ITV viewers surprise as Lorraine Kelly replaced on her own show by familiar face

ITV viewers were left surprised to see Lorraine Kelly replaced on her own show by another familiar face. It's not unusual for the presenter to go 'missing' from her self-titled show, which airs weekdays from 9am, but the likes of Ranvir Singh and Christine Lampard are usually the ones standing-in.

However, it was all change on Friday (October 20) Scottish broadcaster, 63, was nowhere to be seen during the usual preview for what's coming up during Good Morning Britain.

Instead, GMB hosts Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard crossed over to former BBC Breakfast star Louise Mincham in the neighbouring studio as she prepared to take the reigns of the show.

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Louise was one of BBC Breakfast's most popular presenters but bid farewell to the BBC One show in September 2021 after 20 years. The broadcaster, who first appeared on the broadcaster’s flagship morning news show in 200l, was joined by her father Patrick, husband David, celebrity friends and colleagues for her final broadcast.

Seated alongside Dan Walker, her co-presenter of five-and-a-half years who later left himself, she thanked him, saying it was due to him that she had stayed on the programme "much longer than I actually meant to".

She added: "We’ve been through tough stories. We’ve been through tough programmes. The one thing has been absolutely clear… you always have my back. You’ve made me laugh, you made me roll my eyes, you pass me tissues when I cried…"

Louise also said at the time: "And finally, and kind of most importantly, to everyone who’s watching. It is really, really