GMB's Andi Peters announces departure of beloved colleague

A former kids’ TV presenter, Peters regularly hosts the competition segment on ITV’s flagship daily news programme, and shared the news during Monday morning’s show.After a non-political chat with musical theatre legend Dame Elaine Paige, the pair turned to Peters for the day’s competition. Presenting live from Wisley in Surrey, Peters announced that this week marked the departure of series director Stuart Earl, who has worked on Good Morning Britain for 10 years.Peters announced the GMB favourite’s departure live on airITVAfter telling viewers that they could text in to enter GMB’s daily competition, Peters added: “Now, Susanna and Ed, interestingly I’ve got to send one text as well today. It’s to our director Stuart.”Peters explained that today was “my last day working with him”, before joking to Reid and Balls: “You two, unfortunately, have got two more days!”Pretending to type, Peters said: “‘Stuart, love you lots! Been a great 10 years. Good luck, Stuart. Thank the lord I’m not doing Tuesday and Wednesday live, so I don’t have to work with you.’” The presenter then ran away, leaving Balls and Reid looking slightly bewildered.After more than a decade spent at BBC News, Earl began working at ITV in 2015, where he worked across GMB, This Morning and Loose Women before permanently joining the early morning programme in 2022.Earl joined GMB permanently in 2022, one year after Reid and Balls began co-hosting the morning news programmeITVHe arrived soon after former Labour politician Balls has been hosting Good Morning Britain alongside Reid since Morgan’s departure in 2021.Swarbrick, who presents the weekday Drive show on talk radio station LBC, filled in for Balls in June, during which he received a rave response from viewers.Read More“It’s early days but there are conversations being had about Tom returning in the near future,” a source told The Sun. “He was an instant hit with viewers, managing to connect with them effortlessly through the screen.”