Ben Shephard began his final day on Good Morning Britain on Friday with his longtime presenting partner Kate Garraway.
The broadcaster, 49, is bidding farewell to the breakfast show after a decade of hosting with his longtime friend Kate Garraway.
Within minutes of kicking off the show, both Ben and his longtime friend Kate admitted they were struggling to contain their emotions.
Kate said: ‘Oh my god it’s not even a minute past six and that’s the last time I’ve just realised we’ll hear ”Good Morning Britain with Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway”. I’m off already, too emotional!’
Charlotte Hawkins gushed: ‘It’s quite a moment. We’ll be doing our best to keep it together today
Ben then added: ‘I’m desperately trying to hold this together, we’ve got three hours. It’s lovely to be here for the last time. And we’ve got a busy show to get through as well.’
Ben Shephard began his final day on Good Morning Britain on Friday with his longtime presenting partner Kate Garraway
Kate quipped: ‘We have got three hours of other stuff, it’s not just all Ben Shepard mania. Although it is about 92%.’
Later in the show, tributes to Ben continued to pour in, with Kate saying: ‘We’re all going to miss Ben in the mornings. The cheeky smile, the risky innuendoes.’
She went onto quip: ‘Yeah, our producers are slightly relieved about that!’
