Susanna Reid found herself pausing Good Morning Britain to issue a quick apology as she realised her debate with Ed Balls wasn't quite early morning-friendly. The pair were back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Tuesday (July 11).
They were on hand to deliver the latest news headlines to viewers as well as oversee the latest debates, conduct interviews and get the latest entertainment news. And one of the debates on the cards during the latest broadcast was whether a 'tan tax' should be implemented by hotels.
It comes after research found that stains from fake tan and heavy make-up on bedding and towels cost the hotel industry nearly £1.8 million a year. At the end of the programme, viewers saw TOWIE star Harry Derbridge and Love Island's Liberty Poole debate the subject while Ed and Susanna also discussed it with different commentators throughout the show.
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Ahead of the debate later on in the show, Susanna asked: "Should fake tanners pay extra on their hotel villa because of the extra cost of cleaning their sheets," before she then quipped: "It’s a serious issue, apparently." She then added: "Do you know what, just put them in the wash."
But Ed was a bit more defensive over the subject, probably after having his own fair share of tans during his stint on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016 and wasn’t too pleased with his co-star's remark and he commented back: "You can’t just destroy our debate right now!"
Susanna then hit back: "I’m not! I’m actually engaging the debate," to which Ed replied: "If you throw up in the back of a cab, the cab charges you more, why should you get home and smear the sheets with brown gunk."
Susanna said back: "I tell you why the cab charge more, because it wouldn’t normally clean the cab at the end of the night. It’s pretty unpleasant to clean up vomit."
She then turned directly to talk towards the camera and issued an apology to the show's viewers as she said: "I’m so sorry we’re talking about this so early in the morning."
