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Richard Madeley says GMB future is in doubt as Ed Balls steps in

Richard Madeley has said his future on Good Morning Britain is uncertain amid being replaced by Ed Balls this week on the daytime show.

Richard hosts the hit breakfast show as a guest host alongside co-star Susanna Reid, after taking over from Piers Morgan's spot. However, the popular presenter said "who knows" how long he'll appear on the show as he opened up about his TV career.

The 65-year-old joined Susanna after a whopping 46 years in the business to anchor the show Monday to Wednesday. However, Ed Balls has co-hosted alongside Susanna on this week's Tuesday and Wednesday instalments.

READ MORE: GMB's Susanna Reid left mortified as Ed Balls 'puts moves on her'

On Monday (April 25), Richard presented the show alone on Monday (April 25) as Susanna reported live from the Poland-Ukrainian border, the Daily Star reports. However, he admitted he doesn't know how long he'll be in the job and is living "month to month" on the airwaves.

Richard spoke on Kate Thornton's White Wine Question Time podcast, after embarking on the next chapter of his TV career without his wife Judy Finnigan. He said: "In terms of what I do on my own, which at the moment is Good Morning Britain, although who knows how long that will go on for.

"I do it month to month at the moment and I'm very happy to. I quite like operating at that level. I've had my main career curve. I'm not seeking another huge career arc. We'll see what happens, but I enjoy it, I enjoy doing it."

Richard and his wife Judy became one of the most iconic duos on British TV, having hosted ITV's This Morning for 23 years until 2001. They later fronted Richard and Judy for another eight years. In a showbiz romance, they fell for each other while working for Granada television back in 1982.

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV and the ITV Hub

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