{"id":499595,"date":"2025-10-14T19:43:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/499595\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T19:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:43:16","slug":"good-morning-britain-host-stuns-fans-with-unrecognisable-throwback-snap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/499595\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Morning Britain host stuns fans with unrecognisable throwback snap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the ITV show&#8217;s hosts has shared photos showing him looked completely different earlier in his TV career<\/p>\n<p>20:00, 14 Oct 2025Updated 20:00, 14 Oct 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3_Good-Morning-Britain-logo.jpg\" alt=\"GMB logo\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Adil Ray shared some throwback images on Instagram(Image: (Image: ITV))<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">Good Morning Britain<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/lifestyle\/tv\/good-morning-britain-issue-concerning-32302102\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> host Adil Ray <\/a>has stunned fans with throwback snaps showing him more than 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/lifestyle\/tv\/good-morning-britain-guest-breaks-32601473\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">The TV star<\/a>, who is best known to viewers as a presenter on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/good-morning-britain\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the ITV show<\/a>, looked totally different in the two images from earlier in his career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">Uploading them to Instagram, Adil told his followers that the shots were for a magazine shoot when he was around 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">He wrote: &#8220;As it\u2019s a Monday I thought I\u2019d start your week with some vanity dressed up as brightness!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">&#8220;Yes this is me. Circa 2003. When I was working on the radio for the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> at The Asian Network.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_Screenshot-4015.jpg\" alt=\"Adil Ray and Kate Garraway\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Adil on Good Morning Britain(Image: ITV)READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/lifestyle\/tv\/itv-good-morning-britain-halted-32671268\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32671268\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITV Good Morning Britain halted as star makes &#8216;bad news&#8217; announcement<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/lifestyle\/tv\/gmbs-susanna-reid-announces-heartbreaking-32663641\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32663641\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GMB&#8217;s Susanna Reid announces &#8216;heartbreaking&#8217; news as guest details losing family member<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">Adi, 51, went on: &#8220;I was there for nine years and joined when they only served the elder generation. I suggested they look for younger audiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">&#8220;I hosted the late night show, then drive then breakfast focussing on new artists and comedy. Today the entire station focusses on music for the younger generation. Personally, I think they\u2019ve taken it too far as what I enjoyed most was the family audience at AN. No other station has it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">He went on: &#8220;But anyway, I needed to look cool! So I did my best. This was a photoshoot for ASIAN BRIDE magazine. Myself and a bunch of Asian faces at the time dressed up and posed for brides to be! Go figure!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">Adil went on: &#8220;Looking back it almost feels like &#8216;here\u2019s what you could have won&#8217;. Or did well to avoid? Anyhow I was young (30?, ok so not that young) but still a little naive. Nothing\u2019s changed. And I still haven\u2019t mastered the pout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">&#8220;Be sure to swipe &#8211; the second outfit was something I had made on a trip to Pakistan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">Fans were blown away by the photos, with many dropping heart emojis in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Screenshot-3948.jpg\" alt=\"Adil Ray\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Fans posted heart emojis in response to the shots(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">&#8220;Oh swoon,&#8221; gushed one fan, as another posted: &#8220;You look great!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">&#8220;Quality stuff &#8211; awesome look man!&#8221; said one fan. &#8220;Looking good, still looking good,&#8221; said another, who added that Adil was &#8220;blessed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">&#8220;Cute then, more handsome now,&#8221; commented someone else, as another remarked: &#8220;Well that\u2019s a nice start to a Monday morning!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV1 and ITX at 6am<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the ITV show&#8217;s hosts has shared photos showing him looked completely different earlier in his TV&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":499596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,393,6364,4884,1144,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-499595","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-good-morning-britain","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-northern-ireland","15":"tag-scotland","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115374234954511301","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}