Good Morning Britain: Last News

Loose Women, Good Morning Britain, This Morning and Lorraine are reportedly in the midst of urgent discussions as they grapple with a significant drop in viewership.The popular daytime programmes are staring down the barrel of salary freezes and potential redundancies as ITV chiefs scramble to mitigate the financial fallout from a decline in ratings. The network is reportedly resorting to severe cost-cutting measures across some of its most beloved shows. Rumours are swirling that staff may be offered shorter three-month contracts over longer-term agreements, and freelance workers could face cuts.

Good Morning Britain presenter Ed Balls has announced his absence from the show over the next two weeks and revealed his replacement - though not every viewers is happy about it. Taking Ed’s place alongside Susanna Reid for the ITV early morning breakfast show will be Richard Madeley. It's not the first time this year that Ed has taken a step back from the show.

Made in Chelsea’s JP Patterson has shared an emotional Instagram post with his followers in which he talks about valuing every moment with the important people in our lives, and making every second count. The post, written to commemorate a loss, received lots of comments from his followers.

Kate Garraway has shared her thoughts on the rumours that Giovanni Pernice has hung up his Strictly Come Dancing shoes after a nine-year stint. The Good Morning Britain host, 57, confessed that if the rumours of professional dancer Giovanni's departure from the BBC show are true, he'll be sorely missed by his fellow stars and the viewing public who've enjoyed watching him light up the dance floor for almost ten years.

Whilst many Good Morning Britain and longtime This Morning viewers might know Richard Madeley for his slightly-posh and TV-ready accent, they might be surprised to hear that his original accent is a lot different. The 68 year old made an appearance on This Morning - which he presented from 1988 to 2002 - on Wednesday, 15 May, where he spoke to new host Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard about his new novel, Father's Day.

Deaf model Georgia Meacham was left in tears during her appearance on Wednesday's Good Morning Britain, after she was surprised on-set by Love Island's Tasha Ghouri.Tasha, 25, made Love Island history in 2022, as its first-ever deaf contestant, and she's gone on to raise awareness of the condition ever since. On Wednesday, 15 May, Georgia appeared on Good Morning Britain to talk about being deaf, as she credited Tasha in making her feel more confident and open about her condition. Georgia said: "She was so confident and she was talking about it so positively, and growing up, I was always the only one at school with hearing aids, I was always the only one with a hearing aid at university with hearing aids.

Viewers were shocked at a throwback picture of Susanna Reid during a segment of Good Morning Britain on Tuesday 15 May when she revealed her acting background.The presenter was interviewing Casualty star Derek Thompson when she opened up about her television beginnings as an actress. Susanna starred in Channel 4’s The Price in 1985 - making Susanna just 13 years old at the time. Ed Balls was particularly intrigued and asked Derek: “Could she have been a star of the stage or the screen rather than television?” Derek looked momentarily confused before confirming: “We all thought you were going to be a star.” As Susanna went on to explain more about her time on television, she dropped the bomb that Succession’s Dame Harriet Walter played her mum.

Piers Morgan returned to ITV breakfast this morning to chat with Lorraine Kelly about his recent episode of Uncensored where he interviewed the ‘real life’ Martha from Netflix series Baby Reindeer. However, as Piers sat down with Lorraine, he made a dig about his old co-stars as he returned to the studio where he worked for six years on Good Morning Britain.

Good Morning Britain got off to a rocky start this Tuesday morning after the ITV show faced major technical difficulties live on-air. Viewers quickly took to social media after presenters' microphones cut out for 60 seconds. Susanna Reid and Ed Balls are on presenting duty this Tuesday morning - however, the show faced chaos when its audio cut out during the local news segment.

Stephen Mangan is hosting TV's newest reality contest The Fortune Hotel, but has amassed a fortune of his own over his hugely successful career as an actor, writer and presenter. In ITV's The Fortune Hotel, viewers will see Stephen, 55, preside over 10 pairs of contestants who've moved into a Caribbean hotel and been given a briefcase - but only one duo's contains the £250,000 jackpot that they are all competing to be holding at the end of the game.

Good Morning Britain started a brand new week on Monday (May 13) with Ed Balls and Susanna Reid ready to spill the latest news stories from around the globe. One of the main topics of discussion was the recent BAFTA TV awards, where beloved Scottish presenter, Lorraine Kelly, received a special honour for her undeniable impact on television over the years.Clearly Laura Tobin had a whale of a time celebrating at the event, appearing at work the next day still donning her shimmering gown.

