Ben Shephard

For the American musician and Soundgarden bassist, see Ben Shepherd. For other uses, see Ben Shephard (disambiguation).

Ben Shephard
Shephard in 2006
Born
Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard

(1974-12-11) 11 December 1974 (age 49)
Epping, Essex, England
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • journalist
Years active1998–present
EmployerITV
Television
Spouse
Annie Perks
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(m. 2004)​
Children2
Websiteofficialbenshephard.com

Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard (born 11 December 1974)[1][2] is an English television presenter and journalist.

Shepherd was a main presenter on the now defunct breakfast programme GMTV and co-hosted the ITV breakfast show Good Morning Britain alongside Susanna Reid and Kate Garraway from 2014 until 2024. He has also hosted shows such as The Krypton Factor (2009–2010), Tipping Point (2012–present) and Ninja Warrior UK (2015–2019, 2022).

In 2012, along with Helen Skelton, he welcomed the athletes of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to Trafalgar Square as part of their homecoming parade.

In February 2024, it was announced that Shephard, alongside Cat Deeley, would replace Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on This Morning presenting the show from Monday to Thursday.

  1. ^ "findmypast.co.uk". Search.findmypast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. ^ company check ltd (30 January 2016). "MR BENJAMIN PETER SHERRINGTON SHEPHARD director information. Free director information". Company Check.