The Untold Truth Of Boris Johnson's Fiancee

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, announced his positive coronavirus diagnosis on March 27, 2020. Johnson is the latest famous name to contract COVID-19, joining The Bachelor star Colton Underwood, Prince Charles, and Bravo exec Andy Cohen, to list a few well-known people. 

The former mayor of London shared the health update via Twitter, captioning a video message, "Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as we fight this virus. Together we will beat this." And in the video clip, Johnson revealed he has been experiencing a fever and persistent cough. 

Johnson's secretary of state for health, Matt Hancock, also tested positive for the virus. "Thankfully my symptoms are mild and I'm working from home & self-isolating," he said in a Twitter message.

Hancock's positive diagnosis raises questions about other people who've been in close contact with Johnson, like his 32-year-old fiancée, Carrie Symonds. The couple confirmed their engagement in February 2020 and announced they're expecting their first child together. Not only are some people curious to know whether Symonds was tested for COVID-19 as well, but they're also interested to learn more about her life up until getting engaged to Johnson.

To catch everyone up to speed on Carrie Symonds' health: The Independent confirmed she is self-isolating away from Boris Johnson in a separate location. It's not clear whether she has taken a test for COVID-19 or not. 

Now that we've squared that away, let's dive deep into Symonds' background, which includes a long history of environmental activism. The London native works as a senior adviser for Oceana, an oceans-based organization dedicated to "achieving measurable change by conducting specific, science-based policy campaigns with fixed deadlines and articulated goals," per its about page. "She will be working with Oceana to support the Bloomberg Foundation's Vibrant Oceans Initiative and on communications related to Oceana's 'Save the Oceans, Feed the World' Initiative and Oceana's campaign to reduce the use of plastics," Symonds' staff bio reads. Oceana also described the future mom as being "passionate about protecting the oceans and marine life, particularly by reducing plastic pollution."

Symonds showed off this passion with a speech she gave in August 2019. Urging the stakeholders to address the ongoing climate crisis, she stated, per The Guardian, "There is no escaping the fact that politicians, business leaders, and journalists have a gigantic responsibility to make the right decisions, to change the way they do business and report the truth about what is happening in the world. But so too do scientists, naturalists, campaigners, birdwatchers and all of us individuals." She added, "We all share this crowded little planet."

Carrie Symonds spoke out against convicted sex offender, John Worboys, in a November 2018 piece for the Evening Standard. Symonds recalled how Worboys — who worked as a cab driver — picked her up at night when she was 19, despite her not having enough fare for the ride. Feeling "indebted" to him for what she perceived as kindness, she took a few sips of some vodka he offered. "After that, I don't remember much," she wrote. "I'm not sure if he got back into the front of the cab straight away or not. I think he did."

In 2009, Worboys was sentenced to a minimum of eight years in prison after he was "found guilty on 19 charges of drugging and sexually assaulting 12 women, in one case raping his victim," per The Guardian. Then in January 2018, the Parole Board announced Worboys would be released, a move Symonds and other victims challenged. "Two of his victims launched a judicial review, which I helped support," she shared. "I helped to generate media interest and we raised almost £70,000 ($78,000) to pay for it." 

Ultimately, the Parole Board reversed its decision and in December 2019, Worboys received "two additional life sentences for attacks on four more women," according to The Guardian. Symonds said it was a "relief" the convict would remain in prison.