Fainting spell on "heute journal": Gundula Gause has to cancel broadcast

Concern about ZDF presenter - Fainting spell on "heute journal": Gundula Gause has to cancel broadcast

A night-time scare at ZDF's "heute journal": presenter Gundula Gause had to cancel her appearance on the news program prematurely on Monday evening for health reasons. Main presenter Dunja Hayali then finished the live program alone.

Gause was reading out a report on the Gaza war when she had difficulty articulating. Her voice suddenly began to falter and her words became indistinct and slurred. For the rest of the program, Gause was no longer in the picture. Many viewers then took to social media to express their concerns about the 58-year-old's state of health.

Das sieht nicht gut aus. Gute Besserung Gundula Gause! @heutejournal @ZDF pic.twitter.com/FF9E5OAWz1

— storymakers (@mz_storymakers) December 18, 2023

Concern about TV presenter Gundula Gause

Colleague Hayali explained her absence at the end of the show with a dizzy spell: "The fact that I had to finish the show alone is because Gundula just got a bit dizzy. It can happen, but the all-clear: she's feeling better again."

There is no further information about the interruption so far. Gause is a veteran of "heute journal" and has been co-presenter of the ZDF news program since 1993.

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1. Viewers expressed their concerns on social media after an 'attack of weakness' affected Gundula Gause during a live broadcast of ZDF's "heute journal," causing her voice to falter and words to become slurred.
2. In response to queries about Gause's absence from the show, her co-presenter Dunja Hayali revealed that Gause had experienced a 'dizzy spell' but was now feeling better.
3. Gundula Gause, who has been a veteran of ZDF's news program "heute journal" since 1993 and is known for her live broadcasts, had to cancel her appearance due to health issues during a live report on the Gaza war.

Source: www.stern.de