Naga Munchetty's husband said 'she cannot move' after BBC star collapsed in pain
BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty has revealed how her husband reacted the moment she was struck by an excruciating health issue
BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty has opened up about how her husband was forced to react to her health emergency that left her in excruciating pain.
Th 50-year-old presenter had just returned from the theatre and was at home with her husband James Haggar when she suddenly collapsed in bed, writhing in agony due to intense abdominal pain. Hours into the ordeal, with James unable to drive as he'd been drinking, they were forced to call an ambulance.
Recounting the incident to Saga Magazine, she relayed her husband's three heartbreaking words to the emergency operator. Naga said he simply stated: "She cannot move."
Naga sought help from a private gynaecologist and received a diagnosis of adenomyosis, a painful condition where the inner lining of the uterus breaks through the muscle wall.
Suffering symptoms like heavy bleeding and the kind of debilitating pain she experienced that night, Naga's condition is not uncommon, affecting around one in 10 UK women, particularly those in their 40s and 50s.
In her interview with Saga, Naga praised her husband's support throughout her struggle with adenomyosis, reports Bristol Live.
She said James has been "really understanding" and reflected on the importance of timing when discussing personal health issues with a partner.
She told Saga: "I'm very lucky because you have to pick your moments with partners to tell them about everything you go through - you don't want to do it on the first date or the first time you sleep together.
"Many of the women I speak to have wonderful husbands, but they'd had to learn as adults about what their partners were going through, because we're not taught any of it in school."
Naga also shared that she underwent surgical sterilisation as she and her husband made an early decision not to have children. The BBC Breakfast star confessed they "liked the life" they led and her mother eventually understood her choice.
Naga has been a familiar face on the BBC Breakfast sofa since 2014. She also took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, where she was eliminated in week four after being partnered with Pasha Kovalev.
Born in London to parents from India and Mauritius, the presenter's birth name is Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah. However, her mother began calling her Naga - Sanskrit for 'cobra' - due to a dream about snakes during her pregnancy with Naga.
The telly star confessed she disliked her name growing up but has since learned to "embrace" it. However she also revealed that she faced "racist" comments from people about her name.
Speaking to Saga, she said: "I've embraced it now, but when I was younger it was all about assimilation and it was an unusual name. I'd get a lot of people asking: 'Oh, does she nag a lot?' all the time and there were some awful racist variations as well."
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