GMB's Ben Shephard forced to shut co-host Kate Garraway down in awkward scenes

Kate Garraway, 54, was left taken aback when Good Morning Britain’s Senior News Correspondent Jonathan Swain, 49, took the opportunity to aim a witty jibe at Boris Johnson while reporting from just outside Number 10 Downing Street yesterday. Jonathan filmed his view of the Prime Minister’s home being pelted by rain while underneath a storm cloud.It comes just after it was announced that Elena Narozanski had become the fifth No 10 adviser to quit her role, following the departure of policy chief Munira Mirza and three others last week.The resignations have been coming in thick and fast in the wake of the Sue Gray report over allegations about parties being thrown at Downing Street during the coronavirus lockdown, when such gatherings were banned.The journalist could be heard saying in view of his 25,000 followers: “Morning, it never rains but it pours here at Downing Street, quite literally!“We have the rain pouring and we have people pouring out of that door.“Another policy advisor has quit today as well.”Alongside his video, Jonathan tagged Kate and her GMB co-star Ben Shephard in a caption, which read: “Is this Storm Boris?! “Have a look @benshephard @kategarraway @GMB #GMB #BorisJohnson.”Kate retweeted Jonathan’s cheeky post in view of her own 485,000 followers to reveal her reaction. The ITV star simply exclaimed: “Crikey!”It wasn’t long before Kate’s fans took to the comments section to share their own thoughts on the drama unfolding at Downing Street.Michael Brown agreed: “As they say "It never rains but..." etcetera. Bet someone is feeling it.”Barry Lewis quipped: “It’s Boris to blame for the weather.

Lorraine Kelly was left red-faced when she revealed she’d accidentally snubbed her ITV co-star Kate Garraway’s Life Stories debut. Kate hosted her first show after taking over from Piers Morgan on Thursday 3 February where she was joined by football legend John Barnes. However, during the link from Good Morning Britain to Lorraine, Lorraine, 62, made a big blunder as she revealed she hadn’t tuned in as she’d got her days mixed up.

Lorraine Kelly made a big blunder over Kate Garraway this morning.

Kate Garraway made her Life Stories hosting debut on Thursday night.

Lorraine Kelly couldn't hide her blush on Friday's instalment of Good Morning Britain, as Ben Shephard suggested a pillow fight in their pyjamas.The flirty exchange came as the GMB studio cut to Lorraine's programme via video link to give viewers an idea of what they can expect from the episode. Ben kicked off the conversation by asking her: "Do you fancy a bit of a professional pillow fight, Lorraine?" as Kate Garraway corrected: "Ooh I imagine she's an amateur one!"Lorraine couldn't help but reply: "Do I fancy a pillow fight - what, with you? Yeah!" as the discussion took on a definite flirty undertone.Ben explained: "It's a professional spot now.

Good Morning Britain host Ben Shephard was left questioning ITV bosses' cheque book on Friday morning, as he chatted to Richard Arnold about The Masked Singer.During a segment with the entertainment correspondent, Richard said: "My goodness, we've seen some weird and wonderful - and far-fetched - theories!"So far these include everyone from Carol Vorderman and Line of Duty star Vicky McClure to The Greatest Showman actress Zendaya.But she wasn't the only A-lister mentioned in the list, as Richard also suggested Will Smith and Drake could be hiding behind the Robobunny mask.Richard then mused: "Possibly the most outrageous judge guess in The Masked Singer history...

Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway wasn't impressed with Prince Harry during Friday's instalment of the morning programme, as she hit out at his numerous "excuses" surrounding an ongoing job row. It comes after the Duke of Sussex appeared at a virtual conference alongside Serena Williams, BetterUp CEO Alexi Robichaux and his wife Meghan Markle to discuss the demands of the current job industry.

Kate Garraway’s Life Stories (ITV) was built in her cheery image. Though Garraway started as a reporter, the Good Morning Britain star has spent most of her career in lifestyle TV rather than in hard-nosed journalism. So it was perhaps inevitable that her Life Stories debut should be altogether fluffier and sweeter than was the case with Morgan, who has left ITV for a new morning gig with Rupert Murdoch’s forthcoming talkTV startup.

