Blanca Blanco has flown to France to be a part of Fashion Week, which she does every year.
But this year is very different, the The Downside of Bliss actress told DailyMail.com exclusively, because the Coronavirus has claimed two lives in France.
‘There are not as many people on the street, which is highly unusual because usually Paris is packed all year long with tourists all bumping into each other and staring at the landmarks,’ the Washington native relayed. ‘It is a bit lonely here now.’
Eerie: Blanca Blanco has flown to France to be a part of Fashion Week, which she does every year. But this year is very different, the The Downside of Bliss actress told DailyMail.com exclusively, because the Coronavirus has claimed two lives in France
The siren, who also models, said that she was shocked to see no one when she posed on the street.
‘I took some photos on the street for fun and I wanted to show off my new outfit,’ she said.
‘But then I realized that there was no one behind me, there was just nothing. It’s eerie, like that scene in Vanilla Sky where Tom Cruise walks around Times Square in New York City and there is no one, it’s freaky.’
Solo: The siren, who also models, said that she was shocked to see no one when she posed on the street. ‘I took some photos on the street for fun and I wanted to show off my new outfit,’ she said. ‘But then I realized that there was no one behind me, there was just nothing’
‘I took some photos near a fountain too for Instagram and I didn’t see anyone.’
And when she does see someone, they very often have a face mask on.
‘They are covered and I understand why, it’s very scary to think that the person next to you can kill you with one sneeze.
No one around: ‘It’s eerie, like that scene in Vanilla Sky where Tom Cruise walks around Times Square in New York City and there is no one, it’s freaky,’ said the leggy wonder
No one around: Here she is seen crossing a street alone with no one else around
‘Also I have not seen one Chinese person in the city, I think they are just afraid to go out.’
As of Wednesday, two people have died in France of the Coronavirus and there are five new cases.
Director general of the French health authority Jérôme Salomon stated on Wednesday morning that a 60-year-old Frenchman had died overnight after testing positive for the illness at Pitié Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, reported The Local in France.
Alone on the street: The star had on a pink blazer dress with a cutre purse
Sad times: As of Wednesday, two people have died in France of the Coronavirus and there are five new cases
The man was a teacher from Vaumoise in the Oise département. He had said that he had not recently traveled to an area affected by Coronavirus, it was added.
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will be holding an emergency meeting of ministers on Thursday morning to review the situation in France, the site also stated.
And according to Al Jazeera, there are now 17 confirmed cases in the country.
Blanca has also said that nightlife is dead in Paris this week. ‘I went to dinner last night and the place was half empty,’ she said.
Happier times: Here she is seen with friend Judd Nelson of St Elmo’s Fire and Breakfast Club fame at the Doris Bergman Valentine’s gifting suite in early February in LA
‘It was a weird feeling, just not too many people and very quiet, like if you don’t talk you won’t get the Coronavirus! The vibe is very different here than last year.’
She was also told by her hotel to be careful.
‘When I checked in they told me to let them know if I develop any symptoms and they also told me to wash my hands often, which is highly unusual. In Paris, people usually don’t talk that way,’ she added.
The star will be walking in friend Christophe Guillarme’s show on Wednesday and hope all goes well.
‘So much work has been put into this show and making the clothes perfect so I hope it goes smoothly,’ she added.
Blanca is best known for her movie Mission: Possible; her next is Spychosis with Jamie Lee Curtis.
Her boyfriend is John Savage, who is best known for the film The Deer Hunter. His last movie, Last Full Measure, was a box office hit.