{"id":323158,"date":"2025-12-03T18:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/323158\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T18:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:05:09","slug":"british-sports-presenter-laura-woods-ok-after-collapsing-on-live-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/323158\/","title":{"rendered":"British sports presenter Laura Woods &#8216;OK&#8217; after collapsing on live TV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A British sports presenter is doing &#8220;OK&#8221; after suddenly collapsing in a terrifying scene during a live broadcast on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">ITV and TNT Sports presenter Laura Woods, 38, was covering an international friendly between England and Ghana women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/soccer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">soccer<\/a> teams when she suddenly collapsed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/soccer-presenter-laura-woods-001.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Woods appears during the UEFA Champions League\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>TNT Sports presenter Laura Woods appears during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Phase MD1 match between Liverpool FC and Atletico de Madrid at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Sept. 17, 2025. (James Gill &#8211; Danehouse\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Fellow presenter and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/soccer\/premier-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">former Arsenal player<\/a> Ian Wright and Anita Asante reacted quickly, catching Woods as she fell forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The broadcast quickly faded to black, and when it returned, former England women\u2019s field hockey player Katie Shanahan had reportedly taken over.<\/p>\n<p>Woods took to social media to update viewers on her condition, noting that medical staff believed she collapsed as a result of &#8220;a weird virus.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/soccer-presenter-laura-woods-002.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Woods pictured before a Champions League match\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Presenter Laura Woods is pictured before the Champions League match between BSC Young Boys and Aston Villa at Stadion Wankdorf in Bern, Switzerland, on Sept. 17, 2024. (REUTERS\/Denis Balibouse)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gosh that was a bit weird. Sorry to worry everyone, I&#8217;m OK, the wonderful paramedics at Saints have said it&#8217;s probably a weird virus, just need a bit of rest &amp; hydration,&#8221; she said in a post shared to her Instagram Stories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/british-golfer-charley-hull-opens-up-about-fainting-during-major-tournament\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BRITISH GOLFER CHARLEY HULL OPENS UP ABOUT SCARY FAINTING INCIDENT DURING MAJOR TOURNAMENT\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m really embarrassed that happened on TV, but a big thank you to my colleagues at ITV who have really looked after me tonight. And to Wrighty and Neets for catching me and sorry again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adam Collard, former &#8220;Love Island&#8221; TV star and Woods\u2019 fianc\u00e9, also shared an update on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/soccer-presenter-laura-woods-003.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Woods before Champions League quarterfinal match\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>TNT Sports presenter Laura Woods and pundit Rio Ferdinand are seen before the Champions League quarterfinal second leg match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Britain, on April 17, 2024. (REUTERS\/Carl Recine)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u200b\u200bLaura is all ok and with the right people. Thank you for all of your kind messages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Woods is an award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/united-kingdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">British sports broadcaster<\/a> best known for her coverage of the Premier League. She\u2019s also known for her work covering the FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, and women\u2019s international fixtures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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