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A Good Morning Britain guest was forced to miss their in-person interview today after contracting Covid.
Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard hosted proceedings today, as the ITV breakfast show returned for another instalment. For one segment, the pair were due to be joined in the studio by singer Alfie Boe.
However, when the segment was set to air, the hosts informed viewers that Alfie would be on a video call instead rather than in person as he was feeling unwell. He admitted he was poorly but was hoping to make a speedy recovery and promised he would be back on the show - and on stage - very soon when he had fully recovered.
Alfie Boe had to appear from home (ITV)Asked how he was feeling, he said: "I’m feeling a little bit rough. I would have loved to come in today," before host Kate then added: "Thank you for getting up and talking to us. The show must go on!"
During his segment on the show, he chatted about returning to his love of rock music. On his new album, he covers big rock songs including Bon Jovi's Livin' On A Prayer, Metallica's Nothing Else Matters and Bryan Adams' Summer Of '69.
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"I think every artist that I cover on the album, I admire as a musician and performer. Growing up as a Metallica fan, or particularly a Bon Jovi fan. But I appreciated their ability to present their music and it’s nice to have this opportunity to give them homage to their art form," he said in a recent interview of his return to rock music.
"It’s not anything that hasn’t really been done before by some of the classic rock bands anyway. They’ve always added stringed elements and orchestral elements to their music, but I wanted to point that fact out really and portray that music and this beauty."
He insisted he isn't trying to be a rock singer, but enjoys doing varied styles throughout his career.
Alfie shared: "With my career, I do a lot of varied genres, a lot of different styles and this is a style of music that has been a part of my life, really, from a very early age, from growing up in Lancashire. But it’s not me trying to be a rock singer. And I want to hold that down as a fact, it’s not me trying to be something that I’m not, I want to literally just show people the beauty of classic rock ballads. There’s a lot of ballads out there, a lot of rock songs that lend themselves to different styles of presentation."
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