Jo Frost, best known as the no-nonsense nanny from ABC’s Supernanny, has opened up about a serious health battle she’s been facing.
In a heartfelt Instagram video, the 55-year-old revealed she has anaphylaxis—a severe and potentially fatal allergic reaction triggered by certain foods. “I have anaphylaxis, a life-threatening medical condition to certain foods that will compromise my body so horrifically to the point of hospitalization,” she explained.
Frost also shared that she’s survived multiple anaphylactic shocks, though she chose not to go into detail.
She emphasized that she’s not alone in this struggle: “Absolute millions of my community around the world, children and adults, live cautiously and anxiously navigating this journey with not nearly enough compassion, education and empathy from those who do not.”
The TV personality, who became a household name during her six-year run on Supernanny as a tough-love parenting expert, didn’t hold back when describing the gravity of her condition. She likened dismissing the dangers of anaphylaxis to “shoving a loaded gun in my face.”
“I did not ask for it, and it does not define who I am and the impact that I make in the world daily,” Frost said. “But it does impact how I live my life daily, like the precautions I take, the energy I have to use to discern with hypervigilance.”
She urged her followers to “get curious and learn more” about anaphylaxis, reminding them that “we all know someone” who lives with it.
