Ben Shephard apologises to Good Morning Britain viewers after awkward tech blunder leaves co-star scrambling to fix it

BEN Shephard apologised to Good Morning Britain viewers today after the show was hit by an awkward technical issue.

Random graphics shot across the screen as the visual mixing desk went haywire, leaving cheeky Ben to joke co-star Kate Garraway was to blame.

ITVBen Shephard and Kate Garraway apologised for tech issues on today’s Good Morning Britain[/caption]

ITVThe cause was a dodgy Live button[/caption]

He accused Kate of spilling her early morning coffee over it causing it to malfunction – something she admitted to having done elsewhere.

Ahead of an ad break, Charlotte Hawkins made a dash into the editing suite to see if she could solve the problem.

It seemed to work too as when viewers returned to the studio they were told everything was back to normal.

Ben explained that a piece of plastic casing had gone skew-whiff on the Live button causing havoc.

Later in the show Kate explained how her energy bills have risen 400 percent since her husband Derek returned home from hospital following coronavirus battle.

With prices surging, Kate said she was having to do seven to eight washes followed by tumble drying every day as Derek is cared for round the clock.