KATE Garraway and Ben Shephard were stunned into silence over ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s controversial comments on Good Morning Britain.
The 91-year-old refused to condemn racism in the sport and said he’d “take a bullet” for “first class and sensible person” Vladimir Putin.
Ending the interview, Kate and Ben were lost for words.
TV presenter Kate then eventually said: “Crikey.”
Despite not making any remarks about the bizarre interview, Ben couldn’t hide his feelings.
He raised his eyebrows and shook his head in disbelief after the exchange with the former chief executive of the Formula One Group.
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Bernie also waded into Russia’s war on Ukraine by standing by his long-term pal, President Putin.
“I’d still take a bullet for him,” said Bernie.
“I’d rather it didn’t hurt, but I’d still take a bullet for him… because he’s a first class person and what he’s doing is something that he believed was the right thing he was doing for Russia.
“Unfortunately, he’s like a lot of business person – certainly like me – that we make mistakes from time-to-time. And when you’ve made a mistake, you have to do the best you can to get out of it and I think if it had been conducted properly…”
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Bernie then went on to accuse Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky of failing to properly handle the situation.
He appeared to suggest if someone else had been in charge, the war would not have gone ahead.
Bernie added: “He used to be a comedian and it seems he wants to continue that profession because I think if he had thought about things and made a big enough effort to speak to Mr Putin, who is a sensible person and would have listened to him, and could have probably done something about it.”
