Real life of This Morning's Ben Shephard - Harry Potter role, strictly ban and X Factor snub The 49-year-old is a familiar face on daytime TV. News. Imogen Clyde-Smith Senior reporter.

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“Ben lifts my spirits,” co-presenter Susanna Reid has said, while his X Factor colleague Kate Thornton even named her son after him. There are no skeletons in this closet, it seems.

This Morning host Ben Shephard has announced that he will be taking a break from the ITV daytime show. ... X Factor's Frankie Cocozza is unrecognisable 13 years after leaving show after breaking ...

Ben Shephard will soon be joining fellow presenter Cat Deeley to host ITV daytime show This Morning. The pair are taking over in the wake of the exits of long-time sofa hosts Phillip Schofield and ...