Amanda Holden WALKS OFF This Morning leaving co-host Ben Shephard in shock
AMANDA HOLDEN left Ben Shephard to host This Morning alone yesterday during a segment with Bryony Blake.
Amanda excuses herself off set as she has a coughing fit
The actress, who is standing in for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield this week, disappeared out of shot just minutes into the Halloween make-up tutorial.
The 46-year-old appeared to be struggling with a cough and was forced to temporarily ditch her duties in order to compose herself.
“I’m just going to go cough over here,” Amanda told Ben, 42, and Bryony, as she strutted off at speed.
The duo looked shocked at the blonde star’s actions but carried on despite the interruption.
Amanda doesn’t want to cough on us for a change
“She’s gone to cough that way, she doesn’t want to cough on us for a change,” Good Morning Britain’s Ben jokingly added.
The incident happened shortly after Amanda struggled to hide her disgust as her companion tried squirrel pâté for the first time.
Viewers took to Twitter to discuss the moment which happened while he was sat alongside director of PETA UK, Elisa Allen.
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Some said they were “disgusted” by the discussion, which saw Dave and Rosie Barham defend hunting and eating the animal.
As well as allowing their son to kill squirrels, the couple then cook them and feed the finished dish to their family.
Ben went on to eat some squirrel, telling vegetarian Amanda: “It’s got a bit of chicken liver in it too… it’s quite a delicate flavour, isn’t it?
This Morning airs weekdays at 10.30am on ITV.