Blog

ITV Good Morning Britain host forced to apologise as tense Tory row erupts live on air

Tory MP Steve Baker appeared on Friday morning’s episode of Good Morning Britain on ITV moments after losing his seat in Wycombe

Good Morning Britain got off to an explosive start on Friday as results poured in from this year’s Labour landslide General Election.

In a special extended episode this morning, cameras all over the country followed the live ballot counts while interviewing candidates. Tory MP Steve Baker lost his seat in Wycombe in a historic victory for the Labour Party as Kier Starmer becomes the PM.

Speaking to hosts Ed Balls and Susanna Reid, Baker was interviewed about the result as former Chancellor of the Excheque George Osborne sat in the studio. In an awkward turn live on air, Steve thought one question had come from Osborne, sending him into a scathing rant – but it was actually host Ed that had asked, “So the voters got it wrong?”

Tory MP Steve Baker clashed with George Osborne ( 

Image:

ITV)

Steve slammed, “George, I’m not getting into an argument with you.” Chaos erupted in the studio as Ed attempted to intervene, telling Baker it was him that asked the question. Susanna stepped in, “no that’s Ed,” but Steve couldn’t hear the clarification.

“George you and I have got a lot of history,” Steve continued. “You know, and if only you’d fought a better Reform campaign.” As he stopped, Ed insisted again: “Sorry about that,” as he apologised to George for landing him in the argument with Steve. “I have to just apologise to you and to George Osborne, it was me Ed Balls asking that question.”

Were you pleased with Labour’s landslide victory? Vote in our poll HERE to have your say.

Steve finally realised what had happened, admitting: “Oh, Ed… well.” The awkward ordeal didn’t go unnoticed by viewers who flocked to X, formally Twitter, after the truly embarrassing moment played out on the live ITV programme earlier this morning.

“Steve Baker having a msssive hissy fit on @ GMB right now,” one posted. (sic) While someone else said: “If you’ve missed it, look out for the Steve Baker GMB interview on here later. Absolute car crash, shouting at George Osbourne when Ed Balls asked the question. Blamed everyone and everything except Sunak.

Ed Balls apologised to George after the awkward ordeal ( 

Image:

ITV)

“He even blamed it on the 1911 National Insurance Act. Baffling.” Another added: “I sat watching it swinging between laughing at him and raging at his arrogance! Ed balls threw him a lifeline at the end, sympathising how hard it is to lose his seat and Steve just threw it right back in his face. What a child.”

A fourth viewer commented: “A Steve Baker Masterclass on why the Tories lost.” While someone else concluded: “Steve Baker on @GMB sounded like a right sore loser then. Still though, brilliant to hear him having a massive rant at George Osborne even though it was Ed Balls who asked him a question.”

The Prince of Wales was seen attending Taylor’s Eras Tour concert at Wembley Stadium as he busted out some wild dance moves.

He was then invited backstage to meet the singer and took along his two eldest children – Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, he explained: “Because of Taylor’s considerable clout, her friendliness towards William may very well be unnerving to Meghan.

If Swift publicly endorsed or supported the Duchess in any way, it would immediately bring a cascade of adoring Swifties into her camp.”

Taylor’s close relationship with William comes after she declined Meghan’s “personal letter” to appear on her Archetypes podcast. Meghan is believed to have reached out to Taylor to join her on her podcast last year but was rejected by the singer.

According to the Telegraph, Meghan wrote a “personal letter” to Taylor, asking her to appear on Archetypes, “but the singer declined, through a representative.” Despite the snub, Ryan doesn’t believe it will have been damaging to Meghan’s brand.

He explained: “I don’t think Taylor’s decision will be damaging to Meghan. If a number of high profile celebrities and power brokers were to begin publicly dissing or distance themselves from Markle, the fallout would certainly diminish her standing.”

Loose Women stars Denise Welch and Stacey Solomon clashed over working from home during a debate on Loose Women in June

Denise Welch has slammed suggestions that she and her Loose Women co-star Stacey Solomon will no longer work together, following their on-air disagreement about remote working last month. As the pair’s differing opinions played out live, social media users speculated that they wouldn’t be sharing the panel again anytime soon, leading to reports that Stacey had “refused” to work with her.

