Good Morning Britain hires two new presenters

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5 Nov 2021, 14:42

Ever since Piers Morgan left ITV’s Good Morning Britain, viewers have been enjoying a range of different presenters on the show including former This Morning star Richard Madeley and Alastair Campbell.

Now two new presenters have been revealed for this month, with Ed Balls and judge Rob Rinder taking the reins as hosts.

It comes after The Sun revealed that Richard Madeley will be permanently replacing Piers, following his exit from the show earlier this year.

The paper says Madeley has signed a £300,000 deal to co-host alongside Susanna Reid. Until he starts, Labour Shadow Chancellor and former Strictly Come Dancing star Ed will be guest hosting for three days.

Ed’s episodes will be on from Monday 15 until Wednesday 17th November.

Talking about hosting, Ed said: "I always thoroughly enjoy being a guest on Good Morning Britain, but I have a sneaky suspicion I’m going to enjoy hosting alongside Susanna even more.

"Eagle-eyed viewers may remember I appeared as a guest on GMB during my stint on Strictly, and during that appearance Susanna and I recreated one of my dance lifts. I can reassure everyone that won’t be happening again, and that my feet will be kept firmly on the ground…"

Judge Rob Rinder will appear from Wednesday 10th November and Wednesday 1st December.

He is good friends with Susanna Reid, and they even appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox together.

Judge Rinder said: "I think being a seasoned barrister will stand me in good stead for hosting Good Morning Britain later this month, demonstrating I’m just as comfortable holding politicians to account as I am judging the week’s TV with Susanna on the Gogglebox sofa.

Plus, who wouldn’t want the chance to guest present GMB alongside one of their best friends?"

Good Morning Britain's editor Neil Thompson said: "We have a great existing roster of presenters on GMB and it’s always exciting to welcome new guest hosts to the show. We look forward to both Ed and Rob joining the team for some dates this month."

It’s rumoured that popular host Madeley will be heading into the I’m A Celebrity camp first, and will then take up Good Morning Britain hosting duties after that.