Erin Molan collapses on-air during spider encounter
A creepy crawly encounter on 2Day FM’s Breakfast Show ended in dramatic scenes when presenter Erin Molan fainted, prompting co-host Hughesy to call for an emergency ad break.
Molan had been facing her fear of spiders along with Linda, an arachnophobic listener, with footage of the segment showing the media personality shrieking in terror and falling to the floor.
“We’re about to have spiders put on us,” Molan told the camera before a small tarantula was released beside her and its handler advising her and Linda to “breathe” and “stay calm”.
While Linda held the spider briefly with guidance from the handler, things took a turn when Molan was faced with the spider.
“We can stop if you want to stop,” the handler said, with Hughesy echoing the sentiment in the background.
“The most important thing is that you feel safe and that you feel comfortable.”
Determined to carry on, Molan agreed to have the spider put on her before she slowly fell to the floor.
“We need to go to a break, go to a break, absolutely. We need to go to a break,” Hughesy frantically said, with a producer yelling for everyone to “get out of the studio” shortly after.
In the clip, Moran can be seen apologising profusely and speaking with first aid before embracing Linda for helping her face her fear.
As Moran managed to laugh off the moment, the segment seemed to end on a positive note with Hughesy saying, “All’s well that ends well”.
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