A TV star is claimed to be ‘torn’ between Holly Willoughby and Susanna Reid (Picture: Ken McKay/ ITV/ Shutterstock)An ITV star at the moment balancing presenting duties between two of the broadcaster’s flagship programmes is reported to be ‘torn’ between the place he needs to remain and proceed to co-host with.
After a run of appearances on This Morning over the past week, Good Morning Britain common Ben Shephard is claimed to be ‘in two minds’ about which job he may doubtlessly choose up completely.
The TV presenter, 48, incessantly seems on GMB alongside Susanna Reid, 52, a task he’s had since 2014.
Between 2005 and 2011, Ben was a stand-in presenter on This Morning, protecting for normal presenter Phillip Schofield, and since 2015 has continued that position, largely just lately alongside Holly Willoughby, 42, after the exit of her long-time co-host Schofield.
With ITV but to substantiate who’s going to exchange Schofield after he resigned for admitting to mendacity about an ‘unwise however not unlawful’ affair with a a lot youthful colleague, some followers have thrown their assist behind Ben.
Now a supply has mentioned that he could be feeling pulled between the programmes.
Ben Shephard has been presenting This Morning with Holly this week (Picture: Ken McKay/ ITV/ Shutterstock)‘Ben love s doing each exhibits, however Susanna Reid actually needs him to remain on Good Morning Britain,’ they mentioned.
‘Although they’re on the identical channel, they’re kind of rivals and each want rankings, and Ben is nice at bringing in viewers.’
Despite Schofield’s exit, This Morning has pressed on, with presenters together with Josie Gibson, Alison Hammond, Andi Peters, and Ben stepping up.
The supply continued: ‘This Morning has had combined rankings since Phil left, and never everybody sees Holly in the best way they as soon as did, so she wants a great companion subsequent to her who’ll herald rankings.
He’s labored with Susanna on GMB since 2014 (Picture: Ken McKay/ ITV/ Shutterstock)‘Ben is nice at that. The public like him, he’s very sincere and he’s a genuinely good man. He’s in two minds about what he would do if he was provided a everlasting place on This Morning, he’d need to make a troublesome selection,’ they added when chatting with OK!
However, they mentioned Susanna will seemingly desirous to be holding on to her co-host, who she was paired up with after Piers Morgan left GMB two years in the past.
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‘Susanna received’t need Ben to go away as a result of he’s so common. Both she and Holly misplaced their TV husbands – Piers and Phil – in order that they’ll each be wanting Ben now. The different partnerships on This Morning with Holly haven’t labored in addition to her and Phil, so Ben could be the reply.’
Holly has been left and not using a common co-host because the exit of Phillip Schofield in May (Picture: Ken McKay/ ITV/ REX/ Shutterstock)While the This Morning drama solely unfolded just a few months in the past, it’s been reported that it would already be getting the small display remedy.
Earlier this month a supply advised The Sun {that a} manufacturing firm was trying to create a sequence about Schofield’s exit from ITV, with the working title ‘The Runner’.
‘The storyline will mirror what went on. People have seen it from the surface, however the drama will give a perspective on what might have occurred behind-closed-doors,’ they mentioned.
They added it may ‘make for uncomfortable viewing’ for Schofield and ITV.
Metro.co.uk has contacted representatives for Ben Shephard for remark.
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1, whereas this This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on the identical channel.
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