Suanna compared her shocking pastime to a ‘drug’
ITV Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid has revealed the unlikely place she had ‘the most amazing time’.
The 54-year-old presenter shares three sons – Sam, 22, Finn, 21, and 19-year-old Jack – with her ex-husband Dominic Cotton.
While Susanna is a strict professional when presenting her ITV breakfast show with Richard Madeley and her other co-presenters, her secret passion may surprise her fans.
Despite being ‘virtually teetotal’, Susanna admitted that she loves going clubbing in Ibiza with her sons and that dance music is her ‘drug’.
Speaking to Woman and Home magazine, Susanna said: “I’m not really a pub-goer, but I go clubbing. I went clubbing with them during the day [in Ibiza] and had the most amazing time.
“I stopped drinking in 2018 and I’m now predominantly teetotal. I have a Buck’s Fizz on Christmas Day, I had half a glass of champagne on my mum’s birthday and I have a drink once every couple of months – including a couple in Ibiza – but I don’t have pints at the pub like I did in my 20s.
“Being virtually teetotal hasn’t damaged my social life. In any case, in Ibiza, music is your drug,” she said.
When it comes to her family life, the TV personality is eager to spend lots of time at home with them as she’s aware it won’t be long before they flee the nest.
She explained: “At some point, my boys will scatter to the wind. I used to imagine being sad when they leave. Now I just feel they are developing their own wings to fly.
“I want to be around as much as I can because they really are about to go. I’m enjoying my diminishing time with the children.”
With many people across the world struggling to find the ‘perfect balance’ between work and family life, Susanna believes not taking on extra work has helped her do just that.
“My God, the amount of time I’ll have when the boys leave home – I’m going to have to go to Ibiza on my own,” she joked.
Providing further insight into her close bond with her beloved family, Susanna added that she also tries to see her elderly parents whenever she can.
“My parents are in their 80s – it’s my father’s 90th birthday this year – and I want to spend time with them as well.
“I’m part of the sandwich generation, but it’s not a weight at all. It’s a privilege. I need them too, very much. We’re a very close family,” she said.