'Difficult to watch': Martin Lewis breaks down before leaving Susanna Reid alone on GMB

“I know Martin,” a sympathetic Susanna remarked. 

“When events like this happen that are so public, they are very triggering of private grief and we totally understand.”

Less than an hour later, Martin left his co-host to present alone before rejoining her in the studio.

Before an advert break, the Money Saving Expert could be seen getting up and walking away from the desk.