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Carol Vorderman says burnout led to hospital stay and quitting radio show
Television presenter Carol Vorderman was hospitalised with chest pains in September 2024 after experiencing burnout.
Her heart was fine, but doctors told her she had “nothing left in the tank.”
She left her LBC radio show and cut back on work after the scare.
Vorderman said she feared that next time the chest pain could be caused by a heart problem.
She also changed her eating habits, including eating more vegetables, and says she has regular scans.
The episode came as she was dealing with health problems; another report says she was diagnosed with chronic rheumatoid arthritis in 2024, though it does not link that diagnosis to the burnout or chest pains.
Vorderman has shared that she is exercising to maintain her strength, and was due to appear on ITV’s televised Pride of Britain Awards on October 22.
Carol Vorderman said burnout led to chest pains and a hospital stay in September 2024.
She said doctors told her she had “nothing left in the tank” and she quit her LBC radio show.
Vorderman said her heart was fine but she feared the next episode could affect it.
She said she reduced her workload and changed her diet after the health scare.
She also said she has regular scans and works to maintain her strength.
- Who
- Carol Vorderman, television presenter and former Countdown host.
- What
- She said burnout led to chest pains, hospitalisation and quitting her LBC radio show.
- When
- She was hospitalised in September 2024; she discussed the experience in 2026.
- Where
- The hospital’s location is not stated.
- Why
- She said she had hit burnout and doctors told her she had nothing left in the tank.
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Vorderman was hospitalised with chest pains after experiencing burnout.
She gave up her LBC show and reduced her workload.
Articles reported her account of the health scare and her changes to work and diet.
- Hospital stay
- September 2024
- Health issue
- Chest pains; she said her heart was fine
- Doctor’s assessment
- Nothing left in the tank
- Radio show
- LBC
- Age
- 65
- Workplace changes
- She quit the show and quietened down her work
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What people are saying
Becoming ill was a blessing because it reset things in my life.
I had chest pains and thankfully my heart was fine, but doctors said I had nothing left in the tank, so I had to give up my LBC show. I was sad but thought, ‘Next time it could be my heart’.
It was like an intervention, and I'm so grateful for it.
I have a bag of sprouts a day when I’m at home! I’m addicted to sprouts.