Good Morning Britain's biggest gaffes: Susanna Reid, Piers Morgan and the team's on-air fails

Some of the presenters and producers might need to go back to bed... 
All falling apart? Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain
Ken McKay/ITV/REX
Jennifer Ruby29 September 2016
The Weekender

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Good Morning Britain is becoming just as well known for its on-air gaffes as it is for its news, showbiz and sports coverage.

Viewers were left scratching their heads again during Thursday’s show as resident financial expert Martin Lewis was unceremoniously cut-off after a grammatical slip-up.

“Why keep cutting your presenters off for an ad break? UNPROFESSIONAL. & GIVE MARTIN LEWIS MORE TIME...STUPID HE HAS TO RUSH HIS SPOT,” wrote one angry viewer.

Later in the show, Bradley Walsh ran riot on the set, jumping over the sofa to see whether or not the backdrop features a real window.

To celebrate the most entertaining aspect of live morning TV, here are Good Morning Britain’s biggest gaffes to date.

1. Time to get Spellcheck?

Eagle-eyed viewers have been quick to notice a number of typos in the GMB on-screen captions.

A gaffe back in 2015, which promoted a number of angry tweets, read: “ Ant and Dec back to thier roots’.

Just a few months ago, producers struggled to spell the name of a rather famous BBC soap.

“Ross Kemp’s Eatenders comeback,” a tagline across the screen read.

2. When stunts go wrong

Kate Garraway managed to nearly destroy the set back in March, when she threw a blue ball into the air during a feature on rhythmic gymnastics.

Hitting an overheard light fixture, parts of the set fell on co-star Ben Shephard as she ran for cover, while he quickly handed over to Lorraine Kelly.

3. Watch what you’re saying…

There have been a number of inadvertent innuendos on the GMB sofa, but done seemed to capture the public imagination like Susanna Reid’s interview with Dan Stevens.

Back in 2014, Reid was interviewing the former Downton Abbey star when a perfectly innocent question sent everyone into fits of giggles.

She asked: “You play this apparent all-America hero and this is a big opportunity for you in Hollywood. You must have had to beat off a lot of American men to get this part?”

The poor actor barely managed to answer.

4. Turning the air blue

Piers Morgan isn’t exactly known for being a wallflower, but his early morning swearing has raised one or two eyebrows.

Earlier this year, the presenter managed to squeeze the word ‘b******ing* into the show before it had even chimed 8am.

Reid was also forced to apologise this week after John Prescott dropped the B-bomb.

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