Good Morning Britain fans were left in stitches when host Ed Balls debuted his golden tan alongside Susanna Reid on the ITV show.
Ed Balls debuted his golden tan on Good Morning Britain (Image: ITV)
Good Morning Britain fans were forced to do a double take as presenter Ed Balls debuted his golden tan on the morning news show. During Tuesday’s visit (April 29) to the ITV studios, the 58-year-old broadcaster woke up the nation alongside his co-host Susanna Reid. The dynamic duo discussed the biggest stories hitting the headlines including the appointment of Canada’s new Prime Minister and the latest campaigns against the gender Supreme Court ruling.
But minutes into the morning programme, fans flooded to X – formerly known as Twitter – to share their surprise at the former Shadow Chancellor dramatic new look. The dad-of-three rocked a golden glow from a recent holiday, which certainly wasn’t missed by fans who compared the politician to President Donald Trump.
Fans couldn’t help but compare the presenter’s orange glow to President Donald Trump (Image: Getty Images)
One user penned: “Has Balls gone a Trump shade of orange ???? #gmb” as another echoed: “Ed Balls turning into Tango Trump. Orange Man @GMB #GMB.”
A third chimed in with: “Ed’s tan looks too perfect to be real. Weird. #GMB” as a fourth quipped: “‘gmb tann – ed. Red Ed, tango-ed.” But this wasn’t the first time the TV presenter was poked fun at this week.
On Monday (April 28), Susanna Reid halted the show for some “breaking news” as she poked fun at her co-star on air. She opened the show saying: “Before we crack on, let me just say, Happy Ed Balls Day.”
Ed Balls Day started on April 28, 2011, when the politician was urged by his aide to look on Twitter/X for articles mentioning his name. But instead of doing a simple search, he accidentally tweeted his own name out in error.
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Since then, the social media platform rejoices in the madness of the internet gaffe and thankfully the TV presenter still sees the funny side of things, even baking a cake featuring the online blunder on the top.
Thankfully, 14 years on, the broadcaster is still seeing the funny side of the awkward error as he co-host poked fun on air. He chuckled: “Oh my gosh, well Happy GMB day!”
Susanna then squaled in excitement as she revealed that the morning breakfast show was celebrating its 11th anniversary on the airwaves. She revealed: “Yes, it’s Good Morning Britain’s 11th anniversary this morning. We launched on the 28th of April, 2014.”
Good Morning Britain airs on weekdays from 6am on ITV1 or catch up on ITVX.
