After her raw admission about the prospect of never being able to return to her show, Carrie Bickmore hinted that she is undergoing a procedure to correct her vocal cord problem08:56, 02 Jun 2026Carrie Bickmore has announced she has been hospitalised following her fortnight-long hiatus from the airwaves due to problems with her vocal cords.‌The 45-year-old, who co-hosts Carrie & Tommy Show on the Hit Network alongside Tommy Little, has addressed her absence from the station and her recent health struggles. Sharing the news on her Instagram Stories on Tuesday night, she uploaded a picture of herself in a hospital bed.‌The radio star didn't specify as to whether she was having an operation or not, but she certainly implied that she was about to undergo some a procedure to correct her problems with her vocal cords. "OK voice... time to come back [crossed fingers emoji]," she captioned her post.‌Carrie candidly addressed the reason she had been absent from her radio show recently, the much-loved host revealed that her vocal cords were "in a very bad way".‌"I am back! But this is like a ‘one night only’ special, I’m only back for today," she shared on the Australian show. “My voice hasn’t been right for some time. I went to the ENT [doctor] this morning and it’s in a very bad way… as you can hear!"Things are not good, so I’m going to have to take some time off work to get it fixed. If I don’t get it fixed now, they [vocal cords] will be permanently damaged, which will be very unfortunate for my job…”Knowing permanent damage would mean she never returned, she then became tearful on air. "It’s making me upset. I’ll be fine, sorry…" she said, overcome with emotion, adding: "I just don’t like letting people down and I don’t like letting myself down.‌"I also really love my job and don’t want to be forced not to [ever] do it again! I’m taking a little bit of time off to get it fixed. I’m hoping that if I get onto it now, it will be a non-permanent thing.”Her co-host Tommy Little was quick to try and comforted her, tell the presenter: “We just want you healthy and back to 100%, Carrie.”Last year, Carrie shared a heart-wrenching image of herself to remind her followers that “we all have sad days”.‌Opening up about her struggles in an emotional Instagram, saying accepted she has lots of “crap” days but knows the down times don't last forever.“Scrolling through my camera roll this morning, I found this photo I sent a friend a few months ago when I was having a terrible day, and she had checked up on me,” she wrote alongside a photo of her crying.“I don’t often post on the days I feel crap (and there are a lot of them) because I usually go quiet. But I thought it was worth sharing.Article continues below“We all have sad days/weeks/months for so many varied reasons, and if you are having a shit one, I hope tomorrow is a brighter day. You are not alone.”Her listeners were quick to rally around and one said: “Thank you for sharing, it’s a reminder to always choose kindness! We truly never know what challenges someone is facing or the extent of them. Amen to those friends that simply check in, they know they don’t have the answers, but a simple message is sometimes all you need to make your day a little brighter!”Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads.