Morning TV host gets kicked in head during disastrous plane segment: ‘Not OK’

British TV show host Susanna Reid really got a kick out of one segment. 

On Wednesday, “Good Morning Britain” host Ed Balls accidentally kicked his co-host during a segment about public transportation etiquette. 

Balls, 56, a British broadcaster and former member of parliament and government official, has been on the show since 2021, taking over for Piers Morgan. 

On Wednesday morning’s episode, Balls was sitting in mock-airplane seating on set behind Reid, 53, a British TV presenter known from “Strictly Come Dancing,” a UK precursor to “Dancing With the Stars.” 

Balls and Reid were discussing if it’s OK to put your feet up on the seat in front of you during a plane or train ride.

They were joined on the mock-plane set by commentators Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire. While they all sat in their seats, Reid began asking, “Is it okay for Ed and Andrew then to… ?”

She was then interrupted by Balls, sitting behind her and stretching his legs out on top of her seat, accidentally kicking her. 

Reid immediately bent forward, crumpling as if in pain. 

Balls sprang out of his seat and bent over to touch her arm, saying, “I’m sorry!” while Pierce and Maguire joked about knowing, “Personal injury lawyers,” if she needed them.

Balls put his hand over his mouth as he laughed at his blunder and put his hands up. 

Sitting up, still clutching her head where Balls had kicked her, Reid said about putting your feet up on seats, “I think we’ve decided it’s not okay!” 

She rubbed her head as if still feeling the blow and said, “I don’t know if I can carry on doing the program …That is our debate this morning, should you put your feet up on the seats of public transport?”

Later in the episode, Reid commented that her vision “went blurry for 20 minutes” following the kick. 

Viewers had conflicting opinions about what happened. 

“She went down like a Premier League footballer,” one commented. 

“Hardly touched her, yellow card at the worst,” another viewer said, keeping up the comparison to soccer (or, football in the UK). 

“Putting his foot in it again,” another snarked. 

Other viewers had scathing words to say about Balls, calling his conduct, “Clumsy. Immediately put foot back within the crime scene, a tad arrogantly. Oafish, embarrassing uncle at Xmas stuff. Dire.”

“Ed Balls showcases his impressive dance moves on Good Morning Britain, narrowly missing Susanna Reid’s head. Imagine the headlines if it were the other way around,” another viewer joked.  

Another viewer proposed, “They should turn this into a regular feature with special guests.”

“The balls on that guy,” one fan concluded.