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 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.

This Morning editor Martin Frizell is stepping down from the role after 10 years. Frizell, who is married to presenter Fiona Phillips, joined ITV as the editor of Loose Women in 2014 before taking over at This Morning. The 65-year-old will leave ITV in spring 2025, the network revealed on Wednesday.

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

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.

Martin Frizell is stepping down as the editor of ITV's This Morning after a decade and says he is "expecting my family priorities to change" and needs to free up time for them

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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