Kate Garraway was visibly emotional on Good Morning Britain, as she and co-host Richard Madeley delivered an emotional tribute on-air. Kate appeared to be struggling to talk around her emotions as she told viewers: "Good morning. The parents of Alice da Silver Aguiar, one of the three girls murdered at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport called for no more violence at an emotional funeral for their daughter.
" Richard chimed in to add: "As we know, violent protests followed the deaths, all over the country, after misinformation online said that the suspect was an asylum seeker who'd arrived in the UK by boat – which is complete nonsense. "Addressing the mourners, the Chief Constable of Merseyside did not mince his words – he told rioters to hang their heads in shame." Discussing the news with correspondent Katie Rickitt, who was on the scene in Southport, Richard branded the funeral "unbelievably moving", commenting: "The whole community gathered to remember this beautiful, beautiful nine-year-old.
" Kate's breathing seemed laboured as the segment went on, and though she managed a smile it seemed as though she was holding back tears. One viewer wrote on X: "Bit late this morning so have rewound # gmb to the start and bless Kate, you can tell she's trying not to cry when talking about that little girl from Southport. So so so sad.
" Katie described the scene at the funeral, which included a horse-drawn carriage and hundreds of people lining the streets to pay their respects to Alice. Later in the show, Kate was told off by her co-stars Richard Arnold and Madeley after being caught using her phone in the break – but didn't turn it off in time for the cameras coming back on. Kate confessed she was dealing with a "home crisis" and "someone's getting into trouble", but that wasn't good enough for her co-stars who were left fuming at her faux pas.
Kate admitted her children were "misbehaving" – referring to daughter Darcey, 18, and son Billy, 14..
