Susanna Reid pulls out of Good Morning Britain at the last minute after family emergency

Susanna Reid pulled out of Good Morning Britain today due to a family emergency.

The ITV host, 53, had just returned to the early morning programme after taking a summer break, but was forced to drop out.

Filling in for her spot, alongside co-presenter Ed Balls, Ranvir Singh explained: ‘You’ll be wondering where Susanna is, one of her boys has been taken ill overnight and she needed to stay with him, so we are here for you this morning.’

Viewers who missed the first few minutes of the show however shared their concern on social media, with @domain_harry writing: ‘Gutted there’s no Susanna today.

‘What happened to Susanna?’ @wrinklytimelord added.

Marking her return to screens on Monday, Susanna wrote on Instagram: ‘GOOD TO BE BACK!’ as she made light of Jimmy Tarbuck calling her ‘Piers Morgan in a wig.’

‘GROOVY! Austin Powers or “Piers Morgan in a wig” (©️Jimmy Tarbuck)
You decide!’ she wrote.

She said at the time: ‘You cry your heart out, because all that regular time with your children has gone. It’s really sad.

‘Now they’re all en route to leaving home, I want to enjoy time with them as much as I possibly can.

‘Good Morning Britain is my biggest commitment and I’m not taking on anything extra.’