Martin Lewis confirms break amid emotional ITV Good…

Martin Lewis confirms break amid emotional ITV Good Morning Britain exit

He's been a firm fixture on the popular morning show recently, but Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has confirmed he'll be taking a break from ITV's Good Morning Britain. Some viewers were reduced to tears following the emotional scenes in which he confirmed the impending change to the show's line-up.

During Wednesday's (December 14) edition of the ITV news programme, Martin appeared alongside Kate Garraway where the 50-year-old confirmed it would be his last stint for a while. He said: "This is my last programme before Christmas. I won’t be back until March because I’ve got my show coming on in the New Year," he confirmed before looking to the camera to deliver a heartfelt yet sombre message, M.E.N reports.

"Can I just wish everybody a very Merry Christmas, a very Happy New Year, and, especially after a Million Minutes, to those of you who will be going through grief and loneliness this Christmas, may you have more smiles than you are expecting, may you have more joy than you’re expecting.

He then added: "And if not, I just hope you get through it and you get through it easily." Kate then turned to him, grabbed his hand, and thanked him for what he has done. "And can I just say, thank you to you," she said. "You've really helped a lot of people this year as you always do and we wish you a Merry Christmas as well as I'm sure Lorraine does too," as the Scottish TV host came on-screen to present her self-titled show.

Many viewers took to social media to express their emotion upon hearing the news, with some saying they had been reduced to tears. One fan wrote: "I think you’re a National Treasure Martin - have a lovely Christmas break."

Martin has been on the show's roster of male hosts following Piers Morgan's exit in March 2021.

As well as his hosting duties, he's also also taking part in 'Money Mondays' as he answered viewers questions and offered his important advice amid the cost of living crisis.

It comes after the Money Saving Expert confirmed he was teaming up with Nottingham's LadBaby to rework the Band Aid song Do They Know It’s Christmas? in a bid to claim their fifth consecutive Christmas number one. Social media star Mark Hoyle and his wife Roxanne (LadBaby Mum) are the first act to be allowed to rework the Band Aid song, getting permission from Bob Geldof, Midge Ure and the Band Aid Trust.

They will release the track titled Food Aid on December 16, with half of the money raised going to food bank charity the Trussell Trust and the other half to the Band Aid Trust.

Ladbaby's Mark and Roxanne said they knew they needed to enlist “an icon” to launch this year’s campaign, so chose Mr Lewis, who they called “the people’s champion”.

Mr Lewis said: “When Mark and Roxanne contacted me out of the blue to ask if I’d join them in Food Aid I thought they’d confused me with someone else.

“The nearest I’ve ever got to thinking about a Christmas number one is going to the loo on Boxing Day after too much orange juice the day before.

“Yet once I knew they were serious, and it was for the Trussell Trust, a hugely important charity I’ve a history with, I decided to give it a go, and do it with gusto.”

He said this has been a “tough year for many” amid the cost-of-living crisis and things are not likely to get better, so the need to help people across the UK is “profound”.

“Hopefully this LadBaby song and their lyrics will raise some cash and awareness,” Mr Lewis added.

Last year, LadBaby surpassed music titans The Beatles and Spice Girls, who are the only other acts to score a consecutive hat-trick of festive number ones.