Alison Hammond is doing “so much better” after suffering a “massive panic attack” during a live edition of This Morning.
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Hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley opened Monday’s edition of the ITV show with an update on the TV presenter, 51, after she became unwell during Friday’s programme.
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Shephard said: “We had a little bit of a scare on Friday.”
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Deeley then reassured viewers with some good news, saying Hammond had been “given the all clear, home and resting”.
“We love you Alison, sending you lots of love,” Shephard added.
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The presenters also revealed that Hammond had sent him a message about her recovery, saying she had been “spoilt by everyone at home”.
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“She sent me a lovely message saying she was spoilt by everyone at home, having massages, felt a bit like a princess,” they added.
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The presenter had appeared to clutch her chest before O’Leary accompanied her from the studio as the ITV programme cut to an advert break.
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The show had been halfway through a segment about pets when the incident occurred, with O’Leary later telling viewers that Hammond was “feeling a little unwell” and had “had to duck out”.
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Hammond later revealed that she had been taken to hospital for checks on her heart, lungs and bloods after initially experiencing palpitations.
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In a video shared on Instagram, the This Morning star reassured fans that she was “fine” and joked about still having her make-up on from the programme.
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She said: “Hello, my lovelies.
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I know you’re all worried about me.
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“Honestly, I am fine, first of all, but I’m getting my old ticker checked out.
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“I had a little bit of a palpitation, and now I’m getting it all checked out.
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But I think I’m OK.
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I’m hoping it was just a little panic attack or something like that.”
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Hammond also apologised to viewers for leaving the programme, saying she would not normally walk away from a live TV show.
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She added: “I’m so sorry I left you.
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I would never normally do that.
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I would never leave a TV show – so you know I wasn’t very well.
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“Hopefully I’m going to be all right.
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The doctors are so lovely, and they’re checking me out, and hopefully everything’s going to be fine.
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I love you.”
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She later corrected herself and insisted: “Everything is fine!”
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The broadcaster then joked about her appearance, adding: “I’m rocking it.
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Look how good I look – still got my make-up on from this morning.
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She captioned the video: “Anything to have a day off.”
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Hammond has now revealed that doctors found no underlying problem after carrying out a series of tests.
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Sharing another video with her followers, she said: “Hi everyone.
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I’m just getting in touch to let you all know I’m home, I’m safe, and I’m feeling so much better.
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“Thanks to everyone at the NHS who did the checks on my heart, lungs, bloods.
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I’m all okay.
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It’s all clear.
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“Which would mean I had a massive panic attack on live TV.
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I mean, the shame of it.”
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She admitted that the experience had felt “very real”, explaining that she was new to experiencing panic attacks and would now need to learn more about them.
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Hammond also thanked those who looked after her at This Morning, singling out O’Leary for being “incredible”.
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She said: “Honestly, it’s really warmed my heart.
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I didn’t necessarily want to be on the news or anything like that but this is a new world to me.
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“I’m going to take stock, get some rest and I’ll see you soon.”
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