Former presenter tells current host Lauren Laverne of pain of stepping back from career due to chronic conditions
Kirsty Young has recalled how having to step away from broadcasting for a few years due to her chronic pain condition caused her to question her own identity, saying “you lose your sense of self”.
Appearing on a special edition of Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, which she presented for 12 years, Young told current host Lauren Laverne that she is now feeling “so much better” – and reflected on the experience of returning to broadcasting.
