Ben Shephard's first Good Morning Britain replacement confirmed ahead of This Morning start
04.03.2024 - 08:21
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Ben Shephard's first replacement on Good Morning Britain has been confirmed ahead of his move to This Morning. The presenter has already finished his 10-year stint on the ITV news programme ahead of heading for pastures new.
It was announced last month that Ben was leaving GMB after he'd taken the job as the new co-host of This Morning alongside Cat Deeley. The pair will replace previous main hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby following their sudden exits within months of each other last year.
On Friday, February 23, Ben sat alongside Kate Garraway at the helm of GMB for the last time as a number of his co-stars appeared live on air to wish him luck and send him on his way to the studio next door.
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While Ben is still yet to start the This Morning gig, with it confirmed he and Cat will take to the helm for the first time on Monday, March 11, his first GMB replacement has been revealed.
Adil Ray, who is no stranger to the programme, will begin co-hosting with Kate from later this week. He shared his excitement about his return on social media, saying: "From Friday, I'll be back @ gmb for most Fridays until the end of May."
He added: "First run is the next three Fridays until the Easter break. Hope you'll join me. In the current climate it feels like a huge privilege to be on morning telly. Would love it if you joined us from 6am. Thank you."
Following his last stint at the helm of GMB, Ben emotionally said as he signed off for the last time: "The alarm going off has never been anything I've enjoyed but what I have known is as soon as I get