Kym Marsh was forced to pull out of hosting BBC Morning Live this morning due to a “stress-related” illness.
Rav Wilding stepped in for the former Corrie star last minute alongside Marsh’s usual co-host Gethin Jones.
Opening Thursday’s instalment, Jones told viewers: “You’ve got me and Rav today. You’ve stepped in because Kym Marsh is not here today, she’s meant to be. She’s ill, isn't she?”
Responding to Jones, Wilding revealed that the TV presenter is battling a suspected case of shingles.
He shared: “She called in a few hours ago. She’s sick, possibly stress-related, and I think she’s got a lot going on at the moment, and possibly shingles as well. So nasty if she’s got that.
“Kym I know you’re watching at home, get well soon.”
To which Jones added: “She’s got so much going on with her dad at the moment – Dave’s been on Morning Live talking about his prostate cancer, we know that doctors can no longer treat him.”
He then turned to the show’s resident medic, Doctor Oscar, to ask him: “How related is shingles to stress with so much going on with Kim at the moment?”
To which the medical expert said the relation between the pair was not “entirely” understood, but that it could be down to an “over-challenged immune system”.
He later added that he hopes Marsh is taking anti-viral tablets to help treat it.
Last month, Marsh revealed that her father’s prostate cancer had spread to his spine, meaning doctors could no longer treat him with chemotherapy.
Her father, David, had previously appeared on the BBC series to urge others to get their prostate checked after he delayed visiting the doctor during the pandemic.
On a previous edition of the show, Marsh told viewers: “Yes, Morning Live has been following dad’s cancer diagnosis, which was about two and a half years ago, I think now, and his latest scan results have shown, unfortunately, that there are more cancer deposits further up his spine now.
“They are doing further scans to see if it’s gone into any more of his bones.”
The actress revealed that doctors had encouraged her and her family to spend as much time with David as they could given his terminal diagnosis.
She added: “So that’s what we’ve been doing. We went out on Halloween to a lights trail, and he’s just been enjoying spending time with his family.”
