Voice Loss Forces Exit
Good Morning Britain Presenter Kate Garraway Leaves Live Broadcast After Losing Voice
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Garraway’s National Television Awards performance was a rendition of “I Know Him So Well,” sung alongside Amanda Holden, Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and David Olusoga as part of a tribute to Alan Carr, who received the ceremony’s Special Recognition Award.
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GMB reporter Jonathan Swain, reporting from Glasgow, offered to bring Garraway a cough sweet when he returned to London.
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Weather presenter Laura Tobin advised Garraway to drink hot water with honey and lemon and added that she should avoid talking; Garraway laughed and replied that staying quiet was “not in my nature.”
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Garraway said she had actually lost her voice on Friday and Saturday night, before joking that singer Aled Jones now wanted to make a Christmas album with her.
Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway was taken off air during Monday's live ITV broadcast after her voice became increasingly hoarse. The Sun reported that Garraway struggled through news reports before being replaced by journalist Faye Barker, who finished the program while Garraway went home for vocal rest.
Garraway blamed the problem on extensive talking and singing the previous week, including a performance at the National Television Awards where she sang "I Know Him So Well" alongside Amanda Holden, Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and David Olusoga. Yahoo News noted that the 59-year-old presenter had actually lost her voice on Friday and Saturday night before Monday's on-air struggle.
A Week of Singing Takes Its Toll
Garraway's voice problems started after an intensive week of performing and broadcasting. TV Guide reported that she had sung at the National Television Awards as part of a tribute to Alan Carr, who received the ceremony's Special Recognition Award. The performance required her to belt out songs alongside several other celebrities, leaving her vocal cords strained.
Despite the hoarseness, Garraway insisted she was not in pain or feeling unwell. The Daily Mail reported that colleagues offered typical remedies like hot water with honey and lemon. Weather presenter Laura Tobin suggested Garraway should avoid talking, a suggestion that made Garraway laugh—staying quiet, she said, was "not in my nature."
On-Air Struggles Force Quick Show Change
During Monday's live broadcast, Garraway's voice grew noticeably worse as she delivered news stories. The Evening Standard reported that producers made the decision to pull her off air and replace her with Faye Barker to complete the remaining news bulletins. Co-host Susanna Reid explained to viewers that Garraway had gone home to rest her voice.
The quick substitution allowed Good Morning Britain to continue without interruption. GMB reporter Jonathan Swain, reporting from Glasgow, offered to bring Garraway a cough sweet when he returned to London, showing workplace camaraderie during the unexpected on-air adjustment.
Garraway Keeps Sense of Humor Through Voice Loss
Even as her voice failed, Garraway maintained her quick wit. She joked about sounding like singer Barry White and dismissed suggestions that she had been doing excessive karaoke. The presenter also quipped that singer Aled Jones now wanted to make a Christmas album with her, turning an awkward situation into comedy for viewers.
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