Alison Hammond doing ‘so much better’ after suffering ‘massive’ panic attack on This Morning

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-05 · by Poppy Huggett

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Alison Hammond is recovering well after experiencing a severe panic attack during a live episode of ITV's "This Morning." The incident occurred when Hammond left mid-show due to feeling unwell, later revealing in an Instagram video that she had been taken to the hospital for medical checks. After thorough tests on her heart, lungs, and blood work, doctors confirmed there were no underlying issues, attributing her symptoms to a panic attack. In another update, Hammond expressed relief and gratitude towards the NHS staff who helped her.
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On Friday, Alison Hammond, 51, left ITV's This Morning show while clutching her chest, escorted off by co-host Dermot O'Leary. Initially, it was unclear if she would return; O'Leary informed viewers Hammond felt unwell and he would finish the broadcast. Subsequent reports revealed Hammond had a heart check-up at the hospital after experiencing palpitations. She assured her 1.9 million Instagram followers that tests were clear and she suffered from a panic attack, expressing gratitude for messages and support from NHS staff and colleagues. Hammond returned home on Saturday feeling much better and thanked everyone for their concern.

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📰 Alison Hammond Health Scare
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Evening Standard · 0.89 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 37 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe Alison Hammond's health scare during a live This Morning episode and subsequent recovery, clearly referring to the same incident.”
BBC News · 0.88 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 17 📰 publisher trust 78
“Both articles describe Alison Hammond's hospital visit and subsequent recovery following an incident on This Morning, confirming it is the same event.”
Evening Standard · 0.87 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 33 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe Alison Hammond's panic attack during a live broadcast of This Morning on different dates, with updates on her health status.”
BBC News · 0.86 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 24 📰 publisher trust 78
“Both articles describe Alison Hammond's health scare during a live broadcast of ITV's This Morning, with follow-up updates on her condition.”
Evening Standard
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 20 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe Alison Hammond's incident on This Morning where she left the set due to health concerns, with Article B providing an update days later.”

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Poppy Huggett
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Hammond PERSON · 8× ITV ORG · 3× O’Leary PERSON · 3× Shephard PERSON · 2× Alison PERSON · 1× Alison Hammond PERSON · 1× Ben Shephard PERSON · 1× Cat Deeley PERSON · 1× Deeley PERSON · 1× Instagram ORG · 1×

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The presenter is also known for her candid celebrity interviews, including an infamous 2017 exchange with Harrison Ford when she admitted she had never seen his 1982 film Blade Runner while interviewing him about its sequel, Blade Runner 2049.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05
🔮 Hammond also apologised to viewers for leaving the programme, saying she would not normally walk away from a live TV show.

Claims (45 extracted, 0 hedged)

Alison Hammond is doing “so much better” after suffering a “massive panic attack” during a live edition of This Morning. asserted
Hammond → do → Morning
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. asserted
she → open → programme
Shephard said: “We had a little bit of a scare on Friday.” asserted
We → say → Friday
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. asserted
Shephard → reassure → love
The presenters also revealed that Hammond had sent him a message about her recovery, saying she had been “spoilt by everyone at home”. asserted
she → reveal → home
“She sent me a lovely message saying she was spoilt by everyone at home, having massages, felt a bit like a princess,” they added. asserted
they → send → princess
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. asserted
programme → appear → break
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”. asserted
Hammond → occur → viewers
Hammond later revealed that she had been taken to hospital for checks on her heart, lungs and bloods after initially experiencing palpitations. asserted
she → reveal → palpitations
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. asserted
up → share → programme
Read More She said: “Hello, my lovelies. asserted
She → read → More
I know you’re all worried about me. asserted
you → know → me
“Honestly, I am fine, first of all, but I’m getting my old ticker checked out. asserted
ticker → get → all
“I had a little bit of a palpitation, and now I’m getting it all checked out. asserted
it → have → palpitation
But I think I’m OK. asserted
I → think → ?
I’m hoping it was just a little panic attack or something like that.” asserted
it → hop → that
Hammond also apologised to viewers for leaving the programme, saying she would not normally walk away from a live TV show. asserted
she → apologise → show
She added: “I’m so sorry I left you. asserted
I → add → you
I would never normally do that. asserted
I → do → that
I would never leave a TV show – so you know I wasn’t very well. asserted
I → leave → show
“Hopefully I’m going to be all right. asserted
I → go → ?
The doctors are so lovely, and they’re checking me out, and hopefully everything’s going to be fine. asserted
everything → check → me
I love you.” asserted
I → love → you
She later corrected herself and insisted: “Everything is fine!” asserted
Everything → correct → herself
The broadcaster then joked about her appearance, adding: “I’m rocking it. asserted
I → joke → it
Look how good I look – still got my make-up on from this morning. asserted
I → look → morning
She captioned the video: “Anything to have a day off.” asserted
She → caption → day
Hammond has now revealed that doctors found no underlying problem after carrying out a series of tests. asserted
doctors → reveal → tests
Sharing another video with her followers, she said: “Hi everyone. asserted
she → share → followers
I’m just getting in touch to let you all know I’m home, I’m safe, and I’m feeling so much better. asserted
I → get → touch
“Thanks to everyone at the NHS who did the checks on my heart, lungs, bloods. asserted
who → do → bloods
I’m all okay. asserted
I → ’m → ?
It’s all clear. asserted
It → ’ → ?
“Which would mean I had a massive panic attack on live TV. asserted
I → mean → TV
I mean, the shame of it.” asserted
I → mean → it
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. asserted
she → admit → them
Hammond also thanked those who looked after her at This Morning, singling out O’Leary for being “incredible”. asserted
who → thank → O’Leary
She said: “Honestly, it’s really warmed my heart. asserted
it → say → heart
I didn’t necessarily want to be on the news or anything like that but this is a new world to me. asserted
this → want → me
“I’m going to take stock, get some rest and I’ll see you soon.” asserted
I → go → you
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