LIFE Stories host Kate Garraway was left shocked and dished out a cheeky clap back after her guest John Barnes made a "sexist" comment. The former footballer was the first celebrity to join the Good Morning Britain host after she took over from long-running show presenter Piers Morgan. Kate, 54, and John, 58, sat down to chat about his Liverpool FC career in the 1980s when the star opened up about how he met his wife, Andrea.

LIFE Stories fans have heaped praise on Kate Garraway as she took over from former host Piers Morgan for her debut episode. The Good Morning Britain star took over from her pal Piers, 56, as she sat down with her first guest, former footballer John Barnes, on Thursday night. Kate, 54, is set to front three new 60-minute episodes of the popular show, which was long hosted by her former colleague Piers.

Kate Garraway fans have praised the presenter as she debuts as the new host of Life Stories, saying she's "smashed" her new presenting gig. Good Morning Britain presenter Kate, 54, took over the role from Piers Morgan, who previously hosted the hit ITV interview show for the last 12 years and 100 shows. As she appeared as host on her first ever episode of the show on Thursday evening, Kate interviewed football legend John Barnes about his decades long career in the sport, with many fans praising Kate for her confidence and thoughtful interviewing.Taking to Twitter, one fan said: "You’ve smashed it! Your interview with John Barnes is fabulous and your skills exceptional!" Meanwhile, another added: "Big shoes to fill but you’ve absolutely smashed it".

Piers Morgan has issued a touching tribute to his close pal Kate Garraway as she prepared to take over hit ITV show Life Stories. Former Good Morning Britain host Piers, 56, quit the show back in October, and shortly after it was revealed that Kate, 54, would be take over hosting duties. Piers fronted the ITV show, which delves into famous stars' lives, for 12 years and completed 100 shows during his stint, where he interviewed some of today's biggest stars.

Kate Garraway wowed ITV viewers during her Life Stories debut as she steps in to replace the show's former host Piers Morgan.The GMB presenter interviewed footballers John Barnes on the first episode of the new series of the iconic intimate interview programme.Fans of the show swarmed to social media on Thursday night to big up the presenter.One fan said: "@kategarraway is an absolute queen btw, what a womanSparklesSo pleased to see she’s presenting this #LifeStories"A second added: "About time the delightful and supremely talented @kategarraway had a show of her own"While a third penned: "I’ve got to say how well is #KateGarraway doing on Life stories with @officialbarnesy"A fourth tagged Piers and told him: "@piersmorgan You gave Life Stories to the best person mate. @kategarraway's doing a fabulous first show."And a fifth typed: "Well done Kate.

Kate Garraway has landed herself a new TV job as the presenter of ITV's Life Stories, a chat show which Piers Morgan previously helmed.The programme, which kicks off its newest season tonight, consists of 60-minute episodes, with many famous faces expected to explore their personal and professional careers. The Good Morning Britain co-host will have Welsh singer Charlotte Church and former Liverpool football player John Barnes as her guests on the premiere episode. And while Kate's career has continued to skyrocket over the past year, the mother-of-two says the entire experience has been "bittersweet". While things couldn't be going better for the 54-year-old professionally, her husband Derek Draper is still fighting the long-term effects of Covid-19. The latter was hospitalised back in March 2020, where he stayed for 13 months after his Covid infection caused him to suffer from a rare brain inflammation, attacking his kidneys, lungs and liver. Following his release from the hospital, Derek returned to the family home in North London. And while fans would have hoped for his condition to have improved since then, it was just last month when Kate confessed that her husband still had a long way to go. Speaking of her stint as the new presenter of Life Stories, a source told New! magazine that while the journalist is excited about her new TV role, she's still dealing with the stress of Derek's health back home. Kate has scooped up so many accolades, such as an NTA for her ITV documentary, Finding Derek, which she also helped produce, on top of being recognised on the Queen's New Year's Honours list."This is all of Kate's dreams coming true, this is what she hoped would come from her doing I'm A Celebrity in 2019," a source

