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.