Susanna Reid valiantly attempts to hide breakfast on Good Morning Britain, fails miserably

'Sneaky bit of footwork Susanna'

Reid deftly conceals her breakfast as the camera pans in

Susanna Reid highlighted the perils of live television when her attempts at concealing the remains of her breakfast were spotted by eagle-eyed viewers of Good Morning Britain (GMB).

The presenter was seen carefully edging a plate of food under her desk with her foot as the camera swooped in on her and her co-presenters Charlotte Hawkins and Kate Garraway.

Reid proved herself to be ever the consummate professional as she introduced the top stories for Tuesday’s programme, maintaining a straight face while sliding the plate underneath her desk.

Alas, despite her best efforts, the plate-sliding incident was picked up by one Instagram user, who captioned this video with "sneaky bit of footwork Susanna".

A video posted by Aidan Smith (@_smithaidan) on Jun 22, 2015 at 11:09pm PDT

The 44-year-old later owned up to the incident on Twitter, where it seemed her unsuccessful attempts only served to endear her more to GMB viewers.