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Wales Online
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
ITV Good Morning Britain viewers issue plea to bosses as star breaks down in tears
ITV Good Morning Britain viewers issue plea to bosses as star breaks down in tears Good Morning Britain returned on Friday morning with a special commemoration of the VJ Day anniversary and one of the stars of the show was in tears Robert Rinder and Charlotte Hawkins hosting GMB on VJ Day (Image: ITV) Fans of Good Morning Britain fans were left issuing a plea to ITV bosses after host Robert Rinder fought back tears during Friday's instalment of the show. The 47-year-old was joined by Charlotte Hawkins, 50, for the most recent episode with marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day - celebrated each year on August 15 to mark the end of WWII. Robert was visibly emotional after sharing footage of the military pipers marking the start of the commemoration as he said: "That sound is so profoundly evocative of what freedom means to reflect on today. "To celebrate, commemorate and above all else, don't you think to remember and commemorate the sacrifice of those who died so all of us could be free." His remarks had viewers rushing to social media to praise the "intelligence" of the occasional GMB presenter with calls for him to be given a more permanent slot, reports MailOnline. Robert was praised by viewers (Image: ITV) Article continues below One said: "Petition to keep Rob Rinder as the main anchor during the week. Big brain, asks the right questions. open your cheque book #gmb." A second commented: "I do like when it's Rob Rinder on a Friday #gmb" while another exclaimed: "@GMB what a treat to switch on this morning and see [Rob] Rinder!! someone who can actually discuss topics with guests who actually has intelligence." A fourth said: "Robert Rinder and Charlotte Hawkins be your main pressenters" and a fifth added: "So much calmer, more grown up and intelligent reporting." Another wrote: "@GMB Great to see Robert Rinder back on the Friday morning show. He should be on more often." However, some viewers disagreed, with one saying: "Good grief Rob Rinder likes the sound of his own voice. Give someone else a chance to Speak #gmb" and: "Oh no! not Rob Rinder." Good Morning Britain is presented by Susanna Reid, 54, Kate Garraway, 58, Ranvir Singh, 48, Richard Madeley, 69, Ed Balls, 58, Adil Ray, 51, Charlotte and Robert. Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid are two of the regular hosts (Image: ITV) Robert has been in the industry since the early 2000s and is best known for starring in his own ITV programme Judge Rinder, which aired between August 2014 and October 2020. In 2019 he also hosted Channel 4's The Rob Rinder Verdict. He later joined the GMB team in November 2021 as a guest host and said of the gig: "Being a seasoned barrister will stand me in good stead on the show, demonstrating I'm as comfortable holding politicians to account as I am judging the week's TV on the Gogglebox sofa. "Plus, who wouldn't want the chance to guest present alongside one of their best friends?" The following year he became a regular host of the show. It comes after it was revealed that Good Morning Britain star Richard Madeley has reportedly agreed to a short-term deal to stay on the ITV breakfast sofa as bosses prepare a cost-cutting overhaul. The veteran broadcaster, 69, has signed a six-month contract thought to begin in September, as part of a temporary arrangement while ITV reviews its presenter line-up. Article continues below It comes ahead of a major reshuffle in January which is expected to see some familiar faces axed in a bid to save millions. Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.
Edinburgh Live
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Good Morning Britain viewers 'make demand' to ITV as Rob Rinder presents show
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Good Morning Britain audiences found themselves split as Rob Rinder presented alongside Charlotte Hawkins on Friday. The barrister, 47, rose to prominence with his daytime courtroom programme Judge Rinder over a decade ago but has since built a career spanning various television genres. He frequently provides Friday coverage for the ITV show, whilst Kate Garraway and Susanna Reid serve as the primary presenters from Monday to Thursday and feature alongside personalities such as Adil Ray, Richard Madeley and Ed Balls. However, as he assumed the presenter's chair on the ITV programme just ahead of the weekend, viewers held contrasting views, with some urging the broadcaster to retain him permanently whilst others felt he was 'too showbiz' for the serious news format. This follows ITV's decision to cancel Noel Edmonds' major television return after merely one series, reports the Mirror. One supporter posted 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", whilst another, impressed with Rob's on-air conduct, commented: "It's rob. No screeching talking over. Didn't even turn channel." A third enthusiast remarked: "I always hope it's Rob Rinder on a Friday. I like Rob!". However, others were less enthusiastic about his return to the programme, with one viewer taking to social media to declare: "Rob Rinder is so cringe. So showbiz. So rehearsed. So fake. [green face emoji] Cringe." Another viewer concurred, commenting: "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 launching his television career, Rob has established himself as quite the personality after taking part in Strictly Come Dancing and featuring on The Real Full Monty. Earlier this year, he fuelled speculation about a potential romance with former X Factor celebrity Rylan Clark when they launched a BBC travel programme together, though they maintained that their relationship was purely platonic. Much of Friday's programme centred on the commemorations surrounding VJ Day, with he and Charlotte examining a speech delivered by King Charles to mark the milestone before EastEnders star Colin Salmon joined to discuss his latest film and hint at upcoming storylines for the BBC drama. An amusing moment emerged when Rob, who took part in Strictly in 2016, was accompanied by showbiz correspondent Richard Arnold and the duo looked back on their respective appearances on the show alongside numerous revelations regarding this year's lineup for the BBC dance contest. Whilst discussing the 2016 internet sensation Gangnam Style, Rob asked Richard: "I'm not gonna say anything but I got to do the jazz hands at Blackpool, did you?". Richard, who featured on the show in 2012, playfully responded: "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 took a turn when Richard challenged: "Do you want to take this outside, Rob?" and Rob humorously retorted: "That would be the campest fight ever!". (Image: ITV) (Image: PA)
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Good Morning Britain viewers issue demand to ITV as Rob Rinder hosts show
Good Morning Britain viewers were left divided as Rob Rinder hosted on Friday, and some urged ITV to keep him on full-time, but others weren't so sure 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!"
Telegraph
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Rob Rinder: ‘Gary Lineker is entitled to say what he likes'
Loquacious, erudite, entertaining, maybe even a little pretentious, but agreeably so: these are all impressions of Robert Rinder one forms within seconds of him dumping his jacket on a chair and saying a warm hello. They are personality traits which have made him a prolific and popular television personality for the past decade. We're in the penthouse of an east London hotel and Rinder is discreetly casting his eye around the room in quiet judgement; the BBC's Amazing Hotels, which he co-presents with Monica Galetti, is one of his many gigs. Today is a typical varied work day for the former criminal barrister. A little filming this morning in St Paul's Cathedral, where he is reading some Samuel Pepys, an interview right now to promote his new novel, and then another professional engagement this evening. He's busy, but gives every impression of being delighted to be interviewed and photographed, even gamely posing on the bed; although I suspect the decor isn't passing his professional scrutiny. A broadcaster of catholic taste, he is best known as Judge Rinder, the host of the Channel 4 reality courtroom series. He is also a regular host on ITV's Good Morning Britain, has made well-regarded documentaries such as My Family, the Holocaust and Me, The Holy Land and Us, and Britain Behind Bars, as well as participating in the 14th series of Strictly Come Dancing. He certainly crams it all in: his third novel, The Protest, which we are ostensibly here to discuss, will be published on June 19. How does he do it? 'I used to be a barrister, I'd spend Sunday night preparing cross-examinations for attempted murder cases,' he says, adding in a whisper: 'TV isn't that much work.' That's not to say he isn't relishing every single moment of the career he never set out to have. 'I'm doing different things in all different parts of life. It's heaven. What a bloody gift,' he states. There have been no downsides to fame as yet. 