Radio host Lauren Phillips breaks down on air after traumatic night with sick family member By Stephen Bisset For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:31, 14 August 2024 | Updated: 06:34, 14 August 2024 e-mail View comments An emotional Lauren Phillips fought back tears on Wednesday as she recounted a traumatic experience involving her beloved dog Mala. Speaking with her NOVA co-host Jase Hawkins, 42, Lauren, 41, admitted that she had a 'rough night' on Tuesday after her faithful pooch had suffered two seizures. 'I had a rough night last night, and I'm a bit emotional today,' Lauren admitted on air.
'I don't want to cry. I've got a very sick dog, and it's really, really upsetting me. So my big dog, Marla, who's just like my absolute wingman, had two really big seizures overnight, and it was, it was just.
..,' she continued, struggling to hold back tears.
Admitting that Mala had experienced seizures in the past, Lauren said that she was surprised at the previous night's 'episode' as she thought the problem had been brought under control. 'She’s had a couple before..
.but [I] thought we'd worked it out and then last night, she had two really, really big seizures overnight,' She said. Continuing, Lauren admitted that the situation was made more difficult due to the fact that her millionaire fiancé, Paul O'Brien was not at home, and that her brother and sister-in-law were staying over with their new baby and Lauren did not want to wake them.
'[It happened] at, like 10 o'clock las.