Alison Hammond Injures Wrist Weeks After On-Air Panic Attack

Alison Hammond, the presenter, revealed on Friday's episode of This Morning that she has injured her wrist. She appeared on the show wearing a wrist support, which she explained was the result of a fall sustained during a TikTok video with a friend.

"I was doing a little TikTok with my friend and basically there was a rock in the middle of the floor and I didn't see it because I had sunglasses on... fell over the rock," Hammond explained. She described the fall as a "proper plant" but reassured viewers that she is "fine" and has the wrist "all strapped up."

This incident follows a previous health scare where Hammond left the This Morning set midway through an episode due to a panic attack. She described the experience, which occurred two weeks prior to her recent injury, as "the scariest thing I've ever been through" and likened it to entering "the upside down world" from the show Stranger Things.

During her return to the show the following week, Hammond had clarified that it was a panic attack, not a heart attack as she had initially feared. She recounted her experience, stating, "I couldn't grasp my breath, and it was a panic attack. ... I genuinely thought I was having a heart attack. I'm so glad I'm here. I feel so grateful."

Hammond also addressed the incident, joking, "If she didn't come back to the show today, she might never return at all." She expressed gratitude for the well wishes she received and emphasized that the experience had prompted her to "look at life so much differently" and "look after my health."

In an effort to raise awareness, Hammond and co-presenter Dermot O'Leary discussed panic attacks with Dr. Sian Williams. They shared that approximately one in three people will experience a panic attack in their lifetime. Dr. Williams explained that a panic attack involves a "rush of adrenaline and it's a rush of cortisol – the stress hormone."