Emotional Susanna Reid leaves GMB studio to comfort missing Levi Davis's mother trends now

The mother of missing rugby star Levi Davis broke down in tears today as she recalled the last time she hugged her son before he vanished from Barcelona almost three months ago. 

Julie Davis said on Good Morning Britain how never hearing from Levi again was her 'worst nightmare', adding that at their last meeting, her 'mother's instinct' told her to embrace the 24-year-old 'because you just don't know if this is going to be your last'.

Presenter Susanna Reid then reached across the desk to hold Ms Davis's hand as she became visibly emotional while discussing the 'frustrations' of trying to receive updates from Spanish police and the British consulate. 

It comes as private detectives are probing a '£100,000 debt' Levi may have had with a Somali gang, while Ms Davis has urged police to search Barcelona's port after reports of a person in the water in the morning after Levi disappeared.  

Appearing on GMB this morning, Ms Davis also revealed that potentially vital CCTV footage had been deleted by the time the courts in Spain had granted investigators permission to access it, while the 'language barrier' caused delays in receiving information about the case. 

Susanna told Ms Davis that it was 'encouraging' that 'so much effort' was still being put into finding Levi, including posters, podcasts and investigators, adding: 'Our hearts are with you, honestly.' 

When the programme returned from a break, co-presenter Ed Balls was seen sitting alone at the desk, before revealing that Susanna had 'stepped out' of the studio to comfort Ms Davis.

Former Bath rugby player Levi went missing on October 29 after leaving a friend in Ibiza to catch a ferry to Barcelona alone. The Celebrity X Factor contestant has not been seen since leaving the Old Irish Pub on the city's bustling La Rambla. 

Security cameras caught him leaving the bar, where he had enjoyed a pint while watching football, at 10.05pm. He walked the short distance north to the Hard Rock Cafe where the trail has gone cold.

Police say Levi has still not used his phone or either of his two bank accounts in the nearly three months he has been missing.

There have been no credible sightings of him and his passport was found by police in November, meaning he is unable to travel, rent accommodation or even book into a hotel.

It comes as it was revealed today that private detectives hired by his family are looking into a £100,000 debt Levi is believed to have had with a Somali gang. 

An unnamed source from the investigative team, led by Gavin Burrows, told Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia: 'Davis found himself in a very tricky situation. He was sure they were chasing him. 

'In fact he was convinced that they had tried to poison him on one occasion.' 

Levi had only been in Barcelona for three hours on the day he vanished, having arrived at the ferry port at 7pm following an eight-hour crossing from Ibiza, where he had been on holiday with friends.

The last time his phone signal was picked up was close to the city's Sants mainline train station overnight on October 29, which is just over two miles from the Old Irish Pub, which Mr Davis visited for just 35 minutes. 

Ms Davis is now urging police in Barcelona to search the sea off the city's port after a man was seen floating in the water just hours after her son's disappearance.

The crew of an Italian cruise ship noticed someone in the sea at 6.30am on the morning after Levi was last seen and hurled a life buoy in to help them.