Kate Garraway revealed that she had suffered a bit of a hair disaster that even left her 12-year-old son saying that he "didn't think anything could save it".
The 54-year-old appeared on Good Morning Britain with hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard as she admitted that she was "a bit bewildered by how ginger [she] had become over the festive period".
Ben asked: "What was it? Was it the egg nog?"
"Home root dye," she replied. "Even Bill said, 'I don't think anything can save this, mum.' But not even solid shampooing after the last few days has calmed it down a tad."
But Susanna didn't agree, gushing: "I think it looks lovely!"
Kate responded: "But the problem is, Susanna, that you're so lovely that you would never tell me the truth!"
Ben added: "She has got a point."
"Really? I think I'm pretty well known for being brutally honest," Susanna replied.
Ben quipped: "Not to Kate!"
Kate continued: "Yes, but not to me. You're always nurturing."
Earlier this week, Kate revealed that she has received negative backlash after being given an MBE.
She was made MBE in the New Year's Honours list after documenting husband Derek Draper's Covid battle and has been recognised for her services to broadcasting, journalism and charity.
Revealing that Derek has "had a bit of time going in and out of hospital recently", she said that her sister-in-law had ended up opening her MBE letter.
"They had sent a letter saying would you accept and I said, 'yes'," Kate explained. "I didn't tell anybody, I didn't even tell my parents because I didn't want to tempt fate
"On New Year's Eve, it didn't feel real until people started saying congratulations," she added.
However, Kate admitted that she "saw some people say 'Why has she been given it?'", pointing out that it "is not for looking after Derek".
Susanna retorted: "It's absolutely well deserved! Don't diminish how important that work has been in the pandemic."
Kate went on to speak about visiting a pantomime with Derek in December, saying that Anton Du Beke had helped make that possible.
Quizzed on how Derek was doing, Kate said: "He's doing alright. He is phenomenally fatigued - he's going through a period where he's very fatigued.
"After the pantomime he hasn't been out of bed... it took everything out of him. We don't quite know what the new year will bring."
*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV
