Good Morning Britain viewers issue demand to ITV as Rob Rinder hosts show
Good Morning Britain viewers were left divided as Rob Rinder hosted alongside Charlotte Hawkins on Friday.
The barrister, 47, shot to fame with his daytime courtroom series Judge Rinder more than a decade ago but has carved out a career across all areas of television since then. He regularly provides Friday cover for the ITV programme, whilst Kate Garraway and Susanna Reid are employed as the main hosts from Monday to Thursday and appear alongside the likes of Adil Ray, Richard Madeley and Ed Balls
But as he took to the hot seat of the ITV show just before the weekend, there was a difference opinion amongst those who had tuned in, with some begging the broadcaster to keep him on permanently whilst some thought he was 'too showbiz' for the serious news programme. It comes as ITV axes Noel Edmonds' big TV comeback after just one series.
One fan wrote on X: "Petition to keep Rob Rinder as the main anchor during the week. Big brain, asks the right questions. @ITV open your cheque book # gmb", and another, impressed with how Rob conducts himself on air, wrote: "It's rob. No screeching talking over. Didn't even turn channel." A third fan added: "I always hope it's Rob Rinder on a Friday. I like Rob!"
But others were not so keen to have him back on the programme, and one viewer took to social media to say: "Rob Rinder is so cringe. So showbiz. So rehearsed. So fake. [green face emoji] Cringe."
Another fan agreed, and said: "I've thought this as well. I enjoyed his show #JudgeRinder but he's not an anchor for morning tv, it doesn't work. #GMB." Since beginning his television career, Rob has become something of a personality having competed on Strictly Come Dancing and appeared on The Real Full Monty. Earlier this year, he sparked rumours of a romance with former X Factor star Rylan Clark when they started up a BBC travel series together, although they insisted that everything was platonic.
Much of Friday's episode focused on the celebrations surrounding VJ Day, and he and Charlotte discussed a speech made by King Charles to mark the occasion before EastEnders actor Colin Salmon arrived to discuss his new film and tease new storylines for the BBC soap.
A comical moment appeared when Rob, who competed on Strictly in 2016, was joined by the showbiz reporter Richard Arnold and the pair reminisced about their individual stints on the programme amid a host of revelation's about this year's lineup for the BBC dancing competition.
When discussing the 2016 viral hit Gangnam Style, Rob told Richard: "I'm not gonna say anything but I got to do the jazz hands at Blackpool, did you?" Before Richard, who appeared on it in 2012, jokingly replied: "Was it really your year though? Nah, you did very well! We didn't have Blackpool, we had Wembley Arena because the Blackpool Tower was going under refurb."
Things escalated when Richard said: "Do you want to take this outside, Rob?" and Rob joked: "That would be the campest fight ever!"
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