Susanna Reid skips ITV’s summer party after rumours of Richard Madeley feud

Susanna Reid ‘s peers lived it up at ITV’s iconic summer party yesterday but, amid suggestions of a feud with co-star Richard Madeley , the 52-year-old was nowhere to be seen. Other ITV talents were present at the celebrations, including AJ Odudu, 35, Charlotte Hawkins, 48, Love Islander Olivia Attwood, 32, and of course 67-year-old Richard. Eagle-eyed viewers have clocked what they claim is tension between Susanna and Richard during Good Morning Britain shows, with her being accused of rolling her eyes at him two days ago. In Tuesday’s episode, Lorraine Kelly was having a lively discussion with Richard about how she’d react if her partner had a “passionate relationship” with an artificial intelligence robot and whether she’d consider it cheating. Lorraine scarcely hesitated before replying: “I would!” leading Richard to brand her “unequivocal”, but Susanna, clad in bright turquoise, seemingly looked unimpressed by the banter. Susanna Reid appeared to roll her eyes in Richard Madeley’s direction on air on Tuesday (Image: ITV) Elsewhere during the discussion, Richard exclaimed: “This artificial intelligence thing, every day it brings a new story and now we’ve got people having affairs with virtual partners, with robots. “I don’t know what I’d think if I came downstairs at two in the morning to see where [wife] Judy [Finnigan] had got to and she was sitting at the kitchen table, having an intimate relationship with a robotic bloke. I’d think she’d gone mad!” He then asked Susanna whether she regarded an affair with an AI bot as “cheating”, quizzing whether it was any different than a partner looking at pornography. However, she corrected him, snapping back: “It’s a little bit early [in the morning] for that!” Some viewers suggested Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley looked unhappy around each other (Image: ITV) A body language expert has weighed in on the non-verbal communication witnessed between the pair, suggesting that Susanna seemed “embarrassed”. Richard has been compared to Steve Coogan’s TV character Alan Partridge for his gaffes, but Susanna has been accused by some of looking less than impressed. Now expert Darren Stanton, speaking to The Sun on behalf of Spin Genie , has also suggested she appeared “ashamed”. “Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley have always had this kind of off/on professional relationship,” he suggested. “I think sometimes, because Richard is very direct and outspoken, Susanna’s not afraid of showing how she really feels. “She seemed part embarrassed and part ashamed over Richard’s behaviour as he joked about wife Judy,” he added, concluding that he believes she gets “not angry but frustrated” with “some of the things,” her co-star says. @BollieBolls tweeted to suggest she’d noticed “how differently Susanna treats Richard Madeley to Ed Balls”, adding: “She’s awful to [him].” Other viewers warned: “Beginning to look like Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid have fallen out.’ Meanwhile, an apparent insider is said to have told The Sun : “Susanna didn’t snub the party, she is just on her usual break from the show so wasn’t available to attend the event. It had nothing to do with Richard being there.” Susanna Reid’s representatives have been contacted by Express.co.uk for comment.