Susanna Reid made an unexpected return to Good Morning Britain during her summer break to issue a plea to viewers after the show was nominated for a National Television Award.
The presenter joined the programme via FaceTime alongside co-stars Ed Balls and Kate Garraway on Tuesday, August 18. The trio were brought together after entertainment correspondent Richard Arnold interrupted the show with the news.
Reunion on air
Richard Arnold, joining Richard Madeley and Ranvir Singh at the news desk, said he wanted to get the whole GMB gang together before announcing the nomination. He fired up the show's private group chat live on air before calling Susanna, Ed and Kate on FaceTime, with weather presenter Laura Tobin and presenter Jonathan Swain also present.
Susanna was the first to answer. Richard greeted her: "Good morning, Susanna." She replied: "Hi, guys. Morning. Good morning." As the others joined the call, Richard joked about seeing everyone's faces together before asking Susanna where she was spending her summer break.
Susanna laughed: "Normally, what happens in Ibiza stays in Ibiza, but this morning, I'm on special duty for Good Morning Britain." Ed revealed he was in Norway, south of Oslo, enjoying the view from a beautiful fjord. Joking about his holiday, he said: "And a bit like Susanna, I've been all night, night clubbing and I'm going to bed after this show."
NTA nomination revealed
Richard then revealed the reason for the interruption, telling the presenters: "I've got some cracking news for you, which is why I've interrupted." He announced that Good Morning Britain had been nominated for a National Television Award in the 2026 Daytime category. The programme is up against This Morning, Loose Women and James Martin's Saturday Morning.
Turning to Susanna, Richard said: "So, in a few words, Susanna, you have the floor. Why should people vote for Good Morning Britain?" Susanna didn't hesitate: "Because we are absolutely the best daytime," she declared.
She then revealed she had received an unusual bit of support while in Ibiza, explaining that she had been at one of the island's daytime clubs when she spotted workers holding signs encouraging people to vote for GMB. "And by the way, yesterday, I was at one of the best daytime clubs in Ibiza, other daytime clubs are available, and I had a little heads up, and they had the lovely women out doing the placards," she said. "I think you have a photograph of it from O Beach yesterday. They said 'vote GMB.'"
Presenters rally support
The programme then showed a photograph of workers at O Beach holding placards spelling out "Vote GMB", prompting cheers from the presenters. Kate exclaimed: "Look at that. Look at that." Richard Arnold joked: "It's the GMB dancers. You never travel light."
Ed also threw his support behind the programme, admitting the competition was strong but insisting GMB deserved viewers' votes. "It's strong competition, but who is the best with that four? It's got to be GMB," he said. "I'm sure all our viewers, and we're missing them so much while we're away, will be getting on the phones, on the internet and voting."
Ed highlighted the changes the programme has undergone over the past year, saying the nomination was "absolutely brilliant for GMB" and crediting the whole team. "It all depends upon our audience. So do you come and support us," he added.
Kate agreed, praising the programme's team and admitting it had been a long time since GMB had received a nomination. "It's an amazing, amazing team, and it's a long time since we've been nominated, and it's about time we won," she said.
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1 and ITVX.
