ABC weatherman Nate Byrne reveals what triggered his on-air panic attack after he was forced to walk off camera due to his anxiety READ MORE: ABC star suffers crippling panic attack on live TV and is forced to walk off camera By Stephen Bisset For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:44, 15 August 2024 | Updated: 06:03, 15 August 2024 e-mail 9 shares View comments ABC star Nate Byrne has opened up about what triggered his on-air panic attack this week. The News Breakfast weather presenter was forced to halt his report in the middle of Tuesday morning's broadcast after suffering an anxiety attack live on air. Appearing on the Carrie and Tommy Hit Network show on Thursday, Nate revealed being on camera in front of the 'weather wall' triggered his panic attack.
'It's very, very different for me and, luckily for me, its only when I'm in that one spot, which should actually be my safest spot,' he admitted. 'It is my favourite spot to be in the world at the weather wall doing my thing. But [it only happens] when I'm on camera.
' Nate also revealed that he was surprised when he began experiencing panic attacks, 'about four or five years ago', especially given his previous career as a lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy. 'For me, it was in my 30s five years ago or so. I was in the military, I've been on deployment to active war areas.
I'm not a very anxious person ever,' Nate said before detailing how the problem first reared its head. 'A couple of years into being on TV, one day I .