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Surprising real reason Ben Shephard is leaving This Morning - and it's not to go on I'm A Celeb


This Morning host Ben Shephard is taking a break from the daytime show to film a new ITV series on the other side of the world, but it's not I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

During the chat on Monday, 11 November, Ben said he was in New Zealand to film the show, which will see 14 strangers "try and traverse this mountain to reach the summit across the course of about two weeks." The source added: "Bosses are hoping it will produce good old-fashioned nail-biting reality TV moments with back-stabbing and strategy, coupled with physical endurance." Ben is hosting the new ITV show The Summit (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Without giving too much away, he said: "I have some news to share.

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