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter to wish his former colleague Kate Garraway good luck as she takes over his Life Stories programme this evening for the first time.The outspoken media personality, 56, candidly admitted that he felt "weird" to be handing over hosting responsibilities to his friend after he confirmed that he was stepping away from the show for good four months ago.In view of his 7.9 million followers, Piers wished his close friend and former colleague the best of luck as she prepares for her debut stint to air this evening.He wrote: "Good luck to @kategarraway who hosts her first Life Stories show tonight."As I told Kate today, it does feel a bit weird handing over the reins of a show I presented for so long, but at least it’s to someone I love!"Wish her all the very best. Airs on ITV @ 9pm," he ended his post.Responding to his post, Piers' followers flocked to the comments section to weigh in on the change of presenter.Agreeing with the former newspaper editor, @jaymiddi penned: "@kategarraway is pure class, simple.""Beautiful Kate.

Viewers are set to see Kate Garraway take on a new TV role away from Good Morning Britain.

Peter Andre has announced that he's returning to the theatre circuit - after bagging himself a role in Grease The Musical.The Mysterious Girl singer, 49, will play the role of radio announcer Vince Fontaine in the beloved high school musical from May at London's Dominion Theatre on the West End.Peter spilled the beans on Thursday's Good Morning Britain - whilst speaking to hosts Ben Shephard, Susanna Reid and Kate Garraway.Although Peter has starred on the West End theatre circuit before, he told ITV viewers his new role is a career first for him as his first extended theatre stint - describing it 'like a residency'.Speaking about his role, Peter said: "It's at the Dominion Theatre. It's Grease I'm in, who doesn't love the film Grease? And to come and see the stage show is amazing."Now we've toured this show and it's been incredible, but to be in the West End in one of the biggest theatres.

Good Morning Britain.Whilst the popular ITV breakfast show kicked off as normal on Thursday (February 3), it wasn't long before tensions arose between the panel of Ben, Kate, Susanna and their showbiz expert Richard Arnold.It all started when Richard asked the team what connection 54-year-old Kate had to the famous 1990 rap hit - World In Motion.The New Order song saw the band perform with the England football team, and it flew to number one in the UK charts.Ben, who also hosts ITV's hit game show Tipping Point, was the first presenter to jump in to try and answer Richard's question - seemingly to demonstrate his quizzing knowledge.Cutting off Richard, Ben took a shot at Kate's age when he said: "She was born in the same year that New Order was created, so somewhere around 1935..."Kate looked stunned: "If only I was born when that rap came out...

TV presenter Ben Shephard shared a rare photo of a night out with his wife this week, and it looked like they were having fun!The picture was re-posted from Bremont Watches co-founder Giles English's account, and it showed Ben's wife Annie beaming as she stood in-between Giles and her husband, who also smiled for the camera.SEE: Good Morning Britain's Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway apologise after on-air blunderGiles teasingly captioned the image: "A rose between two thorns," and Ben added: "Out on a school night too!!"The star has been married to Annie since 2004, and they've been together since 1995. The couple now share two teenage sons, Jack and Sam.WATCH: Ben Shephard reveals quirky office at home with familyLast week, Annie and Ben enjoyed some time together during the day, with Ben revealing that they took advantage of the milder weather by going for a walk. However, he joked that they had "hit peak middle age" after deciding to take flasks of tea with them.MORE: GMB's Ben Shephard shares rare photo of son Jack - and cracks 'hilarious' dad jokeSEE: 8 gameshow hosts' TV-worthy houses: From Ben Shephard to Rylan Clark"It’s happened - we’ve hit peak middle age.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has worked with ITV since 1988, having her own show Lorraine since 2010.

Good Morning Britain and Tipping Point host Ben Shephard enjoyed some gentle exercise walking in the winter sunshine with his wife Annie. Ben, 47, cheekily joked that the picture showed that the pair had “hit peak middle age” as they clutched flasks of hot tea during their stroll.