Alison Hammond home after hospital heart check-up

Alison Hammond left Friday’s live edition of ITV’s This Morning partway through and went to hospital for a heart check-up. In a video from a hospital bed, she said she had experienced “a little bit of a palpitation” and was being checked by doctors. “Honestly, I am fine,” she told followers, as reported by BBC News. [1]

Her co-host Dermot O’Leary told viewers that Hammond was feeling unwell and had left the programme. He later said she would not return for the rest of the broadcast. [1]

Hammond said she hoped the episode was a panic attack or something similar. She did not give a diagnosis or the results of the hospital checks. [1]

Update

Alison Hammond has returned home after going to hospital for a heart check-up following her departure from ITV’s *This Morning* on Friday. In an Instagram video on Saturday, she said she had been given the all-clear and was “feeling so much better”. [2]

Hammond left the live programme during a segment about pets. Her co-host Dermot O’Leary helped her off set and later told viewers she was feeling unwell. Hammond subsequently said she had experienced a palpitation and was undergoing tests. [2]