GMB fans slam 'ridiculous' April Fool's prank as Laura Tobin breaks rare plant

Good Morning Britain star Richard Arnold has shared how his ITV colleagues are always “there for one another”.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Richard explained how his co-star Kate Garraway was “eternally grateful” for the support she has received from both her team, and the viewers watching at home.Richard, 52, opened up about his GMB colleague Kate, 54, whilst presenting at the Ideal Home Show, in partnership with NatWest. Kate is currently providing round-the-clock care for her husband Derek Draper, 54, who returned home from hospital in April 2021 after a year-long battle with Covid that almost cost him his life. When asked about what the team had been doing to support Kate over the past couple of years, Richard confirmed that the presenters and crew on Good Morning Britain are all “very close”.He said: “I think when you've been around your colleagues, as long as we have… “I mean, even Susanna (Reid) and Charlotte (Hawkins) and Laura (Tobin) and Ranvir (Singh) are rounding up 10 years or so now… Nearly a decade! “And of course, Kate, Ben (Shephard) and I have known each other for well over 20 years. “So, when one of us, one of the team, one of the family, is going through any kind of time that’s challenging, we're all there for each other, you know? “Because we do see each other every day.

ADIL Ray took over Good Morning Britain's hosting duties from Richard Madeley today and yesterday - and viewers love it. It comes after the TV presenter, 47, stepped in for his co-star yesterday to present alongside Kate Garraway.

GOOD Morning Britain viewers thanked Sean Fletcher for making them laugh on a dreary Friday morning. The news presenter was updating viewers on the winner of this year's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch when he was challenged by host Adil Ray to make a bird pun.

Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway and Adil Ray were left disappointed with their co-star Sean Fletcher's on-air joke.During a conversation about bird watching on Friday's (April 8th) show, Sean couldn't help himself from making a rather rude bird pun.Sean said: "I think we've done all the bird double entendres, haven't we?"To which Adil replied: "I think you've got another one, I can hear it twitching away."Kate then jumped in to express that she had enough of the jokes and added: "Oh, it's just petty. Go on Sean do it."Sean then took a breath and joked: "I did see pair of t*** in my garden the other day...

Richard Madeley was spotted signing autograph for fans after being slammed by GMB viewers for being "rude" to Scarlett Moffatt on the show.The Good Morning Britain host, 65, was spotted out in Manchester after his latest appearance on the show, where he dressed casually in a pair of jeans, a crisp white t-shirt and a khaki jacket.The star smiled as he was seen carrying a holdall bag and a suit carrier bag draped over one arm, as he signed autographs for some excited fans who seemed thrilled to meet the former I'm A Celebrity star. It comes after the star was criticised by GMB viewers after the way he spoke to former Gogglebox star Scarlett when she appeared on the show.

Kate Garraway was left gushing after she shared her excitement over weather forecaster Laura Tobin's new career venture.The Good Morning Britain presenter took to her Instagram to share how proud she was of Laura's book release while also revealing her astonishment regarding what she already learned from it.Holding up Laura's book, Everyday Ways To Save Our Planet, Kate exclaimed "it's really good!"Kate said: "It's actually here, it's in physical form!"It's really good Laura, it's absolutely brilliant. And I've learnt, because I drink a lot of milk, that milk is disastrous."Laura chimed: "There's so many things that's so surprising in this book."Kate responded: "Tiny changes that won't make you feel like you're destroying your life, but they go a long way."It's really good, it's really good.

Kate Garraway, 54, has taken to Instagram today to share a new video alongside her Good Morning Britain co-star Laura Tobin.The pair were promoting the weather presenter’s new book, Everyday Ways To Save Our Planet, which launched today.The new title was initially written to help readers make "small changes" in their day-to-day life.Reflecting on milk consumption and its effect on climate change and sustainable living, Kate admitted it was a “disastrous” habit.In a video shared in view of Kate’s 1.1 million followers, the broadcaster said as she held up the book: “It’s actually here. It’s in physical form.“It’s really good, Laura.

Kate Garraway has been flooded with criticism after her recent comments about the National Health Service (NHS) were misinterpreted by viewers.The Good Morning Britain presenter hit back on Twitter today after being forced to clarify her stance on the public health service which supported her husband Derek Draper through his recent battle with Covid.The 54-year-old was joined by Richard Madeley on the ITV programme on April 6 where they discussed the national insurance rise which will help the NHS to recover from the pandemic and help to fund social care in England.Kate has since been flooded with tweets as social media users claimed she had been "advocating" for the health service to become private.During the discussion on GMB, show guest and journalist, Andrew Pierce, claimed that he had read a story that claimed some NHS diversity managers were going to be paid a salary of £95,000, to which Kevin McGuire alleged this was to compete with the private sector."That £95,000 should be spent on nurses and doctors," Andrew said.Reacting to the comment, Kate said: "But that’s a terrible message, Kevin.

