"Presenter Laura Woods fainted live on air during ITV's coverage of the Lionesses' victory over Ghana, with pundits Ian Wright and Anita Asante catching her as she fell. The 38-year-old presenter was leading coverage of England's final match of 2025, and the last of the Homecoming Series' which has seen Sarina Wiegman's side also face Brazil, Australia and China in a series of friendlies. Ahead of kick off, Woods collapsed during ITV4's coverage, prompting an immediate and well-coordinated response from colleagues and the production team."
"Just moments before kick-off on ITV4, Woods suddenly collapsed while speaking with pundits Wright and Asante. Wright, who had been responding to one of her questions, stopped mid-sentence as both he and Asante instinctively moved to break her fall. ITV's reaction was fast and controlled. Within seconds, the live shot cut away from the trio pitchside and instead moved to an angle of the pitch from above. Microphone audio was also dropped."
"ITV then went to a commercial break. When coverage resumed, Katie Shanahan stepped in for Woods and advised viewers that she had been taken ill. Woods was then helped on site by medics, and it was confirmed that it was not serious to avoid unnecessary viewer speculation. At half-time, Shanahan added: "As you may all be aware, Laura Woods fell ill at the start of the programme. We want to reassure you that she's doing okay. We all send her our love.""
Laura Woods collapsed ahead of kick-off during ITV4 coverage of England's final 2025 match against Ghana. Ian Wright and Anita Asante immediately moved to break her fall and colleagues and production staff reacted swiftly. The live camera cut away, microphone audio was dropped, and ITV went to a commercial break while medics attended to Woods pitchside. Katie Shanahan stepped in when coverage resumed and informed viewers that Woods had been taken ill. ITV confirmed the incident was not serious. Shanahan reassured viewers at half-time that Woods was doing okay and received support.
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