Charlotte Hawkins first found telly fame through Meridian Tonight in 2003 and went on to host Sky's show Sunrise with Eamonn Holmes in 2006. After occasional appearances on This Morning as a reviewer, she then returned to ITV in 2014 when Good Morning Britain was launched, alongside the other three main hosts Susanna Reid, Ben Shephard and Sean Fletcher. Nowadays, GMB staff switch-ups mean she's more likely to co-host with Kate Garraway as well as Susanna and Ben, plus the occasional guest host like Ed Balls and Robert Rinder. Born in the West Sussex village of Chichester, Charlotte now lives with her husband Mark Herbert and their daughter Ella Rose in Surrey. The newsreader tends to keep her home life as private as possible, but from the cosy living room to the spacious garden, she has unveiled a handful of areas inside the property on her Instagram. Surrey located in the South East of England is one of the home counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire and is divided into 11 boroughs and districts. The county has long been known to offer excellent options to those seeking a place to live that offers a speedy commute into London. READ MORE: GMB's Ben Shephard's quiet life in Richmond with wife and two children © GETTY Charlotte Hawkins living in Surrey
ITV GMB's Kate Garraway told not to 'cackle' and 'wake Queen' during Buckingham Palace broadcast
09.09.2022 - 18:58 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway has recalled the moment she was told off for "cackling too much" incase she woke up the Queen during a live broadcast at Buckingham Palace.
The ITV daytime programme dedicated the show to Her Majesty after her death at Balmoral on Thursday.
Presenter Ben Shephard Ben and Kate reminisced about being told to keep the volume down filming so they didn’t disturb the monarch while she was in residence.
Discussing her legacy during the special episode on Friday morning, Ben said: “She is the monarch that more people have met.
“We’ve been lucky, haven’t we, to broadcast live from Buckingham Palace. It all felt so exciting, because we knew the Queen was somewhere in her private apartments, fast asleep. We couldn’t be too loud.”
As Ben joked that being quiet might have been difficult for his co-star, Kate laughed: “We were told not to wake her up! I was cackling too much.”
Presenters on the show wore black as the country entered 10 days of national mourning, with ITV pulling their original schedule for Friday to cover an extended news special in honour of Her Majesty.
Paying tribute, Ben said: “It's a remarkable life she lived,” as Susanna added: “She had sparkling eyes, even at the beginning of the week. We knew this moment was coming and yet it is a shock.
“She had the longest reign of any monarch. She was the constant presence in all of our lives.
“She was dignified, dutiful, devoted to her family and to the Commonwealth. She gave a life of service.
“I reflected yesterday, we knew she couldn't be immortal and yet we hoped she would be. It is quite a moment.”
Meanwhile, from outside the studio, Kate echoed Susanna's thoughts on the nation's shock, saying: “The atmosphere here has been one of, ‘we
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