Rob Rinder launches a fun new travel show, Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour, tonight but the lighthearted programme couldn't be further away from the trauma the star has been experiencing in recent months.TV star Rob, 45, will be joined by pal Rylan Clark to follow in the footsteps of romantic poet Lord Byron in the BBC Two series as they take a cultural tour of Venice, Florence and Rome, with plenty of laughs along the way. But Rob's recent TV appearances have been much more sobering as he has spoken out about the fear that he and his loved ones have been feeling over the conflict in Gaza and attitudes about it in the UK.

TV presenter Susanna Reid has revealed how she feels about being single and bringing up her three sons in a new interview.The Good Morning Britain host is mum to Sam, 22, Finn, 20, and 18 year old Jack, from her previous 16 year relationship with former BBC sports journalist Dominic Cotton, and currently two of her boys live at home with her. While Susanna and Dominic remain friends as well as co-parents, Susanna, in an interview with Bella Magazine, firmly commented that she is single and said: “I’m perfectly happy with my own company.” “I talk to people all day.

Good Morning Britain viewers were left cringing today after Sharon Stone shut down an awkward question from host Ed Balls.The A-lister appeared on the ITV show to be interviewed by the former MP and his co-host Kate Garraway. Sharon, 66, spoke live from her home in Los Angeles and discussed swapping Hollywood roles for painting.

Good Morning Britain has been hit with Ofcom complaints after a tense exchange between hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley and their guest - MP George Galloway.The presenters interviewed the politician following his success at the Rochdale elections. The ITV show received 66 Ofcom complaints after the episode that aired on April 30.The show saw the controversial MP state that Susanna and Richard hadn't done their research before having him on the show.The interview came after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivered a speech on the steps of 10 Downing Street calling George Galloway's victory with a 5,697 majority "beyond alarming." The Prime Minister said in March: "It's beyond alarming that last night, the Rochdale by-election returned a candidate that dismisses the horror of what happened on October 7, who glorifies Hezbollah and is endorsed by Nick Griffin, the racist former leader of the BNP." Appearing on the ITV breakfast show last month, Susanna asked Mr Galloway which of the statements made by Mr Sunak about him were wrong, prompting a heated clash.

Good Morning Britain viewers were left gobsmacked after ITV guest Andrew Pierce claimed that King Charles does not "trust his son" Prince Harry. His shock comments come after it was recently revealed Charles wouldn't have time to meet up with Harry during his scheduled visit to the UK.

Martin Lewis has announced that he will return as a presenter on Good Morning Britain, alongside co-host Susanna Reid, on Wednesday 8 May.The money saving expert and BBC Sounds podcast presenter occasionally steps in to host the programme, however, due to his hectic schedule, he is unable to appear on the show very often. On Tuesday, 7 May, the 51 year old said: “Tomorrow morning from 6am, I’m looking forward to sitting next to @susannahreid100 to present @GMB.

The One Show presenter Lucy Siegle, has given fans a health update following a sudden hospital dash due to 'excruciating pain'.The 49 year old journalist, who has been delivering reports on the BBC series for over ten years, recently opened up about her battle with kidney stones. She's now taken to social media to talk about the "strange scenario" she's found herself in. Lucy initially shared her painful ordeal in a tweet on X, previously known as Twitter, last month.The environmental guru, known for her stints on Good Morning Britain and hard-hitting episodes of Dispatches, revealed she was suffering from "excruciating pain" and would be receiving lithotripsy to blast the stones away.

Emmerdale fans were left distracted when fan favourites Mark Charnock and Zoe Henry appeared on Good Morning Britain for a joint interview.The duo, who portray Marlon Dingle and Rhona Goskirk in the hit ITV soap, joined Susanna Reid and Ed Balls via video link from Emmerdale's iconic The Woolpack pub on Tuesday, 7 May. Mark, 55, and Zoe, 50, discussed their characters' upcoming storyline, which sees their marriage begin to breakdown.The actors also spoke about the on-going abuse storyline involving Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) and Tom King (James Chase).

Kate Garraway has opened up about her financial difficulties following the tragic death of her husband Derek Draper, who passed away in January after a four-year battle with the devastating effects of Covid. Due the round-the-clock care that Derek needed, Kate has now been forced to withdraw money from her pension to pay off these bills.

Actress and Loose Women panellist Denise Welch reduced her fellow ITV presenter Cat Deeley to tears of laughter during a link to the This Morning studio on Thursday 2 May. Host Charlene White was telling This Morning presenters Cat and Ben Shephard what to expect on the day’s episode of Loose Women, with one of the discussion items being: “Should every child learn to play the recorder?” Charlene said it was something Denise was very passionate about, and promised the former Coronation Street actress would give a performance at the end of their show.