ITV's Lorraine correspondent Ross King has finally spoken up about his recent absence from the show. Ranvir Singh , who's substituting for the main host Lorraine Kelly on her summer break, attempted to unravel the mystery behind Ross's disappearance during a chat with the LA-based reporter. Ross teased that he'd been on a "top secret" mission around Loch Ness in Scotland, leaving co-host Ranvir in a cloud of mystery.

He offered only elusive clues and made a playful James Bond-like gesture with his hands, signifying a gun. During Monday's show, Ranvir probed Ross about his whereabouts. She asked eagerly: "Ross is back for us and he's live in LA.

Now, you've been away for a bit what have you been up to?" "I've been away filming a top secret assignment, I can give you a little clue, this is actually me flying a plane up near Lock Ness," Ross King disclosed, whilst speaking live from Los Angeles. Ross continued with a tease: "That's all I'm going to tell you," reports the Mirror . He added, "I can't tell you anything more about it.

Other than that but I will be back later with some very serious new on Matthew Perry, I will bring you the latest on that and it's very sad." Ranvir responded with curiosity: "You're being very mysterious, I want to dig more into what you were doing above Loch Ness." Staying enigmatic, Ross subtly hummed the iconic James Bond theme and gestured as if holding a gun.

The host erupted: "Ohh I want to know what's going on." Ross indeed returned later with .