Susanna Reid breaks down in tears over ‘hideous’ racism while reading letter football fan, 9, wrote to his hero Marcus Rashford
Susanna Reid broke down in tears on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday while reading a letter a child had written to his Manchester United star Marcus Rashford.
She slammed the ‘hideous’ racist abuse he and his teammates have suffered after their penalty misses during the England Vs Italy game on Sunday.
Meanwhile, her GMB co-star Andi Peters told how ‘change will come’ as he shared his thoughts on the horrendous racial abuse that players Marcus, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka.
Emotional: Susanna Reid broke down in tears on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday while reading a letter a child had written to his Manchester United star Marcus Rashford
Susanna became emotional as she read out the letter from a nine-year-old boy who branded Marcus and his teammates ‘heroes’ and told how he felt ‘inspired’ to help those less fortunate.
He wrote: ‘I hope you won’t be sad for too long because you are such a good person.
‘Last year you inspired me to help people less fortunate. Then last night you inspired me again, to always be brave.
‘I’m proud of you. You will always be a hero.’
Gutted: She slammed the ‘hideous’ racist abuse he (pictured) and his teammates have suffered after their penalty misses during the England Vs Italy game on Sunday
Touching: Susanna became emotional as she read out the letter from a nine-year-old boy who branded Marcus and his teammates ‘heroes’ and told how he felt ‘inspired’ to help those less fortunate
Overcome with emotion, Susanna struggled to hold back the tears as she said: ‘I hope Marcus feels everything that’s coming through from this letter and all the messages of support.’
As the presenter cried, her co-star Ranvir Singh also sat with tears flowing down her cheeks.
Turning to her colleague, Susanna said: ‘Ranvir, I mean honestly. It’s hideous.’