Jamie Laing admits 'I can't really move' in health update weeks after challenge (2025)

The Strictly Come Dancing star recently completed an incredible challenge which saw him run five ultramarathons in five days, and he's now given an update on his health

Jamie Laing has opened up about not feeling "brilliant" as he continues to recover from running five ultramarathons for Comic Relief. The 36-year-old, known for his role on BBC Radio 1, admitted while speaking on his podcast 'Great Company with Jamie Laing' that the physical and mental toll of the fundraising effort is still very much present.

Detailing the impact on his health, Jamie shared: "Since then I haven't felt great, if I'm totally honest. I haven't been that great. I couldn't switch off and I think that what's probably happens.

"I think that when you put your body through something pretty traumatic like that, it's pretty hard to switch off. ...Feet are sore but they're ok. I played some tennis this morning, I can't really move still."

Alongside discussing his physical recuperation, Jamie delved into the psychological effects, stating the challenge prompted him to reflect deeply on his own life, and provided insight into why such extreme challenges can be so transformative.

He shared: "For me personally, it was quite a lot. This is why people do these challenges, I think, because all those things in your life that you've, like, doubted yourself, or you've maybe, like, not thought you can do it, or lost confidence, or whatever it is, or people have shut you down, or whatever it is. Suddenly I was like, 'No, I've done it' and it was this huge release."

Jamie has been vocal about his health struggles before. In the last few months, he's been candid about his experiences with tinnitus and anxiety, conditions the Strictly star lives with daily.

Tinnitus is an ongoing hearing issue where individuals hear constant ringing or noise in their ears.

On an appearance on This Morning earlier in the year, Jamie discussed the impact of the condition: "It is pretty debilitating. My story is that nine years ago, I woke up one morning and could hear this ringing.

"I searched the whole house to find this noise. Then I realised it was in my head, which is quite a scary thing. Really frightening, and the upsetting thing is that it affects one in seven people.

"The hard thing about it is no one can see it or feel it. So, it's a very solo problem. You're very stuck in your own body with it.

"People with tinnitus are so scared of it, so scared it's there the whole time. But now, I treat it as that really annoying friend.

"If it's really loud, I go, 'Ok, what are you trying to tell me?' I'm either anxious. I'm either stressed, I'm either overworked or overtired. If you do that with it, it kind of helps it a little bit."

Reflecting on the physical toll of the run, Jamie admitted he was in "too much pain" during the challenge to register the crowd's support.

In a chat with The Times, he revealed that part of this was psychological, and that the pain he experienced prior to the run was largely linked to his anxiety.

He shared with the newspaper that before his anxiety diagnosis, he feared losing his job: "I was meant to be this outgoing, confident individual, and inside I was crippled with this ...I didn't even know what it was. I went to a doctor and said, 'Something's wrong with me. I don't know what's going on.'"

Since his anxiety diagnosis, Jamie has been candid about his experience, inspiring men across the UK to open up about their emotions and fears, a sentiment amplified by his completion of the ultramarathon.