Never ill, but run down enough to get that bad a cold sore?!! If it's to take the heat off the Lottie Moss story then it's done the opposite for me. Lottie saying they partied (usually code for drugs when it comes to LM and given Spencer doesn't drink) and then
overdosing on "cold sore meds" - the overdosing is what sticks out. They were badly advised by PR if that's the case.
I don't believe Spencer slept with Lottie Moss and I was quite sceptical at the time that he may have done
or whatever else at the wedding, as he was training for that Amazon marathon and didn't think he'd jeapordise all his hard work. But then on their pod a few weeks after his return, he admitted he'd been vaping quite alot over the previous few weeks (months?) and I was quite surprised at the extent he said he was doing it. So if he was happy to do that ahead of an ultra marathon, then yeah I can see him losing the plot when surrounded by temptation and no Vogue to keep him on the straight and narrow.
I like Vogue so I hope she's not being made a fool of and feeling like she has to cover for him. But for the sake of their kids, she definitely would (understandably).