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To be fair to GMB, they've held onto pretty much the entire launch team bar a few notable retirements (John Stapleton/Sue Jameson) until now - even Sean Fletcher is still part of the show even though his original role seems to have disappeared somewhat.

Really, aside from Piers, this is probably the first significant departure the show has had - not bad innings really.

It did seem a bit full on but I suppose if we consider that Ben is leaving Breakfast TV fully with this move then (aside from the Daybreak period) it's marking the end of nearly a cumulative 20 years considering he spent 10 years on GMTV as well.