Mollie King's health scare and comeback.
BBC Radio 1 host Mollie King details collapse, A&E visit, and plans show return.
BBC Radio 1 co-host Mollie King said she was absent from her afternoon show for about two weeks after collapsing unconscious at home at around 4am, hitting her head and face and being rushed to A&E. In an Instagram message to listeners who had been checking in, King said her fiancé, former England cricketer Stuart Broad, found her and helped bring her around. She thanked staff at St George’s Hospital in London, including Amy and Hannah, for treating her facial injuries and stitching her up. King described the incident as a wake-up call to take time to regain her strength, saying her first social outing after recovery was spending time with her daughters. She also indicated she would return to the Radio 1 show alongside Matt Edmondson.
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King included a lighthearted detail in her Instagram update, saying hospital staff even “managed to see past the Looney Tunes pyjama top” she arrived in, adding: “(Must buy new pyjamas!).”
In describing her first day back at normal life, King said she and her daughters “had the surprise of spotting Daddy on a big screen,” an interaction she said “made us all smile.”
One report noted King has been on BBC Radio 1 since February 2018 and, before the absence, co-hosted “Matt and Mollie” with Matt Edmondson from 1pm to 3.30pm, Monday to Thursday—context for the midday/afternoon slot she missed.
After King’s post, other Radio 1 and celebrity figures publicly responded: Matt Edmondson wrote “We’ve missed you!”, Rochelle Humes sent “Sending you love,” and Melvin Odoom replied “Sending love, see you later,” hinting at her return soon.
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