Good Morning Britain fans admitted. they were infuriated during a snowboarder interview on the show.

Good Morning Britain fans have slammed Kate Garraway during her interview with Sir Ed Davey which viewers branded a “car crash” as the broadcaster kept “interrupting” the Liberal Democrat leader. During Wednesday’s (April 7) instalment of the popular ITV morning news show, the 54-year-old and her co-host Richard Madeley welcomed the politician onto the show to discuss whether Russia should be kicked out of the United Nations.

KATE Garraway was left emotional as she opened up about the huge "loss" & strain on her relationship amid Derek Draper’s health battle. The 54-year-old GMB presenter was joined by guest Paul, on BBC's Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway, who had a stroke three years ago.

GOOD Morning Britain fans enjoyed a morning without Richard Madeley today as Adil Ray stepped in alongside Kate Garraway. The 65-year-old usually only works a three day week, but fans of the show were pleased for the break after a full-on few days which saw him make a series of gaffes.

GOOD Morning Britain fans were left fuming this morning as Kate Garraway and co-host Adil Ray continually interrupted a guest. The pair were chatting to snowboarder Tim Blakey who plummeted 15ft while out on his own.

Good Morning Britain presenter Adil Ray clashed with Ed Miliband in a heated debate as they discussed how Rishi Sunak’s multi-millionaire wife continues to avoid paying as much tax as UK residents on foreign earnings.During Thursday’s (April 7) instalment of the popular ITV morning news show, the 47-year-old and his co-host Kate Garraway welcomed the Shadow Chancelor onto the show to share his thoughts on Akshata Murty’s non-domicile status.It is thought the politician’s millionaire wife is able to save millions of pounds in tax evasion on dividends collected from her family’s IT business empire in Bengaluru, India.The Labour MP explained how he remains firmly against the non-domicile status and event made moves to remove the business status while he was in power back in 2015.But the pair locked horns when the presenter pointed out how the Labour party accepted generous donations from Lakshmi Mittal to the party’s future who also takes advantage of his non-domicile status.Towards the end of their interview, Adil asked: "In that case Mr Miliband, did Labour give Lakshmi Mittal £5million because he donated £5million to the Labour Party in 2010 and he benefits from a non-domicile status. "So did the curry king Lord Noon, he gave the Labour Party £1million and he only gave up his non-dom status when he was allowed to join the House of Lords."He went on: "And so did Sir Ronald Cohen, the Egyptian board businessman who gave £2.55million in donations to Labour and then was appointed Chair of the Social Investment task force.

Scarlett Moffatt allowed Good Morning Britain presenters Richard Madeley and Kate Garraway to quiz her on road signs as she prepared for her 14th (and hopefully final) driving test today, 6 April.The former Gogglebox star and TV host has been struggling to get her driving license after failing a whopping 13 tests in the car, despite recently signing on to do a new BBC driving show. "Why do you keep failing? 13 is a heck of a lot of failures," Richard asked bluntly.

Dan Walker could be replaced by Good Morning Britain star Laura Tobin on BBC Breakfast.The 45-year-old presenter has announced he'll be leaving the famous red sofa later this year.He announced on Monday (April 4) that he's leaving the channel after six years to join Channel 5 news.Rumours have already began circulating who could take over from Dan.Bookies have Morning Live presenter Gethin Jones and Dan's Strictly Come Dancing co-star AJ Odudu are current favourites to be offered the position.However, GMB weather presenter Laura could also be set to swap channels.Ladbrokes have Laura to join BBC Breakfast at 6/1 with The One Show host Jermaine Jenas at 9/2, Ade Adepitan at 11/2 and ITV star Vernon Kat at 11/1.Laura, 40, worked for the BBC before moving to the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak in 2012. The show was later replaced by Good Morning Britain in early 2014 and the metrologist currently presents the weather bulletins for the programme.Others names in the running to take over from Dan include BBC Breakfast star Jon Kay, adventurer Bear Grylls and Homes Under The Hammer star Martin Roberts.Announcing his exit from BBC Breakfast earlier this week, Dan said: “Hello, Dan Walker here.

Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley came under fire after he shared his thoughts on the rise in tax to boost funding for the National Health Service.During Wednesday’s (April 6) instalment of the popular ITV morning show, the 65-year-old joined his co-host Kate Garraway on the desk as they discussed the latest news headlines.The dynamic duo welcomed journalist commentators Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce in the studio alongside beloved medical professional Dr Hilary Jones.As they started the controversial discussion, the dad-of-two posed the question of whether the “great sprawling web called the NHS needs root and branch reform.”And it’s fair to say the broadcaster had ruffled some feathers as Kevin jumped in with the hurtful comment, saying: “It’s very pejorative to call it a big sprawling web. That’s how people begin to demonise it and run it down.”The reporter went on to reference a report which found catastrophic failings at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospitals Trust which contributed towards hundreds of babies’ deaths over the last 20 years.He went on to say: “I’m not going to apologise for mistakes that happened in Shrewsbury and Telford in maternity services, but it’s a precious public service.“It’s a matter of life and death for some people.

Good Morning Britain’s meteorologist Laura Tobin, 40, gave a poignant report about the effects of climate change when she flew to Svalbard, Norway, last year.The bulletin was shown live on GMB in September and Laura broke down in tears after witnessing how global warming had melted the glaciers and put polar bears in danger.In the segment, she explained that Svalbard is heating up more than anywhere else on Earth and that the ice melting will cause changes to the weather in the UK, including rising sea levels and more flooding.Laura’s voice started to break when she said her young daughter, Charlotte, five, had drawn her a picture of a polar bear.She sobbed: “If Charlotte comes here when she’s my age, there potentially won’t be polar bears.”Despite the tearful report, some viewers criticised Laura because the flight to Norway would have added emissions to the atmosphere and contributed to climate change.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Laura revealed that she turned to Susanna for support during the tough time.She confessed: “Susanna is really supportive.“When I was in Svalbard, I phoned her and told her what we had seen, the people we had spoken to. We discussed the criticism I received and whether I should mention it [on the show].“We both agreed because we need to own what we are doing, where we are going and why.”While Laura accepts that the flight would have made a carbon footprint and emitted pollution into the atmosphere, she doesn't feel "guilty" because the benefits outweighed the negatives.She stated: "The amount of people that watched, who maybe wouldn’t have watched an Arctic documentary, was in the millions.

KATE Garraway shared an update on husband Derek Draper's health battle during an interview with The Bill star Chris Ellison.  The actor, best known for playing DCI Frank Burnside, is suffering from aphasia - the same speech debilitating illness as Hollywood action movie Bruce Willis. Aphasia is when parts of the brain to do with language are damaged and it can sometimes develop after a stroke or head injury.

Good Morning Britain viewers think they have spotted a rift between presenters Richard Madeley and Kate Garraway after he spoke over her during a morning segment.Fans of the show complained that Madeley was "talking over" co-host Garraway during and interview.The pair spoke to veteran Simon Weston and viewers could see "tension" between the hosts as they tried to speak to their guest, which sent them into speculation on Twitter.One fan wrote: "Kate Garraway will have no tongue left this morning, biting it so hard and putting up with Richard Madeley. Why does he keep talking over everyone? Wow!"Another eagle eyed viewer tweeted out: "Every time Kate Garraway starts to say anything or reads from the teleprompter, Richard Madeley cuts her off and talks over her.

Good Morning Britain’s Laura Tobin has addressed some of the sexism she faces as a meteorologist on a daily basis.The 40-year-old scientist, who has recently launched her brand-new book Every Day Ways To Save The Planet, has opened up about the prejudice she faces as a weather reporter after nine and a half years working on the popular ITV morning show.From the age of 14, the ITV star knew that being able to determine the weather and climate was something she had a deep passion for.But one thing she didn’t foresee was the wave of stereotypes she would have to battle throughout her career.Fast-forward 26-years and the mum-of-one has gone on to become one of the most loved and well-respected broadcast meteorologists in the UK.Despite her impressive career over the years, the TV personality confessed that she is still fighting these prejudiced ideas of a ‘weather girl’ on a regular basis.In an exclusive interview with the Daily Star, Laura recalled on particular moment that she argued with a guest presenter on the show who continued to belittle her intelligence on screen.She recalled: “I remember a couple of years ago we had politician Craig Kelly, from Australia on the show, talking about the wild fires in Australia and saying that they had nothing to do with climate change.“He was just talking garbage and so Piers [Morgan] just looked at me and he was like, ‘Right, Laura’s got something to say’ and I corrected him on those things that he was saying.”But despite proving the politician wrong on air, the climate change sceptic went on to ignore her comments and assumed she didn’t understand what she was talking about.Laura went on: “Later on he went, ‘Oh no, an ignorant Polly weather girl had a go at me, what does she