Robert Rinder was appearing on Good Morning Britain one minute and laying in a hospital bed the next.
As he gets treatment for a prolapsed disc in his back, the TV personality and criminal attorney, 44, has learned the hard way that life can change in the blink of an eye.
A prolapsed disc, also known as a slipped or herniated disc, can cause significant lower back discomfort.
It occurs when a soft cushion between the bones of your spine pushes out, producing discomfort if it presses on nerves (the more you know).
Sharing images from his bed, Rob updated fans on how radically his day had altered in only a few hours.
‘Began the day bringing politicians to account on @GMB & interviewing Lulu & Richie Sambora…’ he tweeted after interviewing Angela Rayner and The Masked Singer finalists.
‘Finished it having a prolapsed disc in my back repaired & healed.’
He added: ‘Life can change in a moment.. Hold on to joy wherever you find it (thanks brilliant medical team).’
The TV personality was showered with affection from his fans, who wished him a swift recovery.
‘Wow! Life is so precious and we never know what can happen.. wishing you a speedy recovery’, one Twitter user wrote.
‘Best wishes for a speedy recovery. We need your voice of reason on our televisions, especially where politicians from all sides are concerned,’ another added, keen to see him back on their screen sharpish.
They weren’t the only ones who praised Rob’s interviewing abilities with the deputy leader of the Labour Party this morning.
Sitting next to GMB regular Ranvir Singh, he pressed the lawmaker on whether Labour was dedicated to cutting government expenditure.
Rob began, speaking to her via video link: ‘You’ve been quite articulate and I think a lot of people champion you for saying, “Look it’s not enough for you to not be the Conservative Party”.
‘You as a Labour Party have to offer something concrete, clear and different so when I look at how much money has been spent, let’s say for example Greg Hands who spent two nights at a £380 per night at a five-star grand hotel, is it the position of the Labour government then, if you were to get into power, that you would categorically commit to the British government to say you would not do that?’
‘Well, what we are clear on, and part of this expenditure is justified, and I’m quite clear on that,’ Rayner said from Manchester.
‘What I am very clear on is that Labour would be transparent so first of all, the only reason we have these figures is because I have FOI’ed the government and asked for them.
‘Some government departments publish them and some of them don’t. We had a national audit office report and the public accounts committee report some years ago.’
Rob chimed in, dissatisfied with her explanation, saying, ‘Sorry, Angela Rayner, that’s not an answer.’
‘Government ministers staying at some hotels is completely legitimate. I did give you that answer saying there is some legitimate spend,’ Rayner defended.
Things didn’t end there, as Rob interrupted the politician again later in the conversation.
‘I’m so sorry, I’m going to get into terrible trouble on social media, I don’t really care – these are not difficult questions.’
‘Cleaning up politics is important, I’m talking over you Angela Rayner because we don’t have time, it’s not a party political broadcast,’ he said.
In reality, he didn’t get in trouble on social media because GMB fans praised him.