'My experience thus far has been people being completely kind and lovely. They often want to talk about work that I've been part of making, saying things like, 'Oh, I've just been to an art gallery',' he says. That is a huge win for Rinder, who has styled himself as a champion of high culture for the masses – he is president of the Orion Orchestra, an ensemble of young musicians, and has also made the art and architecture travelogue, Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour. His passion for making art and classical music available to all is rooted in his childhood. A working-class boy from Southgate, north London, the first generation of his family to go to university, he says: 'I had a very aspirational single mum and the idea was you jolly well do better'. Education was seen as betterment, and a young Rinder absorbed the idea that to speak a certain way was classier. He's had received pronunciation since secondary school. By rights, he should sound like the late Amy Winehouse, who grew up just a few roads away from him. Instead, Rinder is fond of saying, 'I sound like I've been mugged by a Mitford.' His own life has shown that you don't have to accept the novel that's been written on your behalf, 'chiefly by virtue of the postcode you've been born into'. He's certainly not the first to sound plummier than his origins – Stockport-born Dame Joan Bakewell was turned down by the BBC when she first auditioned because her accent was not posh enough – but it is what makes his partnership with Rylan Clark so fascinating. In Rylan, he has found a friend and colleague who is the flipside of the same coin. While their backgrounds may not be that dissimilar – London, working class – they have arrived at the same point – TV and fame – via different routes. Rylan has been resolutely himself, first on The X Factor, and then on Celebrity Big Brother. Rinder, 47, meanwhile, has assimilated into the chattering classes via higher education and the law, even saying, rather unfairly of himself, 'I'm an invention, aren't I?' By contrast to Rylan's authenticity, Rinder says he is too much of a people pleaser. Take his attempt to impress an art historian in the Casa Buonarroti, the home of Michelangelo in Florence. 'She could not have given me more of her aggressively undivided indifference,' states Rinder. 'Not in a horrible way, she was just a bit unimpressed with me.' Meanwhile, Rylan, his co-presenter and travel companion on Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour, came into the room, looked up at the magnificent frescos and simply said: 'F-----g hell, it's like Graceland in here.' 'That is exactly what this place is,' responded the historian approvingly, warming to Rylan's authenticity. 'That's Rylan's complete authentic gift; people respond to that so much more than the thirst to be loved,' he says. Rinder's desire to impress is founded in class. A friend of his is a housemaster at Eton. 'The value of a school [like that] is that they are imbuing their young learners with the feeling that they belong in the room.' He hopes programmes like Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour make it easier for those who would otherwise feel uncomfortable walking through the door of an art gallery or attending the opera: 'And not just to say, 'Wow, that was amazing'. But to feel sufficiently safe to say, 'I looked and listened and that was really s---.' 'It means that person can go into that art gallery or concert hall and say, 'I don't get it'. It's much harder to do that if you feel you should be grateful for being there.' When I tell him his work feels out of the Reithian mould – the principles and style of public service broadcasting established by John Reith, the first director-general of the BBC – Rinder glows. 'That's an enormous compliment,' he says. 'That was the fundamental idea, that you can entertain people of course, but educate at the same time. But it's about the type of education that tells you, 'You can do this. You know this. I'm just telling you stuff you know'. Telly is at its best when it's reminding people just how culturally curious they are.' How does his recently wrapped new reality TV show with Elizabeth Hurley, The Inheritance, fit into those principles? The show, from the makers of The Traitors, follows 13 strangers competing for part of the fortune left in the will of The Deceased, played by Hurley. It might sound more on the 'entertain' end of the Reithian spectrum than the Grand Tour 's 'educate and inform', but Rinder found it no less fascinating. 'One of the tools that you sharpen as a barrister is being able to predict human behaviour, which means you're usually unsurprised by people, but I really was.' What was Elizabeth like? 'She's extraordinary. Truly extraordinary. She undoubtedly has that Max Weber-ean charisma. It's always nice to reference late 19th-century philosophers when you're thinking of Elizabeth Hurley. There are just a few people who can come into a room and change the emotional complexion of it simply by being them. Granted, the hair and make-up help make an entrance for you, but still, there's something owning and commanding about the depth of her voice, in the way that people used to describe early 20th-century aristocratic women. It's about owning the molecules of the room somehow. There are not too many Consuella Vanderbilts left. She [Elizabeth] has that sort of quality.' Rinder is used to being around celebrities. At Manchester University, he became a firm friend of Benedict Cumberbatch, when they were both involved in university dramatics. Cumberbatch officiated at Rinder's civil partnership to Seth Cumming in Ibiza in 2013. The couple later broke up in 2018 after 11 years together. 