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This Morning's Ben Shephard shares 'struggle' as he opens up about family life

Ben Shephard was left opening up on his family life after a This Morning viewer contacted the show to say she was feeling 'lonely' since her children had left home

This Morning favourite Ben Shephard, who typically keeps his personal life away from the cameras, opened up in a rare moment about his own "struggles" after being moved by a viewer's heartfelt message. On the Wednesday's episode (February 5), Ben, aged 50, sat down with co-host Cat Deeley, 48, and a specialist to examine new scientific findings from University College London (UCL) stating that "people are happier in the morning". Jumping into the conversation, Ben voiced his perspective about the change at home without the boys: "It's enormous I've got men living in my house and it's really annoying they take up so much space and when they're gone the sofas are empty there's not as much mess."

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