SUSANNA ‘I'm taking a step back'

As Susanna Reid announces plans to slow down, she reveals the stresses of being a working mum

She’s best known as the smiley antidote to Piers Morgan as co-anchor on Good Morning Britain, but behind the happy on-screen persona, Susanna Reid is struggling to strike a healthy work-life balance.

‘It seems crazy that we have to build time into our hectic lives to stop and do nothing. But that’s what I’ve decided to do,’ she said. ‘It’s time to take a step back.’

Susanna, 49, admits her chaotic daily schedule, which starts at 3.45 am when her alarm goes off, is leaving her ‘feeling wrung out by the end of the week – and racked with guilt to boot’ as she tries to keep on top of the news, especially now GMB airs for an extra 30 minutes each day.