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ITV News presenter Rageh Omaar is 'receiving medical care' after becoming 'unwell' live on air and worrying viewers when he stumbled with his words and struggled to read bulletins - as programme is pulled from ITV+1
An ITV News presenter is 'receiving medical care' after he became 'unwell' while live on air.
Rageh Omaar, 56, the ITV News International Affairs Editor was presenting the News at Ten show this evening when he suddenly began stumbling over his words and struggling to read the news bulletins.
Although it is still unclear what exactly happened, ITV News have confirmed that Mr Omaar is 'now receiving medical care' and he is grateful for all the 'well wishes', as viewers were quick to voice their concerns on social media.
'We are aware that viewers are concerned about Rageh Omaar's wellbeing,' an ITV News spokesperson said.
'Rageh became unwell while presenting News at Ten on Friday and is now receiving medical care. He thanks everyone for their well wishes.'
Rageh Omaar, 56, the ITV News International Affairs Editor was rounding up the top stories of the day on the News at 10 show when he suddenly becomes incoherent while live on air
ITV+1 later pulled the programme from its re-runs. A message on screen said: 'We'll be back soon. We're temporarily unable to bring you our +1 service'
'Scud Stud': Rageh Omaar reports from Baghdad, Iraq for BBC 10 O'Clock News in March 2003
ITV+1 also pulled the programme from its re-runs, as a message on screen said: 'We'll be back soon. We're temporarily unable to bring you our +1 service.
'We will resume shortly.'
In the video, Mr Omaar appears to become shaky and struggles to get his words out when discussing a segment on weekend life.
Viewers were quick to raise their concerns on social media with one user saying: 'I actually can't believe ITV let Rageh Omaar do the whole 30 minute show.
'If he's ill they have a duty of care to him, if he was under the influence they have a responsibility to the viewers. Seriously hope he is OK because that was tough to watch.'
Another said: 'What happened to him, is he ok & why didn't they take him off air?'
While a third said: 'I thought he was just having problems with the auto cue but I hope he's feeling better.'
Mr Omaar, a Somali-born British journalist rose to global prominence through his work as a foreign correspondent for the BBC during the invasion of Iraq and the fall of Baghdad in 2003.
He won numerous awards for his exceptional work during this time, including a Peabody Award for his reports for the BBC from Sudan and a BAFTA for the BBC's coverage of the invasion of Afghanistan in which he was the only western TV journalist to report from inside Taliban-held Kabul.
After this he worked at Al Jazeera International from 2006-2010, where he presented the nightly weekday documentary series Witness, serving as a Middle Eastern correspondent for its London Division.
He joined ITV News as a special correspondent and presenter in January 2013, reporting on a broad range of news stories, as well as producing special in-depth reports from all around the UK and abroad.
Mr Omaar, a Somali-born British journalist joined ITV News in 2013 and became their International Affairs Editor in 2014
He won numerous awards for his exceptional journalism during his time reporting in the middle east, including a Peabody Award for his work in Sudan
Mr Omaar pictured with his wife Georgiana Rose 'Nina' Montgomery-Cuninghame (right), the daughter of baronet Sir John Montgomery-Cuninghame of Corsehill at a charity dinner in January 2007
Rageh Omaar with his children and cast attend the party prior to the English National Ballet's press night performance of The Nutcracker at the Coliseum, on December 20, 2005
Rageh Omaar filming ITV programme 'The Iraq War by Numbers' which aired in 2008
Mr Omaar was then promoted to International Affairs Editor for ITV News in 2014.
Mr Omaar, who was educated at Oxford University, made his name as the 'Scud Stud' for his widely hailed coverage of the Iraq War as BBC world affairs correspondent.
Mr Omaar is married to Georgiana Rose 'Nina' Montgomery-Cuninghame, the daughter of Sir John Montgomery-Cuninghame of Corsehill, the baronet - an aristocratic title below baron - of Cuninghame of Corsehill.
The couple share three children, Loula, Sami and Zachary and were last known to be living in Chiswick, west London.
One of five children, Mr Omaar was born on July 19, 1967 in Mogadishu, Somalia to mother Sahra and father Abdullahi Omaar, a businessman.
Just this month the father-of-three found himself in hot water with some football fans over comments he made about the Premier League title race.
A self-professed Arsenal fan, Mr Omaar hilariously said: 'To sport now and the tussle for the Premier League title is still as close as anything after Liverpool returned to the top of the table.
'They beat bottom club Sheffield United 3-1. Alexis Mac Allister got the goal that turned the game, so Liverpool are, regrettably, two points clear of Arsenal.'