Presenter Susanna Reid was left injured while riding her bike in London for the first time.
The Good Morning Britain, 49, revealed she was inspired to take up cycling in a bid to avoid using public transport during the ongoing pandemic.
However, her first outing didn’t exactly go to plan as she suffered a nasty injury on her shins.
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Writing in her Daily Mail column, she said: “My first go doesn’t start well: trying to manoeuvre it out of my house, I end up with bruised shins.”
Susanna later added: “It feels wonderful knowing I can still do it, but the first hazard is a surprising one — pedestrians, nearly all absorbed in their phones as they cross the road.
“Plus, social distancing on narrow pavements means they keep swerving into the road. At one point, I play a nervous game of chicken with a runner, before he ducks between parked cars.”
Despite her first attempt, she admitted she won’t be cycling to work any time soon as “helmet hair wouldn’t look good on air”.
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Susanna recently showed off her new wheels on Instagram.
The snap showed the TV star happily smiling while perched upon a red Ridgeback Avenida 7.
She sported a trendy denim shirt, green joggers and a helmet.
Other achievements
Susanna’s post comes days after Good Morning Britain became the highest rated ITV show for the first time ever.
Co-star Piers Morgan celebrated the news on Instagram, writing: “BREAKING: For the first time ever, @gmb was ITV’s highest rated show (25.5% audience share) yesterday across the whole day/night.
“Thanks for watching and thanks to our brilliant editorial and production teams for all they’ve done during this pandemic.”
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