July 13th 2023.
Susanna Reid, host of Good Morning Britain, has hit back at trolls who have been criticising her presenting skills. After Wednesday's show, which discussed topics such as the BBC scandal and the Barbie film, one angry viewer wrote: "Todays debate on @GMB is barbie a good role model. Not a word on @BorisJohnson not handing over his phone @edballs @susannareid100 Are we still pretending this is acceptable standard of journalism?"
Susanna bluntly replied: "We covered the Boris Johnson WhatsApp story at considerable length." However, another viewer wasn't convinced and hit out: "The fact you are talking about a Barbie which is a child's film on a serious news show, shows the public how far your standards have fallen and how bad you have got as a presenter..."
Not having it, Susanna responded: "We run a three hour show packed with serious and lighter news items, interviews and debates to appeal to a wide range of viewers. Barbie may not be the item that appeals to you, but it will to others." She added: "This year I was nominated for a BAFTA, RTS & TRIC award so it seems I'm getting better as a presenter."
When further comments questioned whether Susanna had won any awards, she replied: "I'm lucky enough to have won the TRIC twice." One fan urged her to ignore the trolls, saying: "Never read the comments @susannareid100 remember don't even read this." To that, Susanna responded: "I enjoy the comments."
This comes after Susanna was praised for hitting back at a "condescending" guest on GMB. Activist Tracey Mallaghan was invited onto the show to debate the protestor at George Osborne's wedding to Thea Rogers on Saturday, who threw orange confetti at the newlyweds as they left the church. At one point during the debate, Mallaghan asked Susanna: "What happened with what, darling?"
After the briefest of pauses, and with a little laugh, Susanna hit back with: "Sorry, you don't need to call me darling." The response was met with praise from viewers, with one tweeting: "You don't need to call me darling! Well said Susanna that made me giggle," and another adding: "“Sorry, don't call me 'Darling”. You tell her @susannareid100!!!"
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