Susanna Reid walked off the Good Morning Britain set on Wednesday, to console the distraught mother of rugby player and X Cactor star Levi Davis, who has now been missing for months.
Levi, who starred on the celebrity version of X Factor as one of Try-Star in 2019, alongside Ben Foden and Thom Evans, was spotted in Barcelona at the end of October and despite the many appeals from family and friends, there has been no confirmed sightings of him since.
Mum of three Susanna became visibly moved as Levi's mum, Julie joined her in the GMB studio and told her she was taking things "one day at a time," before adding: "Just before he left, there was a message that - maybe the powers up above - that just said to me, just give him a hug as you don't know if it'll be your last."
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Talking about her last conversation with him, Julie recalled: "Also on that night, he made a phone call to me to say he was thinking of staying at a hostel here before making his next journey. I said, oh Levi, how many more times do you wanna take money off me? You're going to have to sort yourself out this time."
She added: "He said he had some friends he could get in touch with and that's the last phone call we had."
Trying to reassure Julie, presenter Susanna reminded her just how many people had appealed for him to make contact, reaching out and holding her hand and telling her: "Julie we're all with you, we'll keep on it. Our hearts are with you. Lots of love ok."
When the show returned, Susana's colleague Ed was sat behind the desk alone and revealed that she had been backstage to spend time with Julie, before, making her return to the set, Susanna praised Julie for being "a tower of strength."
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