Erin Andrews and Jarret Stoll's marriage seems to be feeling the strain of her public highs and lows. The sportscaster, 46, who is set to cover the Super Bowl today for Fox News, recently admitted that husband Jarret wants her to be a little less 'public' following years of controversies that forced her to be thrust into the spotlight time and time again. Former professional ice hockey player Jarret, 42, has stood fiercely by Erin's side as she has weathered many high-profile incidents over the years.
![[From her harrowing health battle to the horrifying peeping tom that left her with depression and anxiety, take a look back at the many devastations that Erin has had to overcome]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/04/17/94855831-14359201-image-m-69_1738690868927.jpg)
Erin has endured a horrific cancer battle, a highly publicized $55 million court showdown against a stalker, and a harrowing fertility battle since she and Jarret got together in 2012. While the TV star initially wanted to keep her struggles out of the spotlight - having initially hid her cancer diagnosis from the world - she has been fiercely honest about her personal battles since then. In fact, after she endured a tragic pregnancy loss in 2021, she shared a harrowing essay detailing her difficult road to parenthood on Facebook and was applauded by millions.
![[In 2008, a man named Michael David Barrett rented hotel rooms next to Erin and secretly shot intimate videos of her with his cellphone through the peephole, which he uploaded to the web]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/04/17/94855829-14359201-image-a-42_1738690215535.jpg)
She also faced off in court against the man who had leaked a naked video of her years prior in a highly publicized legal battle in 2016, laying bare the trauma that the intimate clip had on her as the entire world watched on. Erin, who rose to fame as a correspondent for ESPN before she joined Fox in 2012, has certainly learned to embrace the public eye and is not afraid to share the intimate details of her life.
![[Erin went on to sue her stalker, as well as the Nashville hotel, in 2015 and won $55 million. She's seen in 2015]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/04/17/94855659-14359201-Erin_went_on_to_sue_her_stalker_as_well_as_the_Nashville_hotel_i-m-48_1738690299861.jpg)
Erin Andrews, 46, admitted that her husband, Jarret Stoll, wants her to be less 'public' after years of controversies that forced her to be thrust into the spotlight time and time again. From her harrowing health battle to the horrifying peeping tom that left her with depression and anxiety, take a look back at the many devastations that Erin has had to overcome. But she has now revealed that her husband is not a fan of her openness, as she confessed to Success in a new interview, 'My husband would rather we not be so public - me not be so public.'.
![[During the trial, she testified that she suffered from depression, anxiety, and panic attacks as a result of Michael's actions. He's seen in 2009]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/09/16/94855661-14359201-During_the_trial_she_testified_that_she_suffered_from_depression-a-1_1739120078321.jpg)
She added of her decision to speak out about their miscarriage and IVF journey, 'He was just like, 'Why do we have to say this?' And I said, 'Because these waiting rooms are packed.''. While Jarret may want a quieter life out of the spotlight, that's certainly not an option for Erin just yet as she's about to cover one of the biggest sporting events in history - the highly coveted Super Bowl. She'll be heard around the country for the game alongside Tom Brady, Kevin Burkhardt, and Tom Rinaldi on Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
![['I felt embarrassed, humiliated, mortified because of the video,' she said as she broke down in tears on the stand]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/04/17/94855827-14359201-_I_felt_embarrassed_humiliated_mortified_because_of_the_video_sh-m-70_1738691274854.jpg)
As she gears up to cover the event amidst her husband's wishes for some more anonymity, FEMAIL has recapped the many struggles that have tragically plagued the pair over the years. From her harrowing health battle to the horrifying peeping tom that left her with depression and anxiety, take a look back at the many devastations that Erin has had to overcome, all with Jarret by her side. In 2008, a man named Michael David Barrett rented hotel rooms next to Erin and secretly shot intimate videos of her with his cellphone through the peephole, which he uploaded to the web.
![[In September 2016, Erin (seen in 2018) faced another battle when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She went through two surgeries and was declared cancer free that December]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/04/17/94855683-14359201-image-m-51_1738690386105.jpg)
In 2008, a man named Michael David Barrett rented hotel rooms next to Erin in various cities, altered the peepholes, and secretly shot intimate videos of her with his cellphone. He then uploaded some of the clips onto the web - including one in which she was completely nude - where they quickly went viral. was arrested for interstate stalking by the FBI in 2009, and he plead guilty, receiving a to two and a half year prison sentence.
![[Erin also told Coping that Jarret stood fiercely by her side through the whole thing, gushing, 'He was amazing. He was a rock through it.' They're seen in 2017]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/04/17/94855789-14359201-image-a-52_1738690454024.jpg)
Michael was arrested for interstate stalking by the FBI in 2009, and he plead guilty, receiving a to two and a half year prison sentence, as well as three years of probation, $5,000 in fines, and $7,366 in restitution. He was released in July 2012 after 20 months behind bars. Erin went on to sue her stalker, as well as the Nashville hotel, in 2015 for $75 million. During the trial, she testified that she suffered from depression, anxiety, and panic attacks as a result of Michael's actions.
![[Fiercely dedicated to her job, Erin continued to work throughout the ordeal - even covering a game a day after her surgery. She's seen in 2021]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/04/17/94855797-14359201-image-m-54_1738690476431.jpg)
'I felt embarrassed, humiliated, mortified because of the video,' she said as she broke down in tears on the stand. 'Everybody put up that I was doing it for publicity and attention and that ripped me apart.'. The sports reporter was ultimately awarded with $55 million from the jury, who ruled Michael was 51 percent responsible and the hotel was 49 percent responsible. Erin went on to sue her stalker, as well as the Nashville hotel, in 2015 and won $55 million. She's seen in 2015.
![[Erin and Jarret (seen in 2023) started trying for a baby afterwards, but they endured a tragic years-long fertility battle that included seven failed rounds of IVF and a pregnancy loss]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/04/17/94855819-14359201-image-m-56_1738690516210.jpg)