Kate Garraway found herself battling distractions on Thursday's Good Morning Britain when a live news report went unexpectedly off-script.

During the latest instalment, Kate, 58, spoke to Chief Correspondent for Good Morning Britain, Richard Gaisford, live from Istanbul.

They were talking about the reports that Russian President won't be travelling to Turkey for peace talks with , despite calls from President Zelensky for him to attend.

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During the serious broadcast, however, a group of seagulls began to disrupt the segment as they loudly squawked and made dramatic dives towards Richard.

Kate was compelled to say: "Fascinating report as always Richard on a very serious subject but I can't help but be slightly distracted.

"Do you have a bag of chips hidden by your feet or something? As you appear to be dive bombed, what's happening with the seagulls?", reports .

Richard then clarified: "I'm on a rooftop here, overlooking The Blue Mosque, and yes people are feeding the seagulls.

"So many TikTokers, Instagrammers, surrounding me here Kate while I try to talk about something just a little more serious."

Ever professional, Kate replied: "Thank you very much indeed, professional as always!".

It comes hot on the heels of confirmation that Kate will participate in The Celebrity Traitors, lining up alongside other stars such as Jonathan Ross and Stephen Fry - to name a few.

Only last month, rumours of Kate joining the show emerged, particularly as she took some time away from her usual spot on .

During a cheeky segment on Good Morning Britain in April, the presenters were musing over rumours swirling about The Celebrity Traitors' potential cast list.

Showbiz reporter Melvin Odoom joked: "None of us have been able to get hold of Kate on the phone to confirm or deny this but I don't know about you guys, but I'm very suspicious and it makes me even more suspicious."

His banter led to quip: "She'll make an excellent Traitor if we can't even get hold of her!" which prompted Melvin to suggest: "I think you need to send her a message right now!" with Susanna playfully hitting back: "She'll neither confirm nor deny, I'm sure!" as Melvin pushed: "Let's do it anyway!"

Rising to the challenge, co-host Richard Madeley didn't hesitate to grab his phone and ping Kate a text live on air.

With Melvin eager for an update, questioning "Have you done it?" Richard replied, "Yeah...", and later grilled further by Melvin asking: "Nothing yet?"

Good Morning Britain continues on weekdays at 6am on ITV and ITV X.