A month on, Denise, 66, has now dismissed the claims, revealing on an American podcast: “We had a discussion on a discussion show, where you’re supposed to discuss things and maybe disagree.

“We disagreed on something, it was about young people and work ethic and since Covid, have Gen-Z become a bit more lazy and entitled, it was one of those kind of Loose Women things.

“Stacey said something about nurses and the NHS which provoked a great big reaction, and I actually agreed with her.” After seeing a report claiming that the Sort Your Life Out star had refused to work with her again, Denise felt compelled to debunk the “complete lie” on her social media.

Denise Welch said a claim that Stacey Solomon refuses to work with her is ‘a complete lie’ ( 
Image:
(Image: ITV))

She clarified on the Scheananigans podcast: “We’re encouraged to disagree about things, it’s a talk show!”

During the debate, mother-of-five Stacey, 35, argued that remote jobs with flexible hours had made life easier for working families, especially those with children. Denise went on to complain about the lack of available staff nowadays and claimed that Britain is “grinding to a halt”.

She exclaimed: “We haven’t got the staff, where are the staff?”, reports the Express. “They’ve disappeared!”

In response, Stacey pointed out: “They don’t disappear because they’re working from home,” which prompted Denise to retort: “But, where are they Stace?”

Stacey then argued that many people actually prefer working from home, especially when seeing professions like nursing being undervalued and under paid.

According to Stacey, the pandemic has demonstrated that people can perform “adequate if not better” from their own homes, countering the traditional office-based work environment, which Denise didn’t seem to agree with.

As the debate unfolded, many flocked to the platform X to share their thoughts.

One viewer declared: “I doubt we’ll see Stacey on with Denise for a while… Stacey has the stones to defend her thunder. ”

Another praised: “Stacey absolutely wiping the floor with Denys [clapping hand emojis] #LooseWomen.”

A third added: “What a shame Stacey is stepping back from TV, she’s the only redeeming feature of #LooseWomen. “.

Alexandra Burke appeared on Loose Women as she opened up about being a hard-working mum-of-two – but some viewers were left unimpressed after her performance

Alexandra Burke graced the Loose Women set on Tuesday, July 2, opening up to the panel about juggling her career with motherhood.

The X-Factor sensation from 2008, now 35, is dazzling audiences in Sister Act The Musical at London’s Dominion Theatre, stepping into the shoes of Deloris Van Cartier, a role made famous by Whoopi Goldberg in the iconic 1992 film. Chatting with hosts Charlene White, Coleen Nolan, Brenda Edwards, and Janet Street-Porter, Alexandra, a proud mum, shared her zeal for the stage and revealed she was back to work just two months after each of her children were born.

She admitted that it can be “hard work at times” but quickly added that her drive to excel is all for her family. After her chat, the ‘Bad Boys’ hitmaker delivered a performance from Sister Act The Musical, reports the Express.

Alexandra Burke appeared on Tuesday’s episode of Loose Women ( 
Image:
(Image: ITV))
Donning her show costume, Alexandra belted out ‘Fabulous, Baby! with the support of two backup singers. However, the act received mixed reactions from the audience.

On X, previously known as Twitter, one viewer bluntly commented: “Cringe #loosewomen”, while another critiqued: “Possibly the worst rendition of that song Iv ever heard #LooseWomen.”

Another chimed in with “#LooseWomen Oh dear that was miming…”, and someone else questioned: “Are they miming? “.

One unimpressed fan remarked, “Hmm this performance isnt exactly blowing me away #LooseWomen”. “Ooo Alex.. That wasn’t fabulous. #LooseWomen”, another viewer expressed their disappointment.

However, other viewers were thrilled with Alexandra’s performance, with one fan tweeting: ” Fabulous! @alexandramusic #loosewomen”. Another viewer drew comparisons to a blockbuster film, commenting: “Very Whoopi Goldberg-esque ! ! #LooseWomen.”

Loose Women star Denise Welch has shared pre-wedding details after travelling to California to spend some time with her son Matty Healy’s fiancée’s family

Denise Welch has shared some pre-wedding details after travelling to California to spend some time with her son Matty Healy’s fiancée’s family.

