Carson Daly’s Personal Struggles Are ‘Worst-Kept Secret’ at NBC: ‘Management Even Took Action’

Carson Daly admits he hit rock bottom last year in his decades-long battle with anxiety — but now the T.V. host says he’s doing swimmingly because he dunks himself in a tub of frigid water every single day! 

The former Total Request Live emcee recalls, “Physically and mentally, I was a wreck, and I thought, ‘Next year I want to get better.’” 

However, the 51-year-old father of four warmed up to self-improvement in a very cool way. 

“I have a home cold plunge – 40 degrees. Literally two minutes every day!” Carson explains. 

“It’s really hard to do, and it turns out doing hard things is good for you.” Psychologist Dr. Gilda Carle, who hasn’t treated Carson, tells Closer, “He’s found a way to boost his mental health when he hit a low point, and it sounds as if cold plunging has worked for him. It raises the endorphins and dopamine in your brain, and puts you in a better mood!” 

One Today insider describes Carson as “one of the nicest and sweetest people anyone could meet” but calls his personal struggles “the worst-kept secret within NBC!” 

The source adds, “His weight fluctuations were a telltale sign that something was wrong — a visible marker of the inner turmoil he was facing.” 

“Management even took action by cutting back on his workload and reassigning some of his responsibilities to others — all in an effort to help him focus on his mental and physical health!”