Susanna Reid debuted a new hairstyle as she returned to Good Morning Britain (GMB) following an extended Easter break.

The TV presenter, who celebrated her 50th birthday in December, enjoyed a visit to the Richard Ward hair salon in Chelsea, west London, after months of lockdown.

Reid, who until March anchored the show alongside Piers Morgan, modelled a shorter style featuring blonde highlights when she appeared on the ITV programme on Monday morning.

Co-host Adil Ray told her: “You look fantastic. I genuinely noticed in the meeting this morning that you’ve had highlights. I don’t think I’ve seen those before?”

“And lost about four inches,” she replied.

Before the show, Reid shared a photo of her outfit and new hairstyle with her 566,000 Instagram followers, writing: “Back @gmb with a reveal… and a BIG clue.”

Viewers were quick to compliment her new look, describing it as “gorgeous”, “stunning” and “absolutely breathtaking” in the comments section.

Fellow GMB host Charlotte Hawkins added: “New hair looking fab!”

On Sunday, Reid shared a selfie from the Richard Ward Hair and Metrospa in which she wore a mask as she waited for her appointment.

She captioned it: “Hair no longer looks like this!”

Her former co-host Morgan left GMB in early March following a backlash against his comments about the Duchess of Sussex and her headline-making interview with Oprah Winfrey.