JULIA GILLARD needs to remember to eat before attending Anzac Day ceremonies.

While low blood pressure may be an impressive achievement for a politician, yesterday, for the second time in four years, the Deputy Prime Minister swooned during an Anzac Day service in her Melbourne electorate of Lalor.

Pressure... Julia Gillard collapses at the service. Credit:Channel 7

''I'm fine, 100 per cent fine,'' a slightly embarrassed Ms Gillard assured the Herald last night.

In unseasonably warm weather, Ms Gillard fainted and needed to be helped to her feet during the service.