Bec Judd returns from Coachella with nasty illness and admits it's not the first time

Bec Judd and her Coachella crew were living their best lives at the iconic festival – but now they're back and illness has set in. The 43-year-old influencer and her best friend Jess Roberts both revealed they're struggling with a nasty illness since returning home on their podcast Vain-ish. "I love it that we've come back and everyone's trying to test themselves for COVID," Roberts said of their friend group. Watch the video above."No, they're all negative – it's the Coachella cough."Judd explained they've all got the same symptoms and said that the desert festival is actually the optimal place to pick up this sickness. "It's the dust at the polo club because Coachella is at the Empire Polo Club – the ground is full of grass and horse s--t and you breathe it in because it's so windy, and that's your Coachella cough," she said. READ MORE: All eyes on Jackie O to see if she fronts courtREAD MORE: Macca's quietly axes McCafe menu itemsREAD MORE: Meghan quietly removes children's royal titles after backlashJudd opened up about how she was feeling and said that she still feels horrible even days later. "I'm rubbish. I am so rubbish... I'm still a little bit dizzy and I feel fuzzy," she said. But this is nothing new for Judd, who said that this mystery illness hit her after last year's festival too. "I was remembering back to last year when I went, we got back and we went straight to our country property and then it was Easter," she shared."It actually took a good week before I felt not jet lagged, rehydrated, I could think again. It was like a seven-day recovery."The mum-of-four said that just by looking at Jess, who had returned from LA the day prior to the recording, she could tell her best friend was in for a tough time."I got back two days ago, and you [Jess] only got back 24 hours ago and when you picked me up to come into work today I was like: 'She ain't good. This chick is spiralling.'"For a daily dose of 9honey, subscribe to our newsletter here.Judd and her crew attended Weekend 1 of Coachella 2026 sharing pictures and videos from the event on social media. She was there with a group of high-profile Aussies, including influencer Jessie Habermann Murphy and her AFL star husband, Marc Murphy.Other familiar faces in the crew included former Home and Away star Pia Whitesell, 42, who is now based in the US, as well as Aussie radio and TV presenter Lauren Phillips.FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.