Backstage accident leaves Susanna Reid shaken on Good Morning Britain

Susanna Reid has been left shaken for a moment after an accident backstage on Good Morning Britain interrupted the live broadcast.

On Thursday’s episode of the ITV breakfast programme, the presenter and co-host Ben Shephard were speaking to adventurer Ben Fogle about his show New Lives in the Wild.

After playing a clip from the series, the pair were interviewing Ben when a loud bang was heard, while it sounded like glass had also broken.

‘My goodness! Sorry, is everybody ok behind the scenes?’ she called out while leaning back and attempting to see what was going on.

Meanwhile Ben suggested if Andi Peters could be to blame while Susanna joked ‘that will be the vodka’, referring to a cocktail-making segment earlier on in the show.

Nothing else was said about whatever unfolded despite the momentary shock.

Later in the morning Susanna went on to appear on Lorraine to discuss her decision to give up alcohol.

In the interview, the 53-year-old admitted ‘hangxiety’ and skin concerns drove her to become ‘alcohol free’.

Susanna, who gave up drinking in 2018, added that while she still ‘enjoys a few bubbles’ on special occasions, she was ‘99.9 per cent alcohol free’.

Later in the morning Susanna went on to appear on Lorraine to discuss her decision to give up alcohol.

In the interview, the 53-year-old admitted ‘hangxiety’ and skin concerns drove her to become ‘alcohol free’.

Susanna, who gave up drinking in 2018, added that while she still ‘enjoys a few bubbles’ on special occasions, she was ‘99.9 per cent alcohol free’.

‘Lots of people are doing dry Jan and you need a proper motivation to stick to it. People think why not, you need a why to do it,’ she said.

She continued: ‘’My why was I kept getting breakouts on my skin and my doctor said it’s because alcohol dilates your blood vessels and you get a blood rush to the skin. I was prone to spots, break outs, rosacea. I thought I don’t just want one.

‘When you’re getting up so early in the morning you really need a clear head. I just found even if I had a drink at the weekend, it was taking longer to flush it through my body, and I just didn’t like that feeling of hangxiety. That slightly tense feeling.’