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SUSANNA Reid has landed her very own swat team in co-host Ed Balls.

The former politician, 57, killed a stray fly live on air after the pest had buzzed around the Good Morning Britain studio all morning.

Susanna Reid looks on in horror as Ed Balls swats a pesky fly that had been buzzing around them all morning
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Susanna Reid looks on in horror as Ed Balls swats a pesky fly that had been buzzing around them all morning
Ed shows Susanna he's got swat it takes to handle irritating insects
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Ed shows Susanna he's got swat it takes to handle irritating insects

Susanna, 53, shrieked as he smeared the creepy-crawly on their yellow note paper and asked: “Where did you put it? Tell you what, you’ve got good aim!” 

A producer, off-camera, was heard remarking: “You’re like a venus fly-catcher.

"I’ve never saw you move so quick Ed, that was fantastic.”

Animal-lovers at home, however, weren’t happy with Ed’s actions and rushed to X (formerly Twitter) to share their complaints.

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Reacting later, Ed said: “Can I just say, it’s not a cow, it’s a fly. Can we move on, honestly?”

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