Alissa Carlson is a Los Angeles-based meteorologist
She recently began an intense weight loss journey as a health coach
The anchor passed out during a live broadcast
In a terrifying moment caught on camera, Alissa Carlson lost consciousness as she was about to deliver her morning weather report during a live broadcast for CBS L.A.’s KCAL. The incident quickly went viral on March 18, as followers waited to learn of Alissa’s condition. It was hours before the CBS Los Angeles Vice President and News Director Mike Dello Stritto shared an update, revealing Alissa was being treated at a local hospital. Learn more about Alissa and the incident, below.
What happened on air?
The live feed opened with KCAL news anchors Nichelle Medina and Rachel Kim lamenting the rainy LA weather and hoping for some sunny skies. As they were about to finish up the lead-in and turn over the segment to Alissa, the incident occurred. Alissa was on camera as her eyes rolled back, she slumped over onto the desk and then fell to the floor. Nichelle and Rachel looked shocked and confused as the feed cut away to a March Madness promo.
The updates on Alissa’s health
Hours after the incident, Alissa took to her Facebook to give the first update on her condition, and it was a positive one. In extra-large font, she wrote, “Thanks for all the texts, calls and well wishes. I am going to be ok!”
Shortly after the Facebook message, Stritto gave a statement to TMZ. “Our colleague Alissa Carlson became ill during our 7 AM newscast this morning. I want to thank her co-workers who took immediate action to comfort Alissa and call 911. Alissa is being treated at the hospital right now. Hopefully we’ll know more shortly,” he said. “In the meantime, Alissa will be in our thoughts and we’re praying for her to be feeling much better soon.”
Alissa suffered a similar situation 9 years ago
Unfortunately, Alissa had a health scare during another live broadcast when she worked at a different news station in 2014, per TMZ. The meteorologist suffered an intense case of nausea and vomited on air. As a result, she was diagnosed with a leaky heart valve.
In an interview four years later, Alissa said she was surprised to be diagnosed with the condition at her young age. “I said, ‘Are you kidding me? No, I’m way too young for that and I’m very healthy,’” Alissa recalled of her reaction. “They told me that eventually the valve would probably have to be replaced. They didn’t know when it would wear out.”
It’s unclear if Saturday’s incident was related to the heart condition.
She is also a health coach
Alissa is also a health coach, according to her Instagram. “What do I do as a health coach? I change lives!” she wrote on a New Year’s post with a montage of her clients. “Here are just a few of my clients who decided to get healthy and lose weight in 2022! Will you be next?!” she added.
She also went on an intensive weight loss journey herself and revealed the results via Instagram (above). “Someone asked me for my transformation pics the other day and I honestly didn’t want to show them,” she wrote alongside the incredible before and after pics. “It’s not that I had a ton of weight to lose before I started this health program. It was more of the memories of feeling trapped in a body where I wasn’t comfortable. From feeling frumpy to dumpy, to not having energy, to feeling self-conscious in my clothes, I knew something had to change.”
Alissa is a proud cheerleading mom
From the looks of it on social media, Alissa rounds out her happy life with a husband and daughter! “Meet my handsome hubby and Shoe Guy Neil Schwartz!” she wrote next to a “pic from his single days” on Instagram. In another sweet post, Alissa gushed about their daughter and her amazing cheerleading skills, saying “Hard work pays off.”
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Tommy Lee’s wife Brittany Furlan revealed she’s in a good place with his ex-wife, Pamela Anderson, following a recent rumored feud between the ladies. The comedian, 36, made the announcement on Friday night, March 31 after her stand-up set at Hollywood’s Improv club. “We’re all good. We want happiness, we want everyone to be friends,” she said to TMZ.
The drama began after fans claimed Brittany was dragging Pamela in a since-deleted TikTok. In it, Brittany used a “90s Pam Makeup” filter on herself and pretended to be the Baywatch star barely reacting to Brittany’s hypothetical death, according to TMZ. “Pam if I died,” Brittany had tagged the clip. The comic would end up writing, “Pls guys I gotta make jokes it’s how I cope,” before deleting the video altogether.
On Friday, Brittany told TMZ that she has yet to hear from Pamela after the TikTok video went viral. However, she said that she would be more than happy to sit down with the actress and hash it all out, per the outlet.
Prior to the self-deprecating TikTok, Brittany had shared a video letting her fans know how she was doing after the release of Pamela’s documentary and memoir Love, Pamela. In them, the Barbed Wire vet spoke extensively about her rocky 1995-1998 marriage to Tommy Lee, which caused some online hate towards Brittany, per People. “I’m lucky to have a really loving husband who honestly laughs all the stuff off and could care less,” Brittany said in the clip, according to the outlet. “So, don’t worry about anything and thank you to everyone that’s been sticking up for me”
Pamela, who shares two sons, Brandon and Dylan, with Tommy, has not commented on the Brittany TikTok drama. In addition, she appeared to cheer on the couple, who married in 2019, when she made an appearance on The Howard Stern Show in January.
“He’s married and happy, and she’s good to him and I totally support that and think that’s great,” Pamela told the shock jock. “I hate to be annoying and going through this again. I’m sure she’s annoyed, but I respect their relationship, and [I’m] just glad he’s happy and he has somebody in his life.”
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Mary Fitzgerald revealed she and her husband Romain Bonnet suffered a miscarriage. The Selling Sunset star, 42, took to her Instagram on Friday, March 31 to share the heartbreaking news, saying they had initially discovered they were expecting their first child together during their honeymoon to Indonesia in January. “We were in Bali, we got pregnant and, unfortunately, that didn’t work out.,” Mary explained.
She also said that there were complications. “I also apparently had what they called septic miscarriage, so I had to go in for surgery for that,” Mary added, referencing a miscarriage with a uterine infection.
“The reason why I’m speaking out now is because I do realize how common this is and how many people go through this, and it is not easy,” she continued. “I needed a minute because there are so many eyes on me and everyone judges and everything, and it has been rough to say the least, but there’s still hope.”
The caption for the video was filled with as much heartbreak and hope as the video itself. “It’s not always sunshine and butterflies, and that is ok. I wanted to share this in the hopes of letting others know they are not alone. I promised I would be truthful and keep you guys updated, ” Mary wrote. “We won’t be giving up… and if this message speaks to you in any way or you are feeling down, helpless, alone… please know we are in this together. Hang in there…”
Romain commented on the post and showed off his unwavering love and support for his new bride. “It’s just the beginning of our journey my princess and i promise I will always be here to support you in every step of the way ❤️❤️,” the 30-year-old realtor wrote.
Meanwhile, Mary, who has one adult son from a previous relationship, spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife about her and Romain’s 12-year age difference, which at one time appeared to be a real concern for Selling Sunset fans. “I don’t let it get to me too much. I just try to ignore most of it. I know who I am. I know what my relationship is with Romain. We’re very secure. I don’t try to pay too much attention to it,” she told HL.
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