Sarah Harris has revealed that she suffered a health scare shortly before leaving The Project.
The 44-year-old TV presenter shared that she was unable to walk and had to be taken to emergency due to the physical toll of working on the show before its cancellation last year.
“When I was on The Project, my back went, I had to go to emergency one day. I couldn’t stand up, I couldn’t walk,” she said in a new interview with Stellar.
“And they were looking at my scans going, ‘There’s nothing mechanically wrong with you.’ I was like, ‘Oh, OK, so it’s all in my head?’”
“And they’re like, ‘No, we’re not saying that, but backs are really tricky to treat because a lot of it can be emotional.'”
Her symptoms improved when the show was taken off air eight months ago and she shared that she has since been enjoying her break – the longest one she’s had in her career.
“I’d been holding that stress and probably shallow breathing my way through all those years,” she added.
“You have to listen to your body, and I’ve been doing that.”
Harris shared that she is now focusing on her health and spending time with her family, adding that she is not in a rush to secure her next TV gig.
She is now enjoying life back in Sydney with her two sons, while stepping into the radio industry as a newsreader for Ricki-Lee & Tim on Nova.
“There’s something hugely intimate and authentic about radio, and I’m so pumped to be waking up with Ricki-Lee and Tim,” Sarah shared in a statement.
“I’ve been in the TV news game my whole career, and I love that I’m getting the chance to deliver it on Nova 96.9…and without spending an hour in the hair and makeup chair!
“They’re both absolute stars at what they do and have such a great energy together. I’m really excited to join them and be part of a team of Sydneysiders who truly love this city.”
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