The TV star, 66, who is a proud mum to 1975 singer Matty, 35, spoke about her trip on Wednesday’s Loose Women. Matty proposed to Gabbriette Bechtel last month and Denise flew out to the US to meet and spend some time with her future daughter-in-law’s loved ones last month.

Speaking on Wednesday’s Loose Women, Denise’s co-star, Kaye Adams, said: “Now, Denise, you spoke a couple of weeks ago about your son Matty’s engagement to his fiancée Gabby. Very exciting, of course, you’ve been doing some pre-wedding schmoozing with the in-laws!”

Denise then explained: “We went over to LA to see Matty and Gabby and celebrate the engagement. Gabby is so busy modelling and she’s very hot right now, which is fabulous, so she couldn’t join us. So we went up to see her mum and dad, who we had met once before, Chayo and Gary, we absolutely adore them!”

Denise Welch has shared some pre-wedding details after travelling to California to spend some time with her son Matty Healy’s fiancée’s family ( 
Image:
ITV)

Denise spent some time in Laguna Beach with Gabbritte’s mum last month, and shared some sweet snaps of her extended family. It comes as Denise said she was feeling “blessed” after the announcement of son Matty’s engagement to Gabbriette.

Loose Women panellist Denise previously confirmed the news of her son’s engagement after Gabbriette posted a series of snaps on Instagram revealing the news to fans while she and Matty supported friend Charli XCX in concert. Gabbriette posted a picture of her black diamond engagement ring and tagged Matty’s Instagram account with the caption: “Marrying The 1975 is very brat,” in reference to Charli XCX’s new album.

After confirming the news on Loose Women last month, Denise shared a lengthy Instagram post revealing she feels “blessed” over the news. She wrote: “What a day!!! I wake up to find that @gabbriette and Matty had gone Instagram official on their engagement so I was able to tell everyone!!!

“I’m so happy to be blessed with a wonderful daughter in law to be and to share this news with @chayobechtel and @gary.bechtel . Then @robbiewilliams popped by @loosewomen to say hi to his wife @aydafieldwilliams and ended up joining the panel!! It was so lovely to see him as we go back years but he hadn’t planned on being on telly so hadn’t washed off his spray tan!!! Anyway, we ended up spooning in the corridor wearing our matching co ords!! All in a days work.”

Denise shared some wholesome photos ( 
Image:
Instagram)

The Loose Women star has been living it up in California ( 
Image:
Instagram)
On Loose Women, Denise was previously quizzed on the news that Gabbriette would soon become her daughter-in-law. She said: “I have known for a few weeks that Matty got engaged. They went over to see their friends Charli and George in New York. I woke up this morning to the fact they’ve put it on Instagram. Instagram official, he has got engaged to Gabbriette. Black diamond, he had it made for her and I couldn’t be more thrilled.

“She is from Los Angeles, she is absolutely gorgeous, she does have a rat. We couldn’t be happier, she is everything that I would want in a daughter in law.” Earlier this year, Matty was pictured introducing Gabbriette to his family. The couple supported Denise at her theatre stint in Manchester. The American singer spent time with Matty’s family at the show, including his younger brother Louis Healy, 22, their father Tim Healy, 72, and his wife Joan Anderton, 62.

Denise shared a snap of them all together and wrote in the caption of the post: “Lovely to have the family in to see mum at work!!!” Matty, who is the son of Denise and Tim Healy, started dating Gabbriette last September. She is the lead singer of punk rock band Nasty Cherry while he is the frontman of The 1975.

Their romance came after the high profile fling between Matty and pop star Taylor Swift. Taylor has since gone on to enjoy a high-profile relationship with Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce.

The Loose Women panel welcomed SNP leader Stephen Flynn this Wednesday, making him the latest politician to face their grilling, unlike Sir Keir Starmer, who Kaye Adams called out.

Kaye Adams has pointed out that Sir Keir Starmer snubbed her panel.

As the countdown to this Thursday’s (July 4) general election draws to a close, politicians have campaigned both on and off-screen to promote their parties.

