Laura Woods collapses on air as Ian Wright grabs her and channel pressured into emergency break
Laura Woods appeared to collapse live on air as she hosted coverage of England’s clash with Ghana on Tuesday.
The presenter, 38, was hosting ITV’s coverage of the Lionesses when she suddenly fell forward and was caught by Ian Wright and Anita Asante.
The cameras quickly cut away, though audio briefly continued, capturing Wright checking on Woods before the programme switched to an extended ad break.
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When the coverage returned, she had been replaced by Katie Shanahan, who announced that Woods had been “taken ill but she’s in very good hands”.
The incident occurred when the camera was on Wright, who was one of ITV 4’s two pundits along with Asante.
While Wright was speaking, he seemed to notice Woods falling, before a wider shot of the three briefly showed Wright and Asante propping Woods up, before Woods fell to the turf.
The stunned pair attempted to hold Woods up and former England striker Wright could be heard saying, “Are you OK?” before ITV cut to a five-minute ad break.
When coverage resumed Shanahan had taken Woods’s place alongside Wright and Asante, who is also a former England international.
Shanahan told viewers: “As you have probably noticed we don’t have the wonderful Laura Woods because she’s just been taken ill but she’s in very good hands, so I’m stepping in at late notice.”
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