Susanna Reid jokingly feared a 'walk out' on Good Morning Britain as Ranvir Singh's comment to Richard Madeley seemingly went wrong. Susanna and Richard were back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Tuesday (March 7) after the latter returned for his first show in weeks on Monday.
Former This Morning star Richard quipped that he "hadn't got the sack" following his extended absence from the show with Ed Balls becoming a more regular fixture in his place.
Acknowledging Richard's return to the show on Monday (March 6), Susanna said: "We haven’t yet, Richard Madeley, said welcome back. You appear to have made a full recovery." She then ended up grimacing as she revealed details behind an accident which kept him off air, explaining how a car door had slammed into him with such an impact that it made him bite his tongue.
"I was either a freak having an accident or I had a freak accident," he said, adding that the incident happened when he was "crouching down on a slope" while "fiddling around with something at the bottom of the car". He explained: "I turned around as the door decided to close itself. Gravity pulled it shut, it’s a big heavy door."
The 66-year-old shared how he then went to the hospital where he had to have three stitches in his tongue. Richard was then quick to point out: "I didn't actually get the sack as one magazine reported."
And Richard was back on Tuesday alongside Susanna while Ranvir returned to read the latest news headlines alongside them. They were discussing the news that a Barbie doll celebrating space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock has been released, and she later appeared on the show to chat about it.
However, before that, former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ranvir tried to draw a comparison between Richard and a Ken doll. Is that Ken?" Richard asked before a split-screen appeared showing Richard on one side and the doll on the other.
"Yes that is Ken," Ranvir replied before adding: "The traditional Ken, that you know Richard, must be modelled on you." But Richard was quick to respond: "It looks nothing like me," before asking: "What are you talking about?"
As Ranvir tried to insist that it was a compliment, Susanna jumped in to shut down the conversation as she said to say "Don't worry, we don't want to risk another walkout," before adding: "There was a threat of a walkout at the beginning of the programme..." Ranvir added: "It's a compliment," before the main hosting duo pressed on.
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