Regular daytime TV viewers will also know that ITV’s Loose Women offered each candidate the opportunity to be heard by their audience, inviting the likes of Nigel Farage and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

This Wednesday (July 3), Stephen Flynn was the latest political figure to face the panel for another grilling about his ambitions and plans ahead of the General Election.

The Loose Women panel welcomed Stephen Flynn this Wednesday, ahead of the general election ( 
Image:
ITV)

But as she ended the exchange with the Scottish National Party leader, Kaye made a shocking revelation – Labour candidate Sir Keir Starmer, who is hoping to take over No.10 after 14 years of Conservative leadership, had snubbed Loose Women.

“We did invite labour leader Sir Keir Starmer over for an interview as part of the series but he was not available”, Kaye informed, although the Labour leader agreed to appear on rival ITV show This Morning. Kaye added: “Just to say that Labour said ‘our plan for Britain is a fully credible plan to turn the country around after 14 years of conservatives.”

Politicians have to make one last push before Brits take to the polls this Thursday, which left Rishi Sunak to head to the This Morning set this Wednesday morning. The Prime Minister was confronted by Ben Shephard over his latest scandals but his response left viewers at home fuming.

“Aw bless poor Rishi, gearing himself up for a devastating loss tomorrow, pack yer bags hun”, one viewer commented, while another added: “I love that they had Rishi Sunak just sitting in the background while this lady was being interviewed! How awkward did he look!”

A third commented: “I think Rishi was a bit bewildered”, just as a fourth dreaded: “Oh no…not this clown Rishi Sunak”, and things only got worse when Rishi’s interview started as frustration reached another level.

One TV watcher penned: “Rishi Sunak is just a another clown your time is coming towards the end as uk prime minister.”

Another echoed: “Rishi walk away …. This is just desperate”, while one viewer branded him “weak”, writing: “Rishi Sunak not actually giving ANY reasons TO vote for the Conservatives. All he’s got it weak reasons NOT to vote for Labour. Weak, weak, weak.”

Another was displeased to see Rishi dodge accountability as he was confronted by Ben Shephard over his latest scandals: “Ben hitting #RishiSunak with a wet fish here about ‘integrity’, leaving the #DDay commemorations early and betting on the election. #RishiSunak swerves saying he’s trustworthy regardless. #ThisMorning Literally lies fall out of Rishi’s mouth like a leaky incontinence pad.”

Loose Women was forced to apologise to viewers on Thursday afternoon after Miriam Margolyes swore live on air during her interview with the panel.

Loose Women descended into hilarity on Thursday’s show (July 4) when Miriam Margolyes dropped a swear word live on air.

The 83-year-old former Call the Midwife actress was on the ITV daytime programme to chat about her latest book, ‘Oh Miriam’, with host Kaye Adams and panellists Denise Welch, Olivia Attwood-Dack, and Nadia Sawalha.

Miriam candidly revealed the reason behind her book release, saying: “Because they paid me”, which sent the audience and panellists into fits of laughter.

Kaye quizzed her further: “Can they pay you to do anything Miriam? ” However, Miriam’s response was swiftly bleeped out due to its inappropriate nature, leaving the panel in stitches as Denise clapped her hand over her mouth in shock and Kaye shook her head disapprovingly.

READ MORE: Stacey Solomon could be ‘asking too much’ of Joe Swash with new project that may ‘upset the balance’

Miriam swore live on Loose Women ( 
Image:
(Image: ITV))
Still laughing, Miriam questioned: “Am I allowed to say that, oh dear? ” before stating: “I wouldn’t eat faeces.”, reports the Express.

Kaye responded with a chuckle: “Thank you we do love the preferred name,” while the studio erupted with more laughter.

Nadia attempted to steer the conversation back by asking another question, but she stumbled over her words, clearly tickled by Miriam’s antics.

Later in the show, Miriam divulged another tidbit about her book, which recounts her personal stories and escapades, mentioning that it required legal vetting.

“It had to be excised by the legal people”, she disclosed, “I said things about people I didn’t like that could be libelous, and don’t want to get into a lawsuit.”

