Susanna Reid leaps to co-star's defence after news about her ITV Good Morning Britain return is revealed amid on-air 'clash'
17.02.2023 - 17:27
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Susanna Reid has lept to her co-star's defence after news of her return to Good Morning Britain was revealed. The presenter has been absent from the ITV news programme this week with both Ranvir Singh and Charlotte Hawkins stepping in to cover over the half-term break.
Alongside the two female presenters, Robert Rinder kicked off the week with a fresh stint on the show before Ed Balls returned to the helm. And during Friday's show (February 17), Ranvir and Ed revealed some news about Susanna's return.
To mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the mum-of-three will be heading to Kyiv where will be speaking to families who have been affected by the conflict, including a dance teacher who now runs classes online.
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Ed explained: "On Monday, Susanna is going to be in Kyiv for the anniversary week of the war. Monday and Tuesday she's going to be talking to lots of people in Kyiv about what is happening in there and their reaction."
Ranvir then cut in to say: "The reality of there. It's sort of creating, you have to sort of normalise the air raid sirens and normalise life there while it's a completely extraordinary and terrifying situation. Of course, for the family living with you, the father, did he stay on to help fight?"
Ed explained he has two young dance champions living at his home as he has been hosting a Ukrainian family who fled the war last year. "Susanna’s going to be with lots of different guests, but specifically, she’s going to be with a dance teacher who is the teacher of the two under-12 dance champions," he shared.
"They have been living with us… since last