Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard make their This Morning debut
Ben Shephard, the brand new host of This Morning alongside Cat Deeley, has thanked followers for his or her “beautiful messages” after his first week on the present. The pair took over from Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, who left final yr.
To mark their first week, Ben shared photographs on social media displaying enjoyable moments with Cat throughout the present. The footage included friends like Sir Rod Stewart and Jools Holland, who joined them for amusing on the couch.
Ben stated they spent the week “laughing and consuming scrumptious meals”. He penned: “Just been trying by the various nice pics kind @kenmckayphoto from this weeks @thismorning @catdeeley and I’ve carried out loads of laughing and naturally had some scrumptious meals! I’m now fasting over the weekend to make room for extra subsequent week!! Thank you for all of your beautiful messages.”
Ben issued 5 easy phrases as he concluded his submit by including: “See you Monday I hope!” Cat replied saying she had “a lot enjoyable”. She additionally revealed she’ll be making an attempt a steak recipe impressed by visitor chef Donal Skehan.
Among the well-wishers was Susanna Reid, Shephard’s former co-star from Good Morning Britain, who congratulated the pair on a “Fabulous week nicely carried out you and @catdeeley.”
“Brilliant first week, sustain the nice work Ben and Cat,” one fan commented beneath Shephard’s Instagram snap, with one other including: “Loved watching you each this week.”
However, not all are loving Shephard’s new TV partnership. “Think Kate [Garraway] with your self could be higher and you recognize one another so nicely,” one critic penned.
Another wrote: “Love you Ben, however Cat is simply not suited to this morning, Josie or Alison and even higher Kate Garraway.”
Just just lately, Cat expressed her gratitude to the This Morning crew for an “unimaginable first week”. She additionally complimented Ben because the “good co-pilot on this already joyous new journey”.
She posted this message subsequent to a set of images displaying the 2 presenting collectively.
Ben is recognised for internet hosting the ITV quiz present Tipping Point and was beforehand a co-host on ITV1’s breakfast programme Good Morning Britain ( GMB ).
He bid farewell to GMB in February so he may head up This Morning, a present he has crammed in for Phillip up to now.
Over the previous yr, This Morning has had quite a lot of hosts on its well-known couch, together with Cat who offered with Rylan Clark in November. In May 2023, Phillip left ITV and his expertise company let him go after he admitted to an “unwise however not unlawful” relationship with a younger male colleague.
Holly bid farewell to the present in October, saying she made this “resolution for me and my household”.
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV.