Miriam Margolyes appeared on Thursday’s Loose Women ( 
Image:
ITV)
As one Loose Women viewer tweeted: “#loosewomen Love Miriam Margolyes @loosewomen @ITV”, with multiple laughing face emojis indicating her entertaining presence on the show.

Another fan joked about her colourful language, commenting: “Potty mouth #loosewomen”

A third simply said, expressing their appreciation for the actress: “I like her! “.

At the same time, another comment seemed to confirm what the actress had stated: “Miriam Margolyes wouldn’t “eat s***” for money @loosewomen #bleeped.”

Denise Welch and the Loose Women team experienced a performance by Andrea Bocelli, causing the panellist to poke fun at Kim Kardashian for “paying for” a show from the opera singer.

Andrea Bocelli performed on Wednesday’s episode of Loose Women, after which panellist Denise Welch poked fun at Kim Kardashian for “paying for” a performance from the opera star.

The Italian tenor performed an emotional rendition of Bambina Mia with his 12-year-old daughter Virginia on the series in light of his upcoming BST Hyde Park show. The singer joined the panel to discuss his upcoming concert at the London festival, which runs until July 14.

The former Coronation Street star couldn’t help but joke about experiencing one of the icon’s performances for free when the American reality star had to seemingly pay for the privilege. Of course, fans of the singer will recall how Kardashian and her ex-husband Kanye West invited Bocelli to sing at their Florence wedding in 2014.

Andrea Bocelli appeared on Wednesday’s episode of Loose Women. ( 
Image:
Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Taking to Instagram, Welch marked the unforgettable moment Bocelli graced the Loose Women stage. She wrote above a re-posted video of the singer on the show: “I felt like I had a private audience with @andreabocelliofficial Kim Kardashian had to pay for that!!!”

 

Back at the former spouses’ wedding, the pair were pictured at the time intensely staring into each other’s eyes during one of the songs. E! News reported at the time that Bocelli performed several songs, including Ave Maria and his hit Con te partirò (With You I Will Leave).

Speaking recently on the talk show series, his child admitted that she was just eight years old when she first sang with her famous father to an audience. “I wasn’t supposed to sing. I’m not sure how it happened,” Virginia said.

Denise Welch marked the unforgettable moment that Bocelli sung on the show by mentioning his performance at Kim Kardashian’s wedding. ( 
Image:
@denise_welch/Instagram)

The Italian tenor performed an emotional rendition of Bambina Mia with his 12-year-old daughter Virginia. ( 
Image:
Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Andrea then responded: “I had to sing Hallelujah and it has a lot of English words, so I asked Virginia to learn the song to sing it with me.” The pair performed in Palma, Mallorca, for her first performance.

“The song is about a dad who is talking to his daughter about life and love,” Virginia explained. “I got emotional when I was recording it, it took a long time to record it because I was bawling, and then my dad noticed and made fun of me.”

The star is due to take to the stage at Hyde Park on Friday. Andrea said the upcoming performance is “a dream come true for me”.

The international singer is set to sing alongside The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, which is conducted by Michele Spotti. The conductor has fulfilled the role of Musical Director of Marseille’s Opera House and Philharmonic Orchestra since 2023.

TV personality Myleene Klass is comparing the festival day. Festival-goers will also be treated to performances from Nadine Sierra, Isabel Leonard, and Luca Micheletti as well as a choir by the Crouch End Festival Chorus.

Good Morning Britain was extended until 9.25am on ITV on Friday, followed by an almost six-hour General Election 2024 special, The Results

ITV viewers are fuming over the General Election.

Friday’s episode of Good Morning Britain was extended past 9am as results poured in for Labour’s landslide win over the Tories. But eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice the programme cut into the time Lorraine would normally be on-air.

Bosses have pulled today’s episodes of Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women due to the election, airing an almost six-hour political results show instead. Daytime telly watchers have been left riled up by the decision, with some taking to X with complaints.

This Morning isn’t airing today due to the election results ( 
Image:
ITV)
“It’s going to be a loooong day of TV today no Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women,” commented one user. While someone else complained about the lengthy results show in the trio’s place. “That’s all coming up over the next six hours’ SIX HOURS?! BLIMEY!!!”

