Grant Denyer quit his job at Sunrise live on air in 2013.
At the time, he blamed exhaustion for the exit, but on his podcast with wife Chezzi Denyer, It’s All True?, the 43-year-old revealed there was more to the story.
The TV personality confessed this week that he is an ’empath’ – which the dictionary defines as ‘a person with the paranormal ability to perceive the mental or emotional state of another individual’.
Struggle: Grant Denyer (pictured) quit Sunrise in 2013. At the time, he blamed exhaustion for the exit, but on his podcast with wife Chezzi Denyer, It’s All True?, he revealed there was more to the story, revealing he’s an ’empath’ and struggled to cover devastating events
That sensitivity made him vulnerable to covering devastating events like natural disasters, such as the Queensland floods in 2010 and 2011 and the Christchurch earthquake in 2011.
Explaining that both he and his wife Chezzi are empaths, Grant referred to the coverage as ‘a very heavy toll’.
‘You are there telling human stories but people are hurting and we are both empaths so… you just get really weighed down with it. It was a hectic period and I was like, I don’t think I can do this anymore. I was wiped,’ he said.
Difficult: That sensitivity made him vulnerable to covering natural disasters, such as the Queensland floods in 2010 and the Christchurch earthquake in 2011. ‘I’m seeing bits of body and a headless torso sitting in the driver’s seat. I wasn’t equipped to see that s**t,’ he said
Hard: Explaining that both he and his wife Chezzi (left) are empaths, Grant referred to the coverage as ‘a very heavy toll’. ‘You are there telling human stories but people are hurting and we are both empaths so… you just get really weighed down with it. I was wiped,’ he said
The Family Feud host explained that the graphic scenes he encountered left him traumatised.
‘I’m there and I’m seeing bits of body and a headless torso sitting in the driver’s seat. I wasn’t equipped to see that s**t. There was bits of brain everywhere. You go from a decapitation to a cat up a tree,’ he said on the podcast.
Grant spent time at a Thai health facility in 2013, with his manager Titus Day saying the host was being treated in Thailand for an ‘ongoing unknown stomach illness’.
Recovery: In 2013, Grant spent time at a Thai health facility, which specialises in the treatment of PTSD, with his manager Titus Day saying the host was being treated in Thailand for an ‘ongoing unknown stomach illness’. Pictured on Sunrise
Hard days: In the lead up to his time at the facility, Grant had been displaying what some described as ‘erratic behavior’ on Sunrise. Grant is pictured with the former Sunrise team
‘The wellness centre they attended in Thailand specialises in the treatment of PTSD [post traumatic stress disorder] and exhaustion and they spent four weeks there to finally address these ongoing health concerns,’ he said.
In the lead up to his time at the facility, Grant had been displaying what some described as ‘erratic behavior’ on Sunrise.
A disturbing clip aired on Sunrise in early 2013 shows the embattled weatherman fainting live on air during a segment in which he rides in a stunt plane.
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph following the incident, the Family Feud host explained: ‘My whole body just started to feel all warm and cosy to be honest.’
Worrying: A disturbing clip, which aired on Sunrise in early 2013, shows Grant fainting during a stunt plane segment
Shocking: Following the incident, the Family Feud host explained, ‘I had no idea I passed out. But I was out for about six or seven seconds.’ Pictured left: Mel Doyle in the studio
Out: In March 2013, Grant resigned from Sunrise live on air while speaking about the difficulties of travelling constantly for the job. Throughout the broadcast, Grant appeared distracted, swinging erratically from side to side, looking off camera and up to the sky
He added: ‘I had no idea I passed out. But I was out for about six or seven seconds.’
In March 2013, Grant resigned from Sunrise live on air while speaking about the difficulties of travelling constantly for the job.
Throughout the broadcast, Grant appeared distracted, swinging erratically from side to side and constantly looking off camera and up to the sky.
While collecting his Gold Logie in 2018, Grant referenced his stint in the Thai health facility in 2013 and admitted he’d been ‘very unwell’ at the time.
Better now: While collecting his Gold Logie in 2018, Grant referenced his stint in the Thai health facility in 2013 and admitted he’d been ‘very unwell’ at the time