What Happened To Kirsty Young?

Scottish presenter, Kirsty Young stepped down from radio and tv presenting after she was diagnosed with a chronic disease. In 2018, she stepped down as host of Desert Island Discs after suffering from fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis.

“Chronic pain grinds you away. You lose your personality, you lose your sense of humor, you lose your sense of self – there are all sorts of things that go with it. It’s awful,” she said.

According to her, she found a brilliant doctor who advised her to reduce her workload.

“Well, part of getting better is, we can introduce all sorts of drugs, we can monitor you, but you have to reduce the stress in your life and you have to take this seriously. You can’t just keep shoveling painkillers down your neck, which don’t work anyway, and feeling shocking,” he reportedly said.

Young got back to BBC Radio 4 show for its Christmas Day episode, however, she returned as an interviewee.