Ben Shephard leaving Good Morning Britain after six years as Kate Garraway confirms his departure

Kate Garraway has revealed she's taking a break from Good Morning Britain to look after her husband Derek Draper and their two children.The 53 year old returned to the ITV programme in July for the first time in four months after her other half battled and beat the coronavirus. While Derek, also 53, may have overcome the deadly bug, he remains in intensive care as he continues to deal with the long-term effects it has had on his body.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine She has been a regular presenter on ITV Breakfast for 20 years, first on GMTV before it became Daybreak and now , but still experienced a big first on the show on Thursday.The 53-year-old revealed it had been the first time she had presented the show alongside , and it seems it was a success! Not only did Kate praise her colleague for being "great", but the pair also returned to the GMB sofa to host the show for a second time together on Friday.Sharing a

Kate Garraway has attempted at playing cupid for her newly-single Good Morning Britain co-host Alex Beresford.The 39 year old hunky weatherman announced he had split from his wife Natalia back in June. But Kate, 53, is now hoping to set her colleague up with none other that Love Island star Amy Hart.

Kate Garraway has revealed she's been suffering "abuse" for putting on a happy face while on Good Morning Britain.The 53 year old explained to her co-host Adil Ray that people have been judging her for "laughing and joking" on the show while her husband Derek Draper remains in intensive care after beating the coronavirus.The mum-of-two, who recently said her husband is "stable" as she gave an update on his condition, said: "We've talked about this, with me doing this show, if we're having a

Kate Garraway sparked some concern amongst GMB viewers this week, when she was inexplicably absent from Monday and Tuesday's shows. But the TV star was back to hosting duties on Wednesday, and she took to the time to explain her time away from the programme, revealing that it had been husband Derek's birthday at the weekend.

Ben Shephard has taken a break from Good Morning Britain to concentrate on his show, Tipping Point, as it begins filming again following lockdown. Ben has been hosting ITV breakfast show GMB for three of the five days of the week as regular hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid are on a break.