GMB today (Wednesday, February 22) saw a guest on the show criticised for apparently “fat-shaming” Ed Balls with a shock dig at his weight.
Viewers were furious, with many taking to Twitter to slam the guest for his behaviour.
Ed Balls ‘fat-shamed’ on GMB today
Today’s edition of Good Morning Britain saw Ed Balls and Kate Garraway hosting the show.
At one point during this morning’s show, they welcomed Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce on.
It was during this segment of the show that Kevin “fat-shamed” Ed.
They were discussing the current vegetable shortage when Kevin took a swipe at Ed’s weight.
“Who eats lettuce in February?” Ed asked. “Well, maybe not you Ed,” Kevin replied.
He then continued, saying: “It doesn’t look like you’ve seen a salad for a while, I hope you don’t take that the wrong way!”
Ed was left speechless and open mouthed by Kevin’s brutal dig.
Later in the discussion, Andrew asked: “Are you offended that he’s [Kevin’s] suggesting you are a little overweight, Ed? That’s what he’s getting at.”
“My mum says I am heavy-boned,” Ed replied.
Viewers fume over Kevin’s dig on GMB today
Ed may have seen the funny side of Kevin’s dig, but viewers certainly didn’t.
Many were furious and took to Twitter to slam Kevin by accusing him of “fat-shaming” the presenter.
“Typical Kevin trying to be funny but blatant fat-shaming on live TV is the sort of levels you get here,” one viewer wrote.
Wow! Fat shaming on GMB and allowed to get away with it.
“Kevin Maguire fat-shaming Ed Balls!!! Not acceptable [angry emoji],” another said.
“@GMB are we tolerating ‘fat-shaming’ on live TV???” a third asked.
“Wow! Fat-shaming on GMB and allowed to get away with it I’m offended by that,” another said.
Susanna Reid behaviour divides viewers
In other GMB-related news, Susanna Reid‘s behaviour on the show divided viewers yesterday (Tuesday, February 22).
The GMB host wasn’t in the studio yesterday – she was reporting all the way from Ukraine.
The 52-year-old was reporting on Joe Biden’s historic visit to Kyiv.
She also met with the First Lady of Ukraine for an exclusive interview – one year on from the Russian invasion.
However, Susanna’s behaviour while out reporting in the Eastern European country didn’t go down well with some.
“Awful reporting from #Susanna on #GMB. It’s excruciating to watch her. The way she tries to make everything more dramatic with her stilted speech and big announcements. No need. The stories speak for themselves. Get her off!!,” one viewer tweeted.
However, one person said: “You are doing a fantastic job out there.”
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