Eamonn Holmes made apologies for his co-host and wife Ruth after she went missing in action on Thursday's This Morning.
The couple and presenting pair are currently standing in for Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby as they take a summer break and have given us plenty of entertainment over the past few weeks.
Last week Ruth accused Eamonn of being drunk live on air after they two tried out vodka martinis as part of a food and drink segment but he got his own back today after Ruth was absent from shot as cameras rolled following an ad break on the ITV show.
As guest Gok Wan chuckled across the other side of the studio, Eamonn told millions of viewers at home: "Mrs Holmes is of a certain age where she needs to empty her bladder on a regular basis and is not with me in the studio."
After Eamonn ran through what was still to come on the programme, an embarrassed Ruth walked back onto set and said: "I've just powdered my nose."
On a more serious note, the duo took charge of a heated discussion involving Gavin Williamson, with the Education Secretary coming up against a barrage of anger from headteacher Christine Cunniffe and This Morning's resident psychologist Emma Kenny after A-Level chaos across the country on results day.
The interview saw Williamson taken to task for "not trusting teachers," and punishing pupils who'd already been enough this year due to the widespread disruption on their education brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
Ruth told him: "I think you're going to be very, very busy with the appeals process."
