Ex-Sky Sports host opens up on ‘harmful breast implants’ which she needed to have eliminated
A Sky Sports host has opened up on ‘dangerous breast implants’ she was forced to have removed after suffering medical complications
Danica Patrick suffered medical complications from breast implants(Image: Simon Galloway, LAT Imagesvia Getty Images)
Racing legend and former Sky Sports host Danica Patrick opened up after the terrifying ordeal that forced her to have her breast implants removed.
The former IndyCar racer, 43, spoke about how her health spiralled three years after she underwent surgery in 2014. The implants caused her to suffer medical complications that required her to undergo various treatments.
Speaking in an interview with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, Patrick explained that her symptoms started small but eventually turned into a terrifying ordeal. Patrick said: “Basically, I got breast implants in 2014. It was after three years that I started to notice stuff and another few years later, a disaster happened.”
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The driver consulted multiple specialists and attempted different medical approaches. “I started doing every protocol, I didn’t care. I was just looking for something that worked. I was working with one doctor, then I worked with another,” she added.
“I gained weight, lost my hair, full inflammation. I was exhausted. I had no recovery. During all of this, I ran the Boston marathon. It was a disaster.”
Patrick eventually underwent surgery to have her implants removed in 2022 and she joined a group of women speaking out about Breast Implant Illness. In 2024, Patrick detailed her decision to get the implants and remove them. “I was always been a tiny little thing.
“I was curious about them when I was much younger. The news would make you think that there was nothing wrong with them. They were safe. It wasn’t like, a concern,” Patrick said to Navwell.
“I wasn’t like, ‘Oh, wow. I wonder if this will make me sick. Many people have them.’ I was super lean and in shape and early 30s and I remember thinking that I don’t want to wait until I’m done racing. I don’t know when that’s going to be to get implants. I want the whole package now.
“I didn’t even look at two doctors. I just went to one and I got that done. And I also thought it made me feel more feminine and sexy. But in the end, I realized that one totally didn’t work either, because anytime they would be touched, I’d be thinking to myself, ‘They’re fake!”
“Quickly, all those things, faded when, I was struck with the many, many things that slid into effect over time.”
Patrick was dropped by Sky Sports from her role as a presenter on Formula 1 coverage. In an Instagram post, she wrote: “From my first @skysportsf1 race in Austin to my last 5 years later… I had such a blast!’ she wrote on Instagram. ‘The sky team was so much fun (thank you all), I saw so many amazing new race tracks and cities, and got to be part of a huge boom in F1!
“I called after the last race in 2025 and said it was time for me to move on and I was so grateful for the opportunity and experience I was given!
“….and now due to my deep exposure to F1, I will be glued to my tv for the season starting this weekend, like every other fan!”
