Craig Doyle and Matthew Wright broke down in tears on This Morning as Josie was forced to pause the show to check on them.
Matthew Wright and TalkTV ‘s Vanessa Feltz joined the Irish TV personality and Josie Gibson on Wednesday’s edition (09 August) of the flagship ITV programme.
The quartet were formed to go through the biggest news stories of the day as part of the regular morning view discussion slot.
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However, when they were discussing Sinead O’Connor being laid to rest in Ireland, Craig couldn’t help but get emotional.
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Upon seeing pictures of her funeral cortege in the town of Bray, he explained: “I lived just up the road from her and we swim in that sea every day.
“It’s a very special place Bray, it’s a very tight community and she was very much a part of it. And apparently yesterday it was just so, so emotional and they all broke into song.”
“We live just on a hillside looking down on the little town of Bray and Ireland and my wife sent me this photograph last night as the sun set.
“They shone a light into the sky from Bray. It’s actually a really emotional photograph to look at. And that’s just her, just a little message to her wherever she is.”
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Holding back the tears, he added: “Rest in peace Sinead. My word, oh my word.”
Later as they tried to move onto another news story about the date protection leaks, Matthew Wright also appeared to be emotional.
Josie halted the show as she asked: “Aw are you alright Matthew?” as he tried to continue, thinking that she couldn’t hear him in the studio.
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Josie then checked on him for a second time, saying: “I just wondered if you were alright, I can see you’re a bit…”
He told viewers: “My wife played for me an interview I did with Sinead.
“Gosh it must have been 10 or 12 years ago, and i actually forgotten the rapport we had.”
With a quivering voice and also holding back tears, he admitted: “Seeing the photos, It’s just … yeah. It Hit’s to me a bit, I’m sorry.”
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