“I see there is NO This Morning on Friday because of the election results BUT why can’t ITV air Lorraine, this morning and loose women on ITV2 or ITV3 instead,” another fumed. A fourth fan moaned, “I don’t think I can take anymore. It’s just the same thing over and over.”

The hilarious Where is Lorraine? meme page even got in on the action, posting this morning: “A reminder that there is no #Lorraine (or Ranvir or Christine for that matter) today as ITV are airing the #ToriesAreOut party instead.” One fan of the page replied: “So todays episode is being hosted by Keir Starmer.” Another joked: “The long-suffering Ranvir has the day off!” Before someone noticed: “She got the day off from Lorraine…

“…but she will never get a day off from #ITV.” Ranvir was brought in for Friday’s episode of Good Morning Britain, stationed in the rain outside the Conservative Party HQ in London waiting for Rishi Sunak to return after his defeat to Labour’s Keir Starmer.”

Ranvir was brought in to present Good Morning Britain ( 
Image:
ITV)Appearing on camera very briefly, Ranvir caught the moment Sunak returned to his office after it was announced that he would be taking over as Prime Minister. She asked the outgoing PM if he “blames himself” for the loss live on TV. Ranvir didn’t seem to get a response, so appeared to issue a scathing dig at Sunak’s expense after being blanked by the politician. Speaking to hosts Ed Balls and Susanna Reid on camera, the Lorraine stand-in star said: “Look at the weather, its miserable.” She continued: “But by the way Rishi Sunak, I’ve checked the weather in California. Its sunny, its 30 degrees, wink wink.”

The joke left viewers laughing, with fans taking to X, formally Twitter, with comments and laughing face emojis after the quick quip. “Cackling at ar Ranvir SCREAMING at Rishi Sunak whether he blames himself or not for the result,” one commented. (sic) While someone else said: “No #lorraine or the show either today, but at least Ranvir still got a link to GMB.”

Tony Christie and Sue Christie shared the early signs they spotted before the singer’s dementia diagnosis on Wednesday’s Loose Women

Tony Christie and his wife Sue Christie joined Loose Women to discuss the early signs of the singer’s dementia and how the couple are moving forward with the diagnosis together.

Host Coleen Nolan asked: “What were the signs initially?”

Tony, 80, who revealed he had been diagnosed with the disease in January, replied: “I’ve been a crossword addict for all my life, basically cryptic [crosswords] and I suddenly started having problems solving and forgetting names. And it was my wife Sue that said, ‘I think we should go and see a specialist.’”

Sue admitted she had started to “spot changes” in her husband before the diagnosis.

“He’d get anxious and cross with himself when he couldn’t do the puzzles and I said, ‘Look, I think it’s time we get your checked down because it kept saying, ‘I’m losing it. I’m losing it,’” Sue explained.

Tony recalled being seen by a specialist before undergoing a series of tests and subsequently receiving his diagnosis.

Sue Christie told Tony he needed to see a specialist ( 
Image:
Daily Mirror)

Tony revealed his diagnosis hasn’t ‘stopped him’ ( 
Image:
Redferns)
The iconic singer explained he shared his diagnosis with the world because a “lot of people are embarrassed” and “there’s nothing to be embarrassed about”.

Janet Street-Porter remarked: “Everyone on this show, all the women that are guests on the show or presenters all have someone in their lives who has [dementia] and yet some don’t want to own up to it as if their worried their quality of life will be diminished.”

Sue continued: “We went to an Age UK Christmas carol concert and there was a lot of people with dementia and Tony said, ‘You know I’ve got to start talking about this because it’s like I’m keeping a guilty secret. And, we go to lots of these events and they’re going to think I’m ashamed if I don’t come out.’”

Tony has released a new song featuring Sting and Chic’s Nile Rodgers as part of a dementia campaign ( 
Image:
Birmingham Mail/Darren Quinton)Tony and Sue admitted they were both “relived” when the singer received his diagnosis.

“it doesn’t stop me I just go ahead anyway,” he added before revealing he has recently recorded two albums in Nashville.The South Yorkshire singer star has released a new song featuring Sting and Chic’s Nile Rodgers as part of a dementia campaign.