Major GMB shake-up as much-loved presenter switches to This Morning
Ben Shephard is saying goodbye to Good Morning Britain (GMB) to join the This Morning team. Shephard will become a permanent presenter alongside Cat Deeley. The 49-year-old, who is stepping into the daytime programme following the departure of Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby , has spent more than a decade at the breakfast ITV show. Shephard had occasionally stepped in as a replacement for Schofield on This Morning before joining GMB at its launch in 2014 along with former BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid and ex-Sky News presenter Charlotte Hawkins. Posting on Instagram, he said: “Ten years has flown by at GMB. I’ve loved every minute, (well not those minutes immediately after the alarm goes off at 3.30am) but all the others have been incredible. As have these amazing women I’ve been lucky enough to sit alongside, work with, laugh with and on the odd occasions drink with! READ MORE: Zendaya and Timothee Chalamet storm London premier on beach-like red carpet ...