Ruth Langsford was utterly delighted to have her mum Joan over for lunch.
It's been more than a year since the presenter, 61, has been able to invite her elderly mum over for Sunday lunch amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Ruth desperately missed her mum while she was unable to see her, telling her fans about it on Instagram.
Lockdown has begun to ease and they took the first opportunity they could to spend quality time together.
Her mum Joan, 88, has been living in assisted accommodation and she has finally been able to reunite with her daughter Ruth at her family home.
This Morning star Ruth could barely contain her excitement at having her elderly mum over for a bite to eat.
In a gushing message, she told fans she was proud to call Joan her mum.
She wrote: "AND SHE’S BACK!!
"Over a year since she’s stepped inside our house and she’s still full of beans, preparing vegetables, enjoying a Sherry and dancing away to @mrantondubeke!!
"She’s an amazing woman and I’m proud to call her my Mum."
In the kitchen, Ruth toasted with a glass of wine and Joan had a sherry as they enjoyed catching up.
Recently, ITV's presenter told of her heartbreak at having to wear gloves and an apron to be able to see her mum.
For some of the pandemic, they were only able to touch through a window.
Ruth has a close relationship with her mum Joan and the coronavirus pandemic was heartbreaking for the pair of them.
She told OK! magazine : "We have a Perspex screen between us and I have to wear a mask, gloves and an apron."
She added: “She’s been amazing, but she’s of that wartime generation. She’s 88, she’s very stoic about it all. But I do miss her.”
