After undergoing keyhole heart surgery in March, TV presenter Emma Willis has revealed that she will likely be left with a “forever” side effect.
Born in Sutton Coldfield, the 49-year-old broadcaster shares three children with Busted musician Matt Willis.
She first shared the news of her operation on April 23, on Instagram. She later said she was “really anxious and nervous” during the lead up to going under.
But it didn’t take her long to return to showbiz duties. Emma attended the BAFTA TV Craft Award nominees’ party at The V&A on April 24.
This weekend, she’s back with Cooking With The Stars (August 3)…
Emma has been open about her recovery (Credit: Splashnews.com)
Emma Willis on undergoing keyhole heart surgery
The TV presenter discussed her heart surgery with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden two months after the op, revealing that it had been “pretty scary”.
“I found out in January and by March I was in on the table and having a little device fitted into my heart to fill a hole that I never knew existed,” she said. “I’ve had it my whole life and just had no idea.”
My heart has got to kind of learn how to refunction hole-free.
She went on to tell Amanda and Jamie that she had always experienced heart palpitations. But she had always written them off as stress-induced. Then, over the past couple of years, they got worse.
“I’ve been having them more and more, and they got to a point where it was quite a lot,” she said. The surgery plugged the hole in her heart. Since then, the frequency of her palpitations has reduced. But it hasn’t stopped them altogether, she revealed.
“I might have them forever,” Emma said. “My heart has got to kind of learn how to refunction hole-free.”
Matt and Emma’s relationship has grown as a result of couples’ therapy (Credit: Splashnews.com)
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