Sky News' Kay Burley unveils black eye after horror accident as she issues warning to fans
Sky News presenter Kay Burley has opened up on an incident which happened last year which led to her waking up "covered in blood".
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Kay Burley is best known for presenting her three-hour-long breakfast show on Sky News. However, as the broadcast starts at 7am, the 63-year-old wakes up at 3.17 am.
Speaking about her routine ahead of going to work, the presenter details how she sits up and takes a breath before turning the lights on. Although this wasn’t the case a year ago as Kat admitted her routine has changed after a horror accident.
She told The Times: “The sitting up, taking a breath and putting all the lights on is very, very important because last year I jumped out of bed and, next thing, I woke up covered in blood on the bathroom floor.”
The 63-year-old explained that she takes medicine to lower her blood pressure, unaware that menopause lowers it further. Kay detailed that when she got out of bed too quickly, she passed out in the shower.
Kay added: “Luckily I hit my head on the wall as I went down because the doctor said if I'd hit the door jamb it would have been Goodnight Vienna."
The incident, which happened last June, resulted in Kay missing her show.
Taking to Instagram this week, the Sky News star shared close-up images of her face after the nasty fall.
Her fans could see her eye, which was badly bruised and swollen, with a slight bruise on her lower lip.
She captioned the snap: "Thanks for all your kind words after reading about my fall last year in The Times. Check your blood pressure!”
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In a second photo, Kay praised the “brilliant” make-up artists for “saving the day” as the injuries were no longer visible.
Recently, Kay had taken some time away from screens to move into her new countryside home.
Sharing a snippet of her stunning new place, the Sky New star gave her followers a glimpse of a hallway with high ceilings and wooden floors.
The home had a gorgeous floor-to-ceiling arched window with a desk overlooking the countryside and a grand chandelier hanging over it.
At the end of May, Sky News revealed that Kay will be sharing live coverage of the general election along with a team of other presenters.
People will also see Beth Rigby, Sir Trevor Phillips, Ed Conway, Sam Coates, Sophy Ridge and Adam Boulton for the special show.
Speaking about the upcoming show, Kay said: "This will be my 12th UK general election.
“I'm as committed to top-rate, fast, accurate coverage in 2024 as I was when Margaret Thatcher became PM in 1979."
