A day in the life of my quarantine: Read Jameela Jamil's diary

Going stir-crazy in quarantine? You’re not alone. Celebrities are cooped up in their homes across the country just like the rest of us. As we collectively navigate this uncharted territory, USA TODAY presents Quarantine Diaries, which give readers a peek into how our favorite stars are spending their time at home.

Today's diarist is "The Good Place" star and activist Jameela Jamil, who launched a new podcast, "I Weigh with Jameela Jamil," on Friday with guest Beanie Feldstein. Jamil's activism-based YouTube channel will follow later this month. Here’s what a day in the life of her quarantine looks like. – As told to Andrea Mandell

9 a.m. I get up at about 9 every day, which is very late for me; because of my job I’m often up and on set usually at 4 or 5 in the morning. I eat dinner leftovers for breakfast every day. This morning, I ate a cold pizza – that I hadn’t even refrigerated, I’d just left it out. Then I had a cup of tea in bed with my boyfriend (Editor's note: singer-songwriter James Blake) and we have a cuddle and a chat about our dreams the night before or what we’re going to do that day or we catastrophize about the news together.

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But that’s been a general routine that I’ve had for the whole time we’ve been together for five years. We wake up and we spend the morning cuddling with a cup of tea, just chatting. He’s my best friend. It’s the only way I like to start the day. And he’s really sweet: Even if I have to work at 4 a.m., he’ll wake up at 4 a.m. and have that time with me.

10 a.m. I’m checking social media, responding to emails and doing pre-interview calls for my podcast. Or I’m recording stuff for my YouTube channel, which we’re about to release in a couple of weeks. So I’ve just been creating content in the mornings.

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11 a.m. I go and stare inside the fridge. Then I work for another hour. Then I go stare inside the fridge for another 10 minutes. It’s like the only exercise I do at the moment.

11:15 a.m. I do a pre-interview with Billy Porter to discuss where I could and couldn’t go with the upcoming podcast interview. It’s important to have boundaries when you have very famous people who already give a lot of themselves to the public. I’m very respectful of my guests, and I make sure to do a thorough pre-interview. I also ask them the things they’re sick of talking about. I want to make sure it’s going to be an experience they enjoy, as well as I do. Also I don’t know these people – podcasts are intimate. You have to establish some sort of rapport with them before you go on air together. Otherwise, it’s like a blind date.

12 p.m. I check the fridge again. I’m not even looking for food anymore, I’m just looking for answers.

1:30 p.m. I have Chinese food for lunch. My diet has done a 180. It’s a lot of frozen food and microwaved food. And that’s fine, because I grew up on that food so I’m very comfortable with it. But also, all day is lunch now. Have you ever snacked more in your life? I’m just stress eating. It’s so scary, what’s happening to the world.

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I’m wearing my boyfriend’s clothes most of the time, and tracksuits. Everything I own is covered in food. My hands are really clean, but the rest of me is filthy. I’ll get dressed up for a Zoom conference if I have to. But often I’m only dressed up from the waist up.

3 p.m. I message with Reese Witherspoon, just working out logistics of Zoom and home studios and working out what we wanted to talk about. I feel very lucky to get a chance to speak to her on my podcast. I also joined Community (Editor’s note: A fan texting app) and spent hours texting and sending voice message to people who reached out.

The majority of messages were from folks worrying about eating more. As someone who lives in their fridge, I completely understand. Especially with the toxic advertising messaging that is going out to exploit body shaming in a pandemic. It’s upsetting for a lot of girls to see public figures talk about how they are complaining about gaining weight, as it puts a burden on a lot of people with eating disorders.

4 p.m. I’ll go for a walk in the afternoon when the sun goes down and get some fresh air. Then I’ll come back in and I’ll continue to work until about 7 or 8.

8 p.m. I watch "Sex and the City" re-runs and my boyfriend goes and plays video games and we get a little bit of alone time. We all need alone time with the girls; I can’t be with my girlfriends right now so those are my girlfriends.

I just binge-watched “Feel Good” in a night on Netflix. It’s incredible. It’s a young, queer romantic comedy. Lisa Kudrow’s in it, she’s fabulous. I’ve been watching "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The Comeback," "Barry." I just started "Little Fires Everywhere."

9 p.m. Dinner is while I’m watching television and texting and calling my friends. That’s my time to check in with everyone that I love and figure out where I can donate and who I can help.

Midnight: I go to sleep about midnight. But I watch a solid four to five hours of television first. I’ve never done this before. I haven’t had time to do this since I was a teenager. I just need distraction.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Coronavirus: Jameela Jamil shares a day inside her home quarantine