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Love Island's Tasha Ghouri appeared on Good Morning Britain on Thursday morning and wore a sweet tribute to her boyfriend Andrew Le Page as she spoke about her experience growing up deaf.The star, 23, looked stunning as she opted for a classic black suit over a black T-shirt and showed off her natural beauty as she wore minimal makeup. She styled the look with a dainty gold necklace featuring a letter T, for Tasha, and the letter A in a sweet tribute to her boyfriend Andrew, whom she met through the hit ITV show Love Island.

It's an age-old question.... can men and women ever truly be friends? And it was the hot topic of debate on Good Morning Britain this morning with Ben Shephard and Charlotte Hawkins opening up the conversation with two reality show stars.

Good Morning Britain star Pip Tomson has confirmed she's leaving the hit show after a decade.The 45-year-old presenter took to social media to share the news with fans, confirming her departure from the popular breakfast show with an emotional message. Sharing a collage of images from her tenure on the ITV series to her 15.4K Instagram followers, Pip penned: "The sun is now setting on my (almost) 10 yrs at Good Morning Britain & ITV. "It's been both fun, infuriating, inspiring & unforgettable.

Good Morning Britain presenter Ben Shephard was flooded with support after he shared a relatable update on his son Sam. Proud dad Ben, 48, posted a heartwarming tribute to his eldest son, who is about to turn 18 and just had his last full day at school before taking his A levels.

Dr Hilary was forced to briefly take over Lorraine on Thursday's episode as host Lorraine Kelly was left unable to speak due to losing her voice, leaving the star communicating via cards. During Good Morning Britain, Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard headed to the ITV studio to see what was coming up that day to which a silent Lorraine, 63, appeared - as they explained she had lost her voice.

Lorraine Kelly was absent for a second day on Thursday after she was sent home early on Wednesday due to going down with a "hideous" bug.The presenter, 63, was replaced by Ranvir Singh on Wednesday and the Good Morning Britain star stepped in again on Thursday to host the ITV show. During Thursday's Good Morning Britain, Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard went to the Lorraine studio to hear what was happening on the show.To which Ranvir appeared, joking she was given more notice today than she was yesterday, saying: "Lorraine is still recovering, I got in for 6:30 today so I should be fully prepared for the show today as opposed to yesterday!" It comes as Lorraine tweeted on Wednesday: "When you have to be sent home from work early in the morning because you are suddenly attacked by a hideous bug and were looking forward to interviewing @adamlambert THAT!" The presenter added: "Beyond disappointed but imagine if I had infected him !!!!!!" Lorraine's fans, viewers and celebrity pals were quick to wish the Scottish presenter well after her statement.

Good Morning Britain anchor Ben Shephard is no stranger to intense training, having presented tough obstacle course-based ITV show Ninja Warrior - but he's admitted that time is taking its toll on his body.The 48-year-old insists that parts of him are "falling off" as he desperately attempts to regain his former fitness after a knee surgery back in 2021."As I'm getting older and bits of me are falling off and falling apart badly, I realised that trying to preserve my joints and my shoulders and my back is really huge," he grimaced.The sporty star, who is also famous for his appearances on Tipping Point, has always excelled physically in the past, having run a huge total of 14 marathons.However, a tense match in the Cup Final for his veteran team Arthur Dunn had left him crippled, with one of his legs becoming injured in three places."We won the Cup Final, but I started with two legs and ended with one," he explained at the time to GMB co-host Susanna Reid, after being forced to limp around with a leg brace.The star has since admitted on a recent episode of the That Gaby Roslin podcast that he fears he will never reach 100 per cent fitness again.He added: "Because your body's been through so much physical trauma, learning to do something again [is a struggle]."Even when I first had my knee op done, even learning to put full weight on it or to jump off a small step, it's remarkable what the brain does."Explaining his postoperative nerves, he mused: "You're reticent to let yourself go for things", while Gaby chimed in that his fear was his mind's way of getting "protection".Ben also lamented that as he advances in age, he has "things to worry about, like kids".He shares two teenage sons, Jack and Sam, with his wife Annie

