Susanna Reid had to drop out of 'Good Morning Britain' at the last minute after the National Television Awards.
Susanna Reid had to miss the show
The 52-year-old presenter was due to be part of the ITV morning show as scheduled on Wednesday (06.09.23) but she has lost her voice and was replaced by Charlotte Hawkins alongside Ed Balls.
Appearing on the show from his dressing room, she told viewers: "I'm fine, I just can't speak.
"I don't know what’s happened. I don't know whether it was the heatwave inflaming my vocal chords?"
Susanna pointed out that she was actually the first to leave the ceremony, and "there's absolutely no reason" she should be struggling.
She added: “It's funny because it was the NTAs last night and when I got in my cab to leave, the driver said, 'You're the very first person to leave the NTAs, you're obviously not partying!?'
"And I don't drink, I don't smoke, so there's absolutely no reason I can understand that I've lost my voice."
Susanna apologised to any disappointed viewers, and thanked her colleague Charlotte for "stepping in".
She said: "I'm really sorry, I can only apologise but thank you Charlotte for stepping in I did not to inflict this on our wonderful viewers for three hours."
Susanna previously revealed she sets her alarm at 3:45am in order to get up for work but later has a nap in the afternoon, and after having eight cups of coffee in the morning she refuses to drink caffeine after lunchtime.
She said: "Thankfully, I love my job so I do bound out of bed. I think if you can have a nap, if you have the luxury of being able to do that, and I get myself back into bed, I find that that makes it better.
"I drink about eight cups of coffee. Or nine. I don't drink a full mug though, it's just little sips. They're brilliant in the green room, aren't they?
"But no caffeine after midday. I would not even have a cup of tea after midday because it would interrupt my sleep."
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