Lisa Curry reveals she has permanently quit alcohol after being hospitalised with shock health scare

By JIMMY BRIGGS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 15:43 BST, 19 April 2025 | Updated: 15:43 BST, 19 April 2025

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Lisa Curry has revealed she has officially given up alcohol after suffering a terrifying health scare while holidaying in Fiji.

The retired Olympic swimmer, 62, shared a raw and deeply personal update to Instagram on Friday, posting a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed in Queensland, looking weary.

‘Just a little overnight stay in hospital,’ Lisa captioned the photo, before taking her followers on a sobering journey through her long battle with serious heart issues – and her decision to give up booze for good. 

‘Seventeen years ago… I had Myocarditis, 22,000 irregular heartbeats a day, a mitral valve prolapse (hereditary from my mum), a fractured sternum (from a chiropractic appointment),’ Lisa began.

‘Then a defibrillator, an infection, a month’s stay in hospital on heavy antibiotics – and then finally home, living a different life.’ 

The legendary athlete revealed she had to permanently give up alcohol for her health.

Lisa Curry has revealed she has officially given up alcohol after suffering a terrifying health scare while holidaying in Fiji

‘I decided to give up alcohol early last year. But while in Fiji last October I decided to have a cocktail on our last night. It was super syrupy and sugary and not 10 minutes later I went off with a bang!! Not a nice feeling,’ she shared.

Her defibrillator was triggered after her heart rate spiked to a dangerous 270 beats per minute – a terrifying episode that cemented her decision to quit drinking entirely. 

Lisa, who also revealed she now experiences atrial fibrillation (AF), urged her followers to always take heart symptoms seriously – even if they seem minor at the time.

‘If you have any weird feelings in your chest, arms, back or if you think or know something just doesn’t feel right, call 000,’ she wrote. 

‘Don’t worry about if it ends up being nothing – being checked out is more important.’

She ended her post on a positive note, reassuring fans she was now at home recovering.

‘All is good. Slow recovery for two weeks now,’ she wrote.

It comes after Lisa revealed she was in ‘recovery’ following the tragic death of her daughter Jaimi aged 33 in 2020.

The retired Olympic swimmer shared a raw and deeply personal update on Instagram on Friday, posting a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed in Queensland, looking weary 

‘Just a little overnight stay in hospital,’ Lisa captioned the photo, before taking her followers on a sobering journey through her long battle with serious heart issues – and her decision to give up booze for good

In January last year, Lisa said she had finally gotten herself back to the gym after ‘3 1/2 years of sadness and grief’.

Her recent sessions with a personal trainer were necessitated by her hip replacement surgery last year. 

Lisa injured herself in 2023 while husky dog sledding in Yukon, Canada. 

She slipped on the ice which caused her to fall and break her hip. 

Jaimi, who Lisa shared with ex-husband Grant Kenny, died in September 2020 after a long battle with alcoholism and an eating disorder. 

Lisa and former Australian Ironman Grant Kenny wed in 1984, separated in 2009, and welcomed three children together: son Jett, and daughters Morgan and Jaimi.

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Lisa Curry reveals she has permanently quit alcohol after being hospitalised with shock health scare

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