Eamonn Holmes has walked off the set of Good Morning Britain after suffering a coughing fit.
The presenter was interviewing Julian Clary with co-host Kate Garraway in the last segment of the show when he was forced to apologise for the noise he was making.
He said: “I’m sorry I’ve got one of these air conditioned coughs.”
He added: “I think what I might do is just leave and let you guys (carry on).”
Are you ok after your coughing fit just now?
— Norma Robb (@realrobbo) April 10, 2018
Garraway had earlier paused during the interview to ask Holmes: “Are you alright, are you with us?” before Clary joked: “I’m trying to talk while Eamonn is coughing away!”
As he left the set Garraway told him: “Come back, come back and join us,” as Clary added: “Will he ever be seen again?”
Garraway later joked to the guest: “That could be it. Are you the man to finish off Eamonn Holmes, Julian, with a strange allergic reaction?”
Holmes did not return to the set before the end of the broadcast.
Earlier in the show Holmes presented Garraway with a bag of grooming goodies, just a day after she discovered a roller in her hair while live on air.
Our @kategarraway discovered a rogue roller in her hair this morning – it was a pretty hairy moment! Let us know if you've experienced anything similar… #MondayMorning pic.twitter.com/YhX8xb48gA
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) April 9, 2018
Garraway was opening the show when she became distracted and pulled out a large roller from the back of her head before bursting out laughing and saying: “I’ve just discovered I’ve still got the roller in my hair! I wondered what was itching me.
“They’ve left a roller in! Genuinely blushing.”