'Over the years, friends of mine have gone on to be very famous, and you meet that chorus of friends around them, and after the initial flush of recognition, they're just actors aren't they? They talk of actorly things. Especially if you've known them for a very long time before they were famous, it's not that interesting.' Woe betide you are someone whom Rinder admires. 'My friends have got anti-Grinder behaviour orders, which have specifically injuncted me from meeting certain people. I don't do well with opening hellos because I'm always so effusive and so thirsty to be liked by that person.' Away from fame and celebrity, the law, the other side of his world, remains important to him. The people he started with on the first day of chambers are still central in his life. He is a full member of chambers, having kept up his professional development. The decision to pursue media work came at a stage in his career when he was prosecuting serious criminal cases, but had started to lose his passion for it. After pitching a few scripts to a TV exec, he was approached with the opportunity to do Judge Rinder. Nevertheless, he says, 'I really love still being rooted and connected to that part of my professional life.' His new novel, like his previous two, draws on his experiences at the Bar, based loosely on a case he did of a British soldier accused of killing an Iraqi looter. As a barrister, he also defended members of the National Front, in spite of being gay and Jewish himself. 'They have a right to defence. If I'm not going to stand for that person, who is going to stand for me?' As a child, his grandfather would take him to Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park, where he would hear anti-semitic views. Such early experiences were formative in making him a free speech fundamentalist. A real no-no for Rinder is when people want to shut down speech because they feel offended. 'Being offended is one of the risks of living in a shared society. But it also protects minority rights.' Is there anything he finds offensive? 'No. I genuinely don't think I'm offended by anything.' The day before our interview, Lucy Connolly, the wife of a Tory councillor jailed for a Tweet that incited racial hatred on the day of the Southport attacks, has had her appeal refused. What does he make of the case? 'She may have done it impulsively, but the problem was that what she said triggered a real world effect,' says Rinder. 'Those are the tough cases, and that's the challenging conversation of where free speech begins and where it ends. In this case, it is slightly more clear-cut because of its incitement.' He blames social media for eroding the quality of public debate. You certainly won't find Rinder weighing in on Gaza/Palestine or the trans debate online. He has his own thoughts, but generally prefers the approach that believes we have two ears and one mouth for a reason. 'You ought and should show solidarity where you can. But if you do have a platform, it's more important to hear and listen, and above all else, to advocate an approach that is rooted in open-mindedness and trying to understand the complexity of a situation.' His documentary The Holy Land and Us, where he and Sarah Agha explored how their family's histories were changed forever by the 1948 founding of the state of Israel, is now shown in schools around the country. In 2020, he was awarded an MBE for his services to Holocaust education. 'What I wanted to do was give second-generation people from both sides an understanding of the origin stories of the narratives, so people can at least hear each other.' He is less interested in what he calls, 'the type of glib hubris that assumes that in a few characters your opinion is going to make a radical difference'. And yet, he defends Gary Lineker's right to post about the Gaza conflict: 'He's entitled to say what he likes.' It would be different if he was presenting the news, 'where it's essential that you present as impartial,' he says. 'I have sympathy, however, if you are a football pundit. I may vehemently disagree with you, but it would be inconsistent or me to take a view you should be sacked and shut down. I would never sign or support those who would seek to do that. I feel the same about Gary Lineker, despite often disagreeing with some of the ways he expresses himself.' He is more frustrated with the way the BBC fails to take control of such situations. 'There needs to be a bigger push to separate the news arm and the political branches of that really unsung institution,' he says. 'And boy does it not sing its tune well enough, to explain what it does in our world enough in a brilliant way. 'If I had to do another job, it would be rethinking how we can advocate and make the country more proud of what the BBC does. Because they're always fighting fires, like the Gary Lineker fire.' Rinder has worked in parts of the world such as Sierra Leone, and values the work the BBC does in exercising soft power. He is proud that the success of a show like Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour across the world means BBC orchestras can be paid for. And we're back to inform, educate and entertain, and what motivates him in his work. 'My mum will be delighted,' he says of my earlier mention of his work in relation to Lord Reith's values. Is she proud of you? 'She's a Jewish mum,' smiles Rinder. 'She is unapologetically, overwhelmingly biased in favour of anything I do.'
