BBC has confirmed that comedian Jason Manford will be joining the Morning Live team for a few weeks. His debut is set for Friday, June 28, where he'll share the screen with Gaby Roslin. Manford will then return to co-host on Wednesday, July 3 alongside former Strictly star Helen Skelton.
The 43-year-old expressed his enthusiasm about joining the BBC show. He stated: "I'm delighted to have been asked to guest co-host Morning Live this week. I always love supporting a Manchester-based show and every time I've been on as a guest, the team have always been a real pleasure to work with.
I'm looking forward to bringing a little chaos to the sofa once we go live! " READ MORE: Gethin Jones explains BBC Morning Live absence and confirms return amid shake-up MORE TV: Escape to the Country buyer details heartbreaking reason for move Jason will be joining a line-up of well-known faces who regularly present the show such as Gethin Jones, Michelle Ackerley and Rav Wilding. Morning Live has rapidly become one of Britain's most popular live magazine daytime shows since its launch in 2020 during the pandemic. It draws up to 1.
4m viewers a day, with an average of 1.2million people tuning in, reports the Express . On the topic of Jason joining as a new co-host, Morning Live's Executive Editor Emma Morris emphasised the comedian's popularity with viewers.
She remarked: "We are thrilled to be welcoming Jason to the Morning Live team in the coming weeks." "He is already a good friend of the show a.