Miranda Hart reveals ‘phone stopped ringing’ after Lyme disease forced her to give up work

Miranda Hart reveals 'phone stopped ringing' after stopping work due to her Lyme diseaseYoung Again/ BBC

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00:00And the pain of not being able to work. So, no, I couldn't work because I became ill

00:08and I tried to keep going before the diagnosis and it didn't go well. And I feel like I want

00:16to say thank you to all those dear producers and directors that had to work when we didn't

00:19know what was going on. I was so unwell. But I hated having to stop work. I hated giving

00:27up work.

00:28How long did it take you?

00:29Oh, no. Can I just say, I've just remembered that you said the commissioners said next.

00:32How dare you?

00:33Well, I was trying to make you laugh, but it didn't work.

00:36Yeah. No, no. Well, I'm very serious about it.

00:39Well, it's a hard game showbiz, isn't it? I mean, it does happen. People get their shows

00:44cancelled all the time.

00:45No, no, no. The phone completely stopped ringing and no one texted me nothing. Absolutely nothing.

00:52Just a few very kindly people who occasionally touch in and go, just come back when you're

00:57But basically, yeah, the phone stopped ringing and I did feel very isolated and alone and

01:03really, really missed it because my job can be a family and can be the social life.