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Ben Shephard on Cat Deeley friendship – 'unbelievable' way they met and connection with famous husband


Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley open up about joining the This Morning team, the surprising way they originally met and why Cat decided to leave the United States behind

The ITV journalist, whose daytime career began with GMTV in 2000, loves his sleep so much he nearly refused to return to the show when it was reinvented as Good Morning Britain in 2014. Ben Shephard can't wait to join the This Morning team - and leave the early wake up calls behind (Image: Ray Burmiston) He says abandoning his GMB co-star, who recently lost her husband Derek Draper, made joining This Morning the “hardest decision”.

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