Susanna Reid pokes fun at Ben Shephard's ukulele skills on Good Morning Britain
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Susanna Reid couldn't resist making fun of Ben Shephard's ukelele skills on today's GMB
And, during a segment on the boom on today's edition of Good Morning Britain, host Ben Shephard couldn't resist demonstrating his musical abilities with the instrument.
After being passed a hot pink uke, the 40-year-old was seen attempting to do a rendition of the theme tune to Lorraine Kelly's self-titled show.
His performance left his co-presenter Susanna Reid, 44, in hysterics as she sat next to him on the sofa, while clicking her fingers in time to the tune.
The TV host also had a quick go herself
The pair were seen laughing behind the scenes afetr Ben attempted the Lorraine tune
GMB tweeted a clip of his interpretation, writing: "@benshephardofficial plays the ukulele to the theme tune of the @itvlorraine opening titles (kind of)#BehindTheScenes."
Earlier in the broadcast, correspondent Nick Dixon had told the pair: "That's the great thing about them, they are really easy to pick up and play.
"The kids have a lot of fun with them. They are really very cheap - they start at £10 or £15. And some pretty big stars are playing ukuleles now."
The ITV1 programme informed viewers that everyone from George Formby to Taylor Swift and One Direction's Harry Styles to George Clooney had been seen with a uke recently.
The news reporter had also joined a school in Cheltenham for an exclusive performance of Rockin' All Over the World by Status Quo.
Can Ben Shephard play the ukulele... GMB
The stars posed while clutching a pair of hot pink ukes
Meanwhile Susanna had shown off her trim figure in a a patterned Whistles dress, complete with leaf print and long sleeves.
She had teamed the chic look with a pale blue pair of heels and a voluminous 'do.
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Susanna had tweeted her 250,000 followers at the weekend to say: "Go for a run, get your yoga on, dance it out, stay in bed an extra hour. Enjoy."