Susanna Reid has the ‘blues’ as she wishes GMB co-host Ben Shephard farewell

Susanna Reid labelled her Good Morning Britain co-presenter Ben Shephard “the best in the business” as he presented his final episode of the ITV show on Friday.

Shephard, 49, will move to host This Morning with Cat Deeley from Monday to Thursday, replacing hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, who left last year.

Reid, 53, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “BYE BEN! We’ve all got the blues this morning saying goodbye to the best in the business @benshephard.”

She shared a decade-old photo of herself and Shephard before the launch of Good Morning Britain at West Ham United’s former stadium, Upton Park.

Reid wrote: “This is us 10 years ago just before the launch of @gmb – of course he took me to Upton Park to bond over football! We’re going to miss you – good luck through the wall @thismorning.”

Another fellow presenter, Charlotte Hawkins, posted a picture of her and Shephard on their first day on GMB 10 years ago.

Hawkins, 48, said: “Saying goodbye to @benshephard on his last @gmb before moving to @thismorning.

“This was us back on day 1 of @gmb very nearly ten years ago! Not much difference?”.

Baroness Karren Brady, known for her role on BBC’s The Apprentice with Alan Sugar, remembered Shephard for being a “loyal Hammers fan”.

Vice chairman of the Hammer’s (West Ham United), Baroness Brady said on X: “In 2016 loyal Hammer’s fan @benshephard helped us say a fond farewell to Upton Park to begin a thrilling new chapter at the London Stadium.

“Today I send my very best wishes as Ben bids farewell to @GMB and congratulations on his own exciting move ‘up the road’ to @thismorning.”

GMB’s meteorologist Laura Tobin shared an Instagram reel of her past moments with Shephard and called him a “great drinking partner” and a “great hugger”.

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