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Susanna Reid made a return to Good Morning Britain on Tuesday morning after almost a week off because of a medical issue.
Last week, the daytime anchor made it into the GMB studio, but not onto the air, revealing she woken up with almost no voice.
In the days that followed, Susannaâs condition worsened, and on Monday she shared with her followers that she was taking another day off after being advised by a specialist ânot to risk it until it is betterâ.
âSorry I wonât be with you in the morning,â she wrote on Instagram. âVocal [cords still] affected by mild infection⊠that I didnât even realise I had! Need to rest them a little longer.â
Susanna finally returned to the GMB desk on Tuesday, but admitted to co-host Ed Balls she still wasnât back to her usual self.
âI sound like Iâve been vaping!â she joked. âIt sounds like I smoke 20 a day, doesnât it? Itâs so frustrating.â
When the former MP insisted she sounded âgreatâ, Susanna questioned: âHmmm, like âcall-lineâ great?â
She went on to compare herself to ITV colleague Holly Willoughby, adding: âI think I sound a bit like Holly. You know what I mean? Sheâs got that little catch in her voice, which is so appealing.
âBut about two days ago I sounded like⊠Holly, but with bronchitis. I had no voice at all on Saturday night. And I donât really understand whatâs gone wrong. I didnât feel ill, I felt mildly [ill], but nothing you wouldnât work through.â
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She then explained: âI joked [on Wednesday] that it might have been the hot weather, and all the trolls, all the climate trolls came out and said, âI canât believe youâre taking it that farâ. Actually, I saw a specialist yesterday, who said it may be that the hot weather meant I just didnât stay hydrated enough and damaged my vocal cords.â
Last week, Susanna told GMB co-anchors Charlotte Hawkins and Ed Balls: âI donât know whether it was the heatwave inflaming my vocal cords⊠Itâs funny because, of course, it was the NTAs last night. And when I got in my cab to leave, the driver said, âyouâre the very first person to leave the NTAs, youâre obviously not partyingâ.
âAnd of course, I donât drink. I donât smoke. So thereâs absolutely no reason I can understand, but Iâve completely lost my voice.â
âI did not want to inflict this on our wonderful viewers for a full three hours,â she then admitted.
Good Morning Britain airs every weekday from 6am on ITV1.