 Good Morning Britain host Ben Shephard, 48, has revealed he once tried to make money by stripping with a university pal.The ITV favourite candidly referred to his “Magic Mike” days while he was being interviewed on That Gaby Roslin Podcast.While Ben is best known for presenting shows like Tipping Point and Good Morning Britain, he is also trained in dance and drama, with a desire to return to the stage one day. During a discussion about the many paths Ben’s life might have taken, Gaby asked the star what his dream role would be. “Well they’re doing a new Magic Mike aren’t they?” Ben quipped cheekily. Magic Mike is a 2012 film loosely based on the experiences of Channing Tatum, who was an 18-year-old male stripper in Tampa, Florida.Since the film came out 10 years ago, it has spawned a successful franchise, including live shows in cities across the globe. “Oh, no you’ve done that,” Gaby joked back in reference to the show, which prompted Ben to mutter: “I have done that, actually.”“Have you?!” Gabby exclaimed, as Ben continued sheepishly: “Yeah, it was a long time ago…“Me and Sam, my housemate - we decided to get some money.

Kate Garraway, 55, confessed that victory was "bittersweet" after yesterday's NTAs win for Caring For Derek, which came top in the Best Authored Documentary category.

Strictly Come Dancing stars, singer Matt Goss and his pro-dance partner Nadiya Bychkova, appeared on Good Morning Britain today (October 7). Presenter Kate Garraway announced the pair were coming up on the show but appeared to have some difficulty pronouncing Nadiya's last name as she attempted to read the segment teaser saying "it's Matt and his partner Nadiya Bychkova" and then covered her mouth and said: "Oops did I say that wrongly," as her co-host Ben began to laugh.

Good Morning Britain viewers were left fuming with ITV for letting Holly and Phil off over the queue jumping row. On Tuesday's episode of GMB, co-hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard discussed people jumping the queue to see the Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall, after the show had hit out at various politicians for skipping the wait last week.

Susanna Reid has explained why she and co-host Ben Shephard were still wearing dark clothes on Tuesday's Good Morning Britain following the Queen's funeral on Monday.The late Queen completed her final journey and reunited with her beloved Prince Philip at St. George's Chapel in Windsor on Monday 19 September.

Good Morning Britain viewers woke up to a "ray of sunshine" this morning (September 16) when a familiar soap star stood in for the usual weather presenter, Laura Tobin. Des Coleman hosted today's weather forecast to the delight of viewers who took to Twitter to praise him as a presenter.The popular weatherman is of course familiar to viewers having had career as an actor, even landing a role in EastEnders playing Lenny Wallace from 1996 to 1999. After leaving Albert Square, Des went on to appear in Casualty, The Bill and even appeared in the West End before training with the Met Office and moving into weather presenting.

ITV's Good Morning Britain has aired this morning with a special programme dedicated to The Queen, who passed away last week aged 96. During this morning's programme (September 12), TV presenter Ben Shephard talked about the moment news teams across the world had to break the sad story of Her Majesty's death and revealed that, at Good Morning Britain, he and his co-stars had been preparing to announce the news for years.The ITV broadcaster made the admission as he appeared alongside his co-host Susanna Reid, both dressed in black as they presented a special edition of the ITV breakfast show.

Ben Shephard often keeps his family out of the spotlight, but during the week, he shared a photo of his beloved wife Annie as she marked her birthday.PHOTOS: Good Morning Britain's Ben Shephard's family home is idyllic – insideThe Good Morning Britain presenter posted the snap which saw the couple on a stunning beach together, with a cove stretching out behind them. Ben looked very dapper in a blue jumper, while Annie rocked a white and blue jumper and a stunning drop necklace.

GMB's Ben Shephard shared the sweetest photo alongside his beautiful wife, Annie as the pair stepped out for a romantic date night in London on Thursday.MORE: Ben Shephard breaks silence after Kate Garraway cancels GMB job to care for husband Derek DraperThe husband-and-wife duo were pictured in front of the very glamorous bar at the Royal Opera House enjoying a lavish date night watching Professor Brian Cox's show Horizon's Live.WATCH: Ben Shephard addresses Kate Garraway's absence from showCaptioning the post, Ben wrote: "Out on a school night! @royaloperahouse Thanks @profbriancox, what an experience! #horizonslive."READ: Ben Shephard shares rare photo of son Jack - and cracks 'hilarious' dad jokeSEE: Ben Shephard reveals wife's 'struggle' over shock injury as he makes GMB returnThe husband and wife duo looked so loved up in the sweet snap. Ben looked super smart in a navy blue polo top and wife Annie, who matched her husband, looked effortlessly beautiful in an outfit in the same shade.

