out across Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙👏 pic.twitter.com/Ltfuq4vbxF
— Michelle McManus (@LadyM_McManus) December 30, 2021

The 41-year-old, expecting to welcome her second child early next year with husband Jeff Nimmo, also praised the vaccine roll-out across the country.

Posting a picture of her lateral flow test on social media, she said: “Not quite the Christmas present I was hoping for but thankfully me & bump are now feeling a bit better.

“So very grateful that I had been double vaccinated.

“Thank you to our incredible @NHSGGC & all those responsible for the brilliant vaccine roll out across Scotland.”