'Scud Stud' ITV star set to return to screens on first foreign assignment a year after falling unwell and struggling to speak in live bulletin

An ITV presenter known as 'Scud Stud' is set to return to screens on his first foreign assignment a year after falling unwell live on-air. An ITV presenter known as 'Scud Stud' who fell ill whilst live on air is set to return to return to screens for the first time in a year Rageh Omaar, 57, shocked viewers when he began to slur and stumble over his words during his news broadcast on 26 April 2024 Omaar remained on air until the segment ended almost half an hour later - causing ITV to be flooded with Ofcom complaints for allowing him to continue A statement released by Omaar at the time read: 'I would like to thank everyone for their kindness and good wishes, especially all the medical staff, all my wonderful colleagues at ITV News, and our viewers who expressed concern.' During his career, he was also a senior foreign correspondent for the BBC, rising to prominence during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and winning a best TV news journalist prize at the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy that year. Mr Omaar is married to Georgiana Rose 'Nina' Montgomery-Cuninghame, the daughter of Sir John Montgomery-Cuninghame of Corsehill, the baronet - an aristocratic title below baron - of Cuninghame of Corsehill During his career, Omaar was also a senior foreign correspondent for the BBC, rising to prominence during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and winning a best TV news journalist prize at the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy that year.