Erin Molan offers an apology as she takes TV WEEKโs call.
โIโm so sorry about the delay,โ the Nine Network TV presenter says. โWe were meant to do this last week, werenโt we?โ
Sheโs right โ our interview was scheduled for a week ago. But all that was put on hold when Erin collapsed suddenly at work.
It was a terrifying moment for the mum-to-be, who was rushed from the Nine Network studios to hospital.
โI needed an ambulance โ it wasnโt pleasant,โ the 35-year-old says.
โThe issue was low blood pressure combined with an early start. And because your body is pumping so much blood, you can get weak.โ
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Erin reassures her fans that she and bub are OK.
Tests confirmed mum and bub were healthy, but the incident frightened Erin and her fiancรฉ, Sean Ogilvy.
โI couldnโt have cared less about myself,โ she says. โBut I was worried I might have hurt my baby when I fell.
โSean was also really scared โ he came straight to the hospital.โ
For someone who prides herself on her work ethic, it was a timely reminder to take a pregnant pause.
โI need to accept that my abilities are reduced right now,โ she admits.
โIโve got a baby inside me and I just need to take it a bit slow.โ
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Erin and fiance, Sean, canโt wait to meet their firstborn.
The presenterโs pregnancy has already thrown up a few curve balls.
โI havenโt been well at all, Iโve been quite sick,โ she says.
With the baby due in June, Erin has a juggling act on her hands. She aims to take it slowly, but is also facing the biggest year of her career.
First up, Erin is fronting another season of 20 To One, alongside Dave Thornton.
โItโs nice because itโs so different to everything else I do,โ she says. โAnd I love hearing the celebrities we have on. Plus, Dave is brilliant โ heโs really funny.โ
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20 To One hosts Erin and Dave.
Then, later this year, Erin will step into a role that has been clouded in controversy โ as the new host of the NRL Footy Show, replacing popular long-time host Paul โFattyโ Vautin.
โI knew the backlash would come,โ she says. โIโm not silly โ Iโve worked in TV a long time.
โBut Iโm more of a fan of Fatty than anyone. I was really upset that there would be changes.โ
The rejigged format will see the show cut to an hour and packaged as a post-match wrap-up directly after Nineโs Thursday Night Football.
For Erin, it represents a chance to do what she does best โ defy expectations.
โIโve been under a microscope ever since I joined the show,โ Erin sighs. โIโm the first woman to host, and Iโm not a football legend who played 300 first-grade games, so I canโt rest on my laurels.
โMy reputation will never be enough and Iโve always been acutely aware of that, which is why I work so hard.โ
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The NRL Footy Show is getting rejigged in 2018.
Having fought her way to the top in a male-dominated TV landscape, Erin has developed an unrivalled work ethic.
โIโve always been one to work as much as possible,โ she says. โMy job has been my life.
โAnd only once I fell pregnant and got engaged did that change.โ
While plenty of rest is locked in once the bub arrives, Erin concedes her itch to work means she wonโt take too much time off.
โI wonโt take long,โ she explains. โMy schedule allows me to work in chunks, so Iโll do my prep from home and then just go in and do my hours.โ
With so many changes ahead, thereโs one big event that Erin is happy to push pause on โ getting hitched!
Erin and Sean were all set to tie the knot last December. But their baby news saw the wedding put on the backburner.
โWe havenโt settled on a new date,โ she says. โWeโd rather wait a year or two, and then our child can be a part of it too. Iโm excited to get married, but the wedding itself, itโs not a big deal.โ