Susanna Reid has said that she frequently suffered nightmares during the pandemic, in which she was trying to save people's lives but was ultimately unable to.
The GMB presenter, 51, appeared on Loose Women for International Women's Day as she spoke about how she dealt with the difficult news stories she reported on during the day.
"I don't think I'm more affected because I'm a mum," she explained. "What I've noticed is that I'm more affected by some stories than other stories... if there's a story about the lost of a child, I find that very hard to deal with.
"I find the main thing that helps me is that if I switch off at the end of the day [by reading] a novel or fiction book."
She added: "During the pandemic, I had nightmares where I was trying to save people's lives and I was unable to do anything... we all felt powerless."
Susanna also addressed how she spoke about the news to her teen sons Sam (19), Finn (18) and Jack (16).
"They talk to me quite a lot about the news," she said. 'I just make sure that what they see is correct and factually accurate."
The GMB presenter went on to speak about being part of ITV Daytime's image, which saw 27 female presenters come together for a photoshoot.
She said: "It is a sisterhood. I’m really lucky to work with some incredible women on Good Morning Britain - Ranvir Singh, Charlotte Hawkins and the amazing Kate Garraway, who I think is one of the inspirational women that a lot of people have looked to."
She added: "We’ve all navigated our way through the pandemic, but nobody with such a tricky homelife as Kate with poor Derek, with the way he is affected.
"She is absolutely incredible - how she’s carried on coming to work and being a great mum and a great partner to her amazing husband."
*Loose Women airs weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV
