Nova radio host Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald makes heartbreaking admission about why he almost cancelled a hosting gig

Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald has revealed really he was almost prevented from co-hosting an arena successful Sydney on Tuesday after suffering an utmost panic attack.

The power host, 47, made nan daze admittance to co-stars Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli and Kate Ritchie, revealing he almost bailed arsenic MC for nan Australia Hotels Association NSW Awards astatine Royal Randwick.

'There was a infinitesimal wherever I grabbed co-MC Wippa and said to him, "I'm having a panic attack",' Fitzy explained.

'On 1 shoulder, I had a sound saying to maine "Toughen up. You've been done this before", but connected nan different enarthrosis I had different 1 going "leave Wip and conscionable locomotion retired of present and fto him do it by himself".'

Wippa suggested Fitzy puts to overmuch unit connected himself while presenting and said it is OK to spell easy connected yourself for nan liking of his intelligence health.

'Knowing that you've had immoderate occurrence arsenic a speaker before, possibly you put that unit and anticipation connected it,' he said.

'You said you were having a panic attack. I said "That's okay mate. We're conscionable gonna get up, we're gonna opportunity that we hosted it past year, and don't overthink it, we can't power what nan assemblage is going to think.'

Fitzy past thanked his co-host for nan pep talk and fortunately nan duo aced their presenting duties connected nan night.

Kate Ritchie joined co-hosts Fitzy and Wippa connected their Nova FM meal power show backmost successful March.

And caller power ratings study person revealed nan power station's assemblage stock has accrued since nan erstwhile character joined nan show.

According to nan figures released successful August, nan trio jumped 0.6 of a percent constituent to a 6.9 per cent share.

Ritchie moved from thrust to meal pinch Fitzgerald and Wipfli connected their Sydney meal show.

'I americium truthful excited to beryllium joining Fitzy and Wippa successful nan very competitory meal slot,' Ritchie said astatine nan time.

'I'm a immense instrumentality of nan show and I’ve been awesome mates pinch nan boys for years. The past 8 years connected thrust has been an important portion of my life but I'm thrilled to return connected this caller situation by returning to meal power successful my hometown.

'I can't hold to aftermath up Sydneysiders beside 2 of nan industry's much-loved meal announcers.'