Alison Hammond shares update from hospital bed after being rushed from This Morning mid-show with heart issues

Alison Hammond has shared an update from her hospital bed after being taken ill during a live broadcast of This Morning.

The presenter, 51, rushed to seek medical attention on Friday, 2 October after experiencing alarming heart palpitations while on camera.

Addressing the scare she told fans on social media: "I know you're all worried about me. Honestly, I am fine, first of all.

“I'm getting me old ticker checked out. I had a little bit of a palpitation, and now I'm getting it all checked out, but I think I'm okay.

“I'm hoping it was just a little panic attack or something like that.”

Co-host Dermot O'Leary, 53, announced Hammond had to leave the broadcast when the show came back from an advert break.

“Welcome back to This Morning. Alison is feeling a little unwell, so she’s just had to duck out,” he announced.

The programme had begun with Hammond and O'Leary at the helm, and her departure came after a segment about pets.

The star was last seen clutching her chest in the edge of a frame, before she was helped away from the sofa by O’Leary.

Hammond apologised to viewers for leaving mid-broadcast, saying that she would normally never leave a TV show, before joking: “Look how good I look! Still got my make-up on from This Morning. Lush.”

The presenter later updated fans to let them know her test results had come back all clear and she’d returned home following a suspected panic attack.

“I’m going to take stock, get some rest, and I’ll see you soon,” the star said in a video shared to Instagram.

Hammond, 51, rose to fame in 2002 when she appeared as a contestant on Channel 4 reality show Big Brother.

She has since appeared on programmes including I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and Strictly Come Dancing.

The star first appeared on This Morning in 2003 and became a co-host in 2021.

She is known for memorable TV moments and celebrity interviews such as playing Connect 4 with pop star Beyonce.

Hammond also co-hosts The Great British Bake Off with comedian Noel Fielding, which recently started airing its latest season with new judge Nigella Lawson.

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