Good Morning Britain viewers have begged employers to make Rob Rinder a permanent presenter on the show.
In recent months, ITV’s presenting lineup has seen significant changes, with Ben Shephard replacing Phillip Schofield on Good Morning Britain and This Morning.
Meanwhile, Adil Ray has returned to the early-morning newscast, while Kate Garraway has taken a step back following the loss of her husband Derek Draper.
This week, as Susanna Reid and Ed Balls take a well-deserved rest, Charlotte Hawkins is joined by Richard Madeley and Rob.
Rob, a Strictly Come Dancing star who first hosted Good Morning Britain in 2022, has clearly thrilled viewers, who have begged him to return more frequently.
Amanda wrote: ‘Absolutely love Rob Rinder on GMB he is such a nice guy and an asset to the programme. GMB let’s have him on the show regularly please.’
‘Rob Rinder and Charlotte Hawkins are an underrated double act, give them the Friday show permanently,’ Joey said, while Marie echoed: ‘I never watch GMB, but would if @RobbieRinder was a permanent fixture. Superb.’
Ray added: ‘Very interesting how different presenters on #GMB appear to influence the content and quality of the show. Rob Rinder and Charlotte Hawkins are elevating the brand today with really solid takes and interviews. A refreshing change from the ‘facile Fridays’ of yore.’
Very interesting how different presenters on #GMB appear to influence the content and quality of the show.
Rob Rinder and Charlotte Hawkins are elevating the brand today with really solid takes and interviews. A refreshing change from the 'facile Fridays' of yore.
— Ray (@Warzoid) April 5, 2024
I'm glad Rob Rinder is on this morning #GMB
— Susan McLellan (@Speedqueenie) April 5, 2024
Absolutely love Rob Rinder on GMB he is such a nice guy and an asset to the programme. GMB let’s have him on the show regularly please
— Amanda Anderson (@AmandaA30945770) April 5, 2024
I never watch GMB, but would if @RobbieRinder was a permanent fixture. Superb.
— Marie (@MarieLomas2) April 5, 2024
Good morning so lovely to see you on today 😊
— Chell 💙🏝️☝️🩸🌒🌕🌘🏳️🌈☕ (@Chell1504) April 5, 2024
Rob, 45, has captivated Good Morning Britain viewers with his questioning of politicians and advocacy in recent months.
He rose to prominence in 2014 as a practicing lawyer on ITV’s Judge Rinder, before anchoring the BBC show Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby and Channel 4’s Princes in the Tower.
He has also starred in Who Do You Think You Are? Susanna appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox.
In 2022, Rob said he’d consider joining Good Morning Britain as a full-time presenter, admitting that while he ‘doesn’t know about permanently’, there is a ‘possibility’ for future appearances, so viewers should ‘watch this space’.
‘I really enjoyed my time doing it. It’s a really challenging job. It’s three hours of live television and making sure you’re on top of the brief,’ he said.
‘The people that make that programme, they’re up all night. The people in front of the camera represent the tiniest element of this extraordinary community of professionals that make that show happen, people that have worked unbelievably hard.’
Rob explained that in his view when people are on TV, they get ‘disproportionate praise’ and ‘sometimes criticism’ as the faces of a show.
‘It’s like standing by the goal line – I can’t believe I’m actually using a football analogy,’ he said.
‘Everyone else does the work, you just push the ball over. It’s a great team and there’s such good energy being part of that programme. It feels like it matters and it feels like it has the capacity to really shape public discussions. I think that’s an enormously exciting thing to do.’
He added: ‘I doubt very much that I’d be a permanent fixture. I don’t know, but who knows what will happen in the future.’
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1.