Daily Mirror
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Rob Rinder shares brutal Rylan admission after 'feeling sense of disappointment'
Judge Rinder star Rob Rinder has opened up about his close relationship with BBC Radio 2 presenter and Celebrity Gogglebox star Rylan Clark, and the impact it has had on his life Rob Rinder has revealed that people often feel a "sense of disappointment" when they meet him in public without Rylan Clark by his side. The 47-year-old has formed a tight-knit friendship with fellow telly presenter Rylan over the past few years. Their three-part series Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour was broadcast in May 2024. The BAFTA TV Award-winning show saw an emotional Rylan discussing his divorce from ex-husband Dan Neal. The BBC Radio 2 star has since described his journey around Italy with Rob as being "like therapy", confessing he "wasn't fully over" the break up. There have been whispers about a potential romance between the two, but Rylan recently clarified that they are "just friends". This came as he paid a heartfelt tribute to Judge Rinder star Rob on his birthday, expressing that he "loves him dearly". Now, during a fresh chat between the duo on Radio 2, Rob disclosed that fans are often let down when he attends events without former X Factor star Rylan. He shared this insight while calling into Rylan's Saturday afternoon programme. Rob said: "I keep walking up to people and they know, obviously, that we're friends, but you can feel the slight sense of disappointment that they're like, 'Oh where's Rylan?' As if I'm the warm-up act. I'm like the rubbish warm-up act that no one shows up for." Rylan, aged 36, responded: "But Rob, that's what I get. Everyone goes, 'Oh, where's Rob? Where's Rob?'". Before their Italian tour together, both Rob and Rylan experienced painful separations. The programme saw them opening up about their experiences as they bonded over a drink. After scooping a BAFTA, Rylan opened up about his personal life, saying: "For me, the show, it happened at a really weird time for me like I still wasn't fully over sort of the breakdown of my marriage and was flung with the judge. It was the best therapy I needed, put it that way." Rylan continued: "I think the journey, and I hate that word in telly but it's so true, when you watch our series, that journey from when we meet to sort of how raw, especially I was at that time." Meanwhile, Rob, who celebrated his wedding to former spouse Seth Cummings in 2013 with none other than Benedict Cumberbatch leading the ceremony, later parted ways with his partner in 2018, with sources describing the split as "very sad". Launching into TV fame with Judge Rinder in 2014, Rob has since danced his way onto shows like Strictly Come Dancing, enjoyed a spot on Celebrity Gogglebox, and popped up on Good Morning Britain. Keeping his legal wits sharp, he also serves as a junior counsel at London's prestigious 2 Hare Court. Meanwhile, Rylan first came into the limelight during 2012's X Factor run. Post-X Factor fame saw him enter the Celebrity Big Brother house in January 2013, shortly after his singing contest stint, and he's since become a familiar face on programmes such as This Morning.
