Charlotte, 44, and actor Adil Ray, 45, fronted Good Morning Britain today as Piers Morgan, 54, and Susanna Reid, 48, take a break from the ITV show over the summer.
The hosts were joined by a guest whose father is living with Motor Neurone Disease and Assistant Chief Constable Chris Johnson, who was diagnosed with the life-shortening condition last year.
Back in 2015, Charlotte’s father passed away after living with the condition and she has since become a patron of the charity Motor Neurone Disease Association to raise awareness of MND.
As the guest began speaking about her father’s experience with living with the condition, Charlotte tried to fight back the tears.
Charlotte told the guest: “You’re the one who should really be upset, you’re going through it at the moment,” as she shed a tear.
The guest said: “We’ve been through a tough couple of months.
“To me, he is doing amazing,” the guest continued, adding: “Not enough people know enough about Motor Neurone Disease.”
Motor Neurone Disease is a condition where by motor neurones released by the brain progressively begin to stop reaching the muscles, restricting movement and eventually leaving the person paralysed.
However, not everyone experiences the same symptoms and there is currently no cure for the life-shortening condition.
There are treatments available to slow down the progression, which effects one in 300 people across the UK, with up to 5,000 adults affected at any one time.
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Chris also told the presenters he is committed to continuing with his duties for as long as possible.
Speaking about the initial diagnosis, Chris said: “It’s a terminal diagnosis and it takes a little while to come to terms with that.”
“The only thing you’ve got with the disease is how you decide to face it,” explained.
“You can either let it take over your life and define you – or you can try and battle through and help to raise awareness.”
Charlotte has spoken many times about her commitment to the cause, appearing on ITV’s Lorraine earlier this year to speak about her father’s battle with MND.
“For us, it was a horrific thing to go through as a family, watching him live with Motor Neurone Disease and eventually die from it as well.”
“It’s a heartbreaking disease for people to have,” Charlotte continued, going on to tell host Lorraine Kelly, 59, she was “proud” to be a patron of the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
“I passionately believe a cure for this will be found in my lifetime and that’s why I want to plough my energies into doing.
“It’s not as rare as people think. One in 300 people with get Motor Neurone Disease and it’s heartbreaking.
“That’s why I want to make sure people who do suffer from this disease do have the dignity of life which is left to them and can live out their remaining time in the easiest way possible.”
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.