The former Hear'Say member recalls freaking out when she saw in the mirror that she couldn't hold her lip up, prompting her into thinking she had a stroke.
- Oct 10, 2022
AceShowbiz - Suzanne Shaw opened up about her health scare earlier this year. The former Hear'Say star-turned health guru thought she was having a stroke - but was actually suffering from burnout.
Suzanne gave up alcohol, switched to a plant-based diet, and took up meditation to improve her mental wellbeing after years of being on anti-depressants. She recently revealed her health scare led her to take one day a week off from work to stop herself from suffering a breakdown.
She told Closer UK, "Since January I've been non-stop. I've been working day and night! I enjoy everything so much; I didn't realise I was taking on too much and my brain began to feel very full."
"One night I was brushing my teeth, when I realised the toothpaste was falling out of my mouth. When I looked in the mirror, it looked like my face had dropped slightly - if I smiled, I couldn't hold my lip up."
The 41-year-old star - who launched "The Happy Healthy Club" wellbeing community on the web - admits that if she hadn't slowed down her hectic working schedule, she could have ended up seriously ill.
The mother-of-two - who has Corey, 17, with ex-boyfriend Darren Day, and Rafferty, six, with fiance Sam Greenfield - added, "I felt so scared, and shocked, because I am so health conscious. Thankfully nothing sinister showed up, but I think it was my body's way of telling me to stop, or I'd make myself seriously ill."
"So, I cleared out my diary for a while and now I take one proper day off a week to spend time with the family. I'm feeling so much better, but it's a real lesson."
