Good Morning Britain host Ed Balls told co-star Susanna Reid "let's move on" as she surprised him with a touching round of praise.

Ed, 56, was speaking about Gareth Gates, who won Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, becoming the only star to pass the process. And former Strictly star Ed was praising Gareth, 39, for doing the gruelling process despite his well-publicised stammer.

Soon though, Susanna, 52, turned the conversation around on him, praising him for his broadcasting career despite also having a stammer. Seemingly not wanting the spotlight, Ed tried to dodge the touching moment by urging his co-star: "Let's move on."

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It didn't work though, as Susanna launched into a sweet dialogue in which she praised Ed. He has previously spoke about his struggle with his stammer, which was not diagnosed until he was already working in government.

Ed started: "Gareth Gates, what a hero. I think what he's saying to young people with stammers is really important – you can win SAS: Who Dares Wins, you can be a great singer, and have a stammer."

Changing the subject to Ed, Susanna added in: "You can be a fantastic broadcaster." It was then that Ed suggested they should "move on".

Susanna said: "But you overcame it. You realised when you were in your political career, I know other MPs would rib you about the way you spoke, and actually you decided, ‘I’m gonna deal with this.’"

Ed replied: "GarethGates doesn’t deny it, it’s part of who he is and he carries on doing good things, and that’s what you’ve got to do." But Susanna wasn't done with the praise, as she finished: "And that's what you do, absolutely."

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV

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