Kevin Lygo, ITV’s managing director for media and entertainment, said: “ This Morning is an iconic show in ITV’s schedule, and heading the team for a decade, producing more than ten hours of original, topical, live television every week is an amazing achievement.

This Morning” boss Martin Frizell is exiting from the ITV morning show after ten years in the role. It is the latest blow for 37-year-old magazine format show “This Morning,” which has suffered a series of controversies over the past 24 months after its long running anchors,

Martin will depart next spring, after ten years at the helm, with an insider telling the Sun newspaper: “The figures don’t lie."

This Morning editor Martin Frizell has quit after 10 years in order to spend more time with his family amid his wife Fiona Phillips's battle with Alzheimer's.

Martin has seen the show some difficult periods in recent years, most notably Phillip Schofield's abrupt exit.

Fiona Phillips has been supported by her husband, This Morning editor Martin Frizell, since she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last year.

This Morning editor Martin Frizell is quitting the ITV show after a decade. The producer, who is reportedly the show's longest-serving editor, confirmed he will depart the show next year, having first joined ITV in 2014 as editor of Loose Women.

Fiona Phillips was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease after suffering months of brain fog and anxiety - her husband, This Morning boss, Martin Frizell, has now stepped down.

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Martin Frizell has announced he is stepping down from his role as editor of ITV's This Morning after 10 years in the job