Susanna was back in the ITV studio on Thursday (May 21), joined by Richard Madeley, to present the day’s big news stories from Britain and internationally.
Towards the programme’s conclusion, Susanna and Richard spoke with a woman who had managed to put aside up to £800 monthly as part of a fresh ITV series titled Rising Bills: How Can You Save Money?.
The 55-year-old broadcaster then revealed she would be absent from screens the following week, which coincides with the May half-term break, reports the Mirror.
Susanna hosted the show with Richard Madeley(Image: ITV)
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“Now, I am off next week, but Good Morning Britain is back tomorrow from 6am. Now, it’s time to join Lorraine. Have a great day,” she announced.
The replacement presenter covering for Susanna during her absence remains unconfirmed, though it typically falls to either Kate Garraway, Ranvir Singh, or Charlotte Hawkins. Susanna’s statement arrives more than a month following her previous time off from the programme, which occurred during the Easter break.
Elsewhere during today’s GMB, Susanna and Richard examined the day’s prominent stories with regular contributors Kwasi Kwarteng and Nels Abbey.
Ranvir also announced breaking news after EasyJet confirmed that summer flight bookings are lower than this time last year due to uncertainty linked to the Middle East conflict. “However, last minute bookings made in the month that you want to travel have increased compared with a year ago,” Ranvir said.
“The airline also reported a pretax loss of £552 million for the six months ending in March.”
Ranvir Singh delivered the day’s headlines(Image: ITV)
Susanna and Richard also sat down with Race Across the World contestants Mark Blythen and Margo Oakley, who are battling it out in tonight’s grand final.
Having covered over 11,000km, the remaining four teams will face one ultimate test of stamina as they embark on the concluding leg of their adventure. To complete the race, the teams must travel north from Kharkhorin to reach the shores of the “Blue Pearl of Mongolia”, Lake Khövsgöl.
As they depart the checkpoint, a critical decision awaits them. They could travel directly northward, a more direct route that requires off-road driving, or add 500km to their trip with a detour through the capital, Ulaanbaatar. Who will cross the finish line first? Only time will tell.
