{"id":383593,"date":"2025-08-29T22:45:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T22:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/383593\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T22:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T22:45:19","slug":"good-morning-britain-star-exits-show-for-new-role-at-rival-channel-amid-itv-cutbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/383593\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Morning Britain star exits show for new role at rival channel amid ITV cutbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The star has announced he is leaving the ITV show after four years as he takes up a new role on GB News.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Good-Morning-Britain-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Good Morning Britain\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Charlotte Hawkins had to shout over housing minister Matthew Pennycook on Tuesday&#8217;s Good Morning Britain as she fought to get her point across(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Good Morning Britain presenter has announced his departure from the programme as <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ITV Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">ITV <\/a>continues with widespread cost-cutting measures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">News correspondent Will Godley has been an <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/tv\/eamonn-holmes-shares-heartfelt-tribute-35796727\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"essential member of the morning show&#039;s reporting teamLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">essential member of the morning show&#8217;s reporting team<\/a> for four years, providing bulletins from locations nationwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But on Friday, August 29, Will confirmed his ITV tenure would be drawing to a close &#8211; after securing a fresh position with GB News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Using X, previously Twitter, to share his announcement, Will declared: &#8220;JOB NEWS. Thrilled to be starting as a National Reporter at @GBNEWS in September!&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;That means I&#8217;m sadly saying goodbye to @GMB after 4 wonderful years. A huge thanks to the brilliant team, who even made the nightshifts amazing. Really excited to get stuck in at GB News!&#8221; reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/good-morning-britain-star-quits-35817312\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_will-godley-on-show.jpg\" alt=\"GMB presenter Will Godley behind the news desk smiling\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>GMB presenter Will Godley has quit the show for a rival channel(Image: X\/@willgodley)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Starting January 2026, ITV&#8217;s daytime programming will face major scheduling overhauls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/tv\/itv-good-morning-britain-interrupted-35788385\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Good Morning BritainLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Good Morning Britain<\/a> will be lengthened by 30 minutes to broadcast from 6am until 9.30am each day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Meanwhile, programme Lorraine, which follows immediately after, has been slashed by half and will broadcast for merely thirty minutes from 9.30am, instead of a full hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Additionally, the programme will only transmit for 30 weeks annually, with Good Morning Britain extending until 10am during its absence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This Morning will remain in its regular 10am-12.30pm weekday position throughout the year, whilst Loose Women will continue in the 12.30-1.30pm time slot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nevertheless, similar to Lorraine, the panel programme will also only broadcast for 30 weeks per year. News has broken that Will is leaving, just months after it was disclosed that <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/uk-world-news\/donald-trump-pictured-bruise-like-35790805\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"US correspondent Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">US correspondent <\/a>Noel Phillips had been let go from the show.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756507517_871_0_Noel-Phillips.jpg\" alt=\"Noel Phillips with Richard Madeley and Charlotte Hawkins\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Good Morning Britain presenter Noel Phillips is leaving the show(Image: noel_philly\/Instagram)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was removed from his role on the programme as ITV looks to cut \u00a315 million from its budget. The journalist joined the show in 2021 as a US correspondent, covering major events such as the US elections and LA wildfires.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following the announcement of his departure, Noel appeared on the ITV show, sharing the moment he was conned out of his entire life savings, nearly $30,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m still in disbelief,&#8221; he confessed to the hosts. &#8220;I remember two weeks ago I was lying on the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/lifestyle\/property\/scots-households-urged-keep-tennis-35792821\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"kitchen Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">kitchen <\/a>floor numb, refusing to accept the fact I did something so stupid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I felt embarrassed, I felt ashamed, I felt worthless. 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