Regular viewers of ITV will have their viewing disrupted as a massive schedule change takes place on Wednesday afternoon.
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This Morning today revealed that Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard will be joining as full-time presenters - after a tumultuous year for the ITV show. It comes following months of speculation that the duo will be taking the reins from stand-in presenters who stepped up after Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby quit the programme. As well as his stints on GMTV followed by Good Morning Britain, having started on Channel 4 with The Bigger Breakfast, Ben also fronts gameshow Tipping Point.
Other series he's presented over the years include Ninja Warrior, What's Cooking? and Xtra Factor. Away from the cameras, Ben has been married to his wife, university sweetheart Annie Perks, for almost two decades and they share two sons, Jack and Sam. Ben got his big chance in 1998 when he started hosting the Bigger Breakfast on Channel 4 with Dermot O'Leary.
He's done really well on TV since then. While Annie's passion for gardening and interior design has seen her work for big name magazines like House and Garden, Glamour, Elle Deco, Elle, and Red. She also writes a blog called The House Editor.
In July, Ben shared on Instagram how proud he is of Annie's hard work. He said: "She has worked so hard over the last year, I couldn't be more proud of her and excited for what comes next." Last year, Ben made a funny joke about how he became popular on TV by sleeping with 'all the right people'. He was talking to Tubes on the Tubes and Ange Golf Life YouTube channel.
Tubes told Ben that people really like him on TV, and Ben said "thank you." Then he joked, "Don't tell my wife that, she has a very different opinion!" When Tubes asked how he got so successful, Ben joked: "I just slept with all the right people!"The pair then burst into laughter at
Regular viewers of ITV will have their viewing disrupted as a massive schedule change takes place on Wednesday afternoon.
This Morning is ready for a refresh on ITV, with the show welcoming two new faces onto the sofa – Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley.The pair are replacing Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield after months of hosting hearsay, and it’s an exciting gig to get – although Ben admits he’s most excited to leave the Good Morning Britain wake-up calls behind. “Not having to get up so early and to be able to have a lie-in is quite high up there with what I’m looking forward to,” laughs Ben, 49.
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The Good Morning Britain team were overcome with emotion as they bid farewell to Ben Shephard on Friday, 23 February.The TV presenter marked his final day on the ITV show as he gets set to switch over to hosting This Morning in March. Ben, 49, has been part of the GMB team for 10 years, so his final day was understandably an emotional affair. He fronted his last show with co-star and good friend Kate Garraway, 56, who struggled to hold back her feelings.
Good Morning Britain's Richard Arnold has revealed the date that presenter Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley will be joining This Morning. Ben bid a teary farewell to GMB on Friday, 23 February, after it was confirmed he would join the team at This Morning alongside Cat to present the morning show from Mondays to Thursdays.
Kate Garraway said Good Morning Britain was already 'too emotional' just moments into Friday's episode (February 23) as she co-hosted alongside Ben Shephard for the last time. The presenter is leaving the ITV news programme after 10 years for a new job on This Morning.
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Ben Shephard has confirmed his last day on Good Morning Britain as co-host Kate Garraway declared 'we're losing him'. The presenter is rounding up a 10-year stint on the ITV news programme as he heads for pastures new on This Morning.
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Ben Shephard reportedly "refused to sign" his This Morning contract until "he knew who he'd be working with." The Good Morning Britain star was announced as one of the new permanent hosts of the ITV show last week, alongside So You Think You Can Dance's Cat Deeley. However, it's been claimed that 49 year old Ben "held off" from announcing his latest career move until Cat fully committed to the role.