Viewers had been delighted after Ben Shephard was introduced as one of many new co-hosts of This Morning alongside Cat Deeley.
The star had an emotional time on Friday, although, as he hosted his final episode of Good Morning Britain alongside his shut pal and co-star Kate Garraway.
A few days later, he took to Instagram to pay tribute to a different of his colleagues, longtime GMB presenter Susanna Reid.
© GettyBen shared a sequence of pictures of the pair on the social media website, together with one displaying himself and Susanna at an award present, one other that includes them doing the Ice Bucket Problem and one the place they walked collectively, in suits of laughter.
The daddy-of-two captioned the gathering of images: “Solely looks like yesterday when @susannareid100 and I first sat subsequent to one another on the GMB desk. 10 years have flown by.
© ITV“Again on the Southbank we would typically head outdoors within the sunshine which was at all times a deal with – (so long as the sign labored [crying-laughing emoji]) tech points apart, the fixed has been the laughter.
“So many recollections, so many moments however so many laughs. Thanks for placing up with me, serving to me, guiding me and largely laughing with me. I’ll miss you and people moments on air, however know we’ll have a lot extra off air!”
Simply minutes into Friday’s programme, Ben was visibly emotional after watching a montage of farewell messages from his colleagues, mates and even two of his favorite West Ham footballers, Carlton Cole and Mark Noble.
“Ben, your final day mate. You had been there on my final day as a West Ham participant, so it is solely proper to ship you a message,” stated Mark Noble. “Have a fantastic day mate, most likely you will be crying as an alternative of me this time. Love ya.”
© InstagramDr Hilary additionally shared a tribute, telling Ben: “It has been a wonderful privilege working with you. Through the years, we have had a lot enjoyable, we have performed soccer within the previous Arsenal studio, we have talked about all kinds of medical topics, we went to Haiti six months after the earthquake, it has been a privilege working with you, it actually has.”
Ben was visibly moved by the messages, as you possibly can see within the video under…
He instructed viewers: “I am desperately making an attempt to carry this collectively, we have got three hours. It is beautiful to be right here for the final time. And we have got a busy present to get by as nicely.”
In a while within the present, Susanna, Alex Beresford and Charlotte Hawkins got here onto the set to bid farewell and watch a phase of his greatest bits from through the years. On the finish of the present, Ben teared up as he delivered his ultimate sign-off.
© Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock“The alarm going off has by no means been something I’ve loved however what I’ve recognized is as quickly as I get in right here, I will be surrounded by you sensible, unbelievable, difficult, chaotic, fabulous folks that make me higher at what I do,” he stated.
“It is not misplaced on me that I would not be capable of do it should you lot weren’t wonderful and been fabulous mates and sensible colleagues.”