@benshephard just bumped into Jimmy Floyd at St George’s Park where his team Burton Albion train. “Great facilities.” The snap showed Ben standing and smiling for the camera alongside his sporty pals. However, the news presenter appeared to be standing on top of a treadmill to reach the same height as the other two. He wrote playfully, in response to Chris’ tweet: “You weren’t supposed to get my feet in shot!”But some fans spotted other photo blunders, too. @Jonny_Wilkes commented: “Never mind the feet …is that a see through top you have on ???” Ben replied in good jest, writing: “Haha these pecs need airing!!” Others joked about Ben’s lacklustre appearance. @MarcusFranks13 said: “Ben it’s not a great look from the knees down.”It comes after the announcement that Ben and Chris have joined forces to present Unbelievable!, a new BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live podcast. The pair will interview some of the biggest names in football together in weekly episodes starting August 4th. They will be joined by current players, legends of the game, and some celebrity fans as well. The duo will uncover behind the scenes insights into the lives of the biggest players in the sport. Speaking to the BBC yesterday, Chris said: “We can’t wait to launch the podcast and start sharing the unbelievable stories from the show. “We’ve lined up some real characters to join us – people who have seen and done it all in football. “We’ve had a lot of laughs so far and we’ve already unearthed some stories that will thrill fans of all clubs.”Co-star Ben added: “It’s been great teaming up with Kammy again to chat to some of the biggest legends, and some of the most entertaining characters, in the game. “We’ve had a lot of fun recording, but we’ve also

“She did take me one Easter.She contacted them and asked if we could stay there in the hope I would propose to her.“We had the most amazing weekend. It was only years later when she said ‘you do realise why we went there, don’t you?’”He joked that he didn’t want to ruin the “amazing” trip by proposing and potentially being told no.Suzi consoled him by saying, “if she planned a trip I doubt she’d say ‘nah I’m alright thanks’.”Ben added that the pair have since promised each other to go back and visit Château de Pape.The GMB presenter recently appeared live on-air to discuss how he has dealt with grief and loss. Reverend Richard Coles was talking about his new book, Murder Before Evensong on the show two weeks ago, but the Good Morning Britain hosts were keen to hear how he was doing following the death of his spouse in 2019. As the reverend spoke about dealing with loss, Ben Shephard said he has struggled recently following the death of a friend.Ben began: “I lost a very close friend recently, a really big shock out of the blue.“It was another friend who said grief is a bit like a wave.

Ben Shephard, 47, and Kate Garraway, 55, could barely contain their laughter as they remembered Susanna Reid’s TRIC Awards 2022 wardrobe malfunction.

Ben Shephard has spoken about the grief he felt following the recent loss of a close friend during Friday's Good Morning Britain.MORE: Ben Shephard shares rare photos of wife Annie during glamorous outingSpeaking with Reverend Richard Coles about his upcoming Channel 4 documentary on grief, the 47-year-old host revealed he was completely "shocked" as he struggled to come to terms with the death.WATCH: Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard overcome with emotion after GMB deathHe explained: "I lost a very close friend recently, a really big shock, out of the blue. And it was another friend that said grief is a bit like a wave - it hits you suddenly and then it dissipates and then suddenly, randomly it comes back out of nowhere and it hits you again."READ: Reverend Richard Coles shares heartbreaking post following death of partnerMORE: Ben Shephard shares rare photo of son Jack - and cracks 'hilarious' dad jokeBen added: "That's certainly something that I've experienced.

Ben Shephard and his wife Annie looked every inch the glamorous couple in newly released pictures from this week's Henley Royal Regatta.MORE: Ben Shephard shares rare photo of son Jack - and cracks 'hilarious' dad jokeTaking to his Instagram on Thursday, the Tipping Point host shared a series of pictures from the lavish outing which took place on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames.WATCH: Ben Shephard shares glimpse inside romantic day with wife Annie"For the first time @mrsannieshephard and I got to experience the #henleyroyalregatta and what an occasion it is," the Good Morning Britain presenter wrote. "The outfits, the blazers, the awesome rowing and especially the champagne!! Wow!!MORE: Ben Shephard reveals wife's 'struggle' over shock injury as he makes GMB returnREAD: Ben Shephard jokes BBC will have to 'pay for divorce' if he takes part in Strictly"Working with @alexgregorygb (once I'd sorted his tie) was a real treat too what a legend he is.