AN ITV boss has broken her silence after receiving 8,000 Good Morning Britain complaints over an interview with Ed Balls and his wife Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Fans fumed as the 57-year-old discussed the riots and protests that happened across the country following on from the attack in Southport last month. 3 ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall has broken her silence on Ed Balls interview with his wife Credit: Getty 3 Ed interviewed his wife last month on Good Morning Britain Credit: ITV 3 The pair tied the knot in 1998 Credit: Rex Some believed that Ed and his co-star Kate Garraway showed a bias towards her because of Ed's personal connection.
After the interview, Ofcom received 8,201 complaints - however an investigation into the segment will not be going forward. Speaking about the interview, ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall said: "It was a very, very tricky morning, there was a national emergency almost being called, and so we got very short notice that the Home Secretary was coming on the show. "She was doing a whole round, but it was unexpected, and we believe that it was fair and impartial, and actually Ofcom just ruled, but amazingly no one has picked up on the fact that Ofcom are not pursuing these complaints, because they believe it's fair, balanced and impartial.
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