BBC sports activities presenter Emma Louise Jones introduced she’s stepping away from the small display because of her well being.
“My well being hasn’t been in an ideal place for fairly a while now and I’ve spent extra time in [the] hospital than my own residence,” Jones, 34, revealed through X on Wednesday, June 19. “I’m taking time away from work/life to deal with getting again to full energy.”
Jones concluded her replace by promising followers, “I’ll be again quickly 💪🏻😄.” The TV character additionally shared her assertion through her Instagram Story, however didn’t reveal specifics of her situation.
A number of followers despatched well-wishes to the reporter, with one fan writing through X, “Get nicely quickly EJ, well being is crucial factor. Wishing you a speedy restoration so we will take pleasure in your punditry once more🙏❤️x.” One other X person commented, “Well being issues above all the pieces. All the things. All the things.”
One fan replied to Jones’ tweet by opening up about their very own well being struggles. “I’m having chemo proper now so I do know what it’s like to not be nicely or really feel nicely,” the X person wrote. “Take as a lot time as you want Emma, your profession will likely be awaiting your return xxx sending prayers and plenty of love 🥰.”
Jones replied to the fan, stating, “Sending you like and energy🤍.”
Jones has labored with the BBC for a number of years and regularly seems on exhibits comparable to Match of the Day X and Soccer Focus. Days earlier than asserting her TV break, she mourned the demise of former English skilled soccer participant and fellow pundit Kevin Campbell, who died at age 54 on Saturday, June 15.
“A light-weight has gone out on this world. You’ll be missed, tremendous Kev ⭐️🤍,” she captioned a Sunday, June 16, TikTok video of the 2 of them dancing on a TV set.
Outdoors of the TV world, Jones regularly posts on TikTok, recapping the week’s optimistic information tales in her “weekly roundup of excellent information” collection. She additionally calls out inappropriate social media feedback she receives from folks on-line in her “DM Helpline” Instagram movies. Again in January, she introduced that she could be turning her collection right into a handful of specials for BBC Radio 4.
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“Truthfully, it’s simply an honor to be on it as a result of there’s some comedians on this present who I actually admire,” she mentioned in a January 14 Instagram video. “So yeah, the ‘DM Helpline’ is on BBC Radio 4. What is occurring?’
In latest months, Jones hosted Leeds United’s Participant of the 12 months Awards in April. “Took zero pictures whereas I used to be there as a result of I used to be busy having a stunning time 😄,” she captioned Instagram pics of her awards ceremony look, which featured a black V-neck costume and a half-up hairdo.
Her most up-to-date Instagram put up featured pictures of her sporting a white spaghetti strap tank prime and an identical flowy skirt. “Dangerous enterprise ingesting cocktails on this color 🍹,” she wrote alongside the snaps.
