Good Morning Britain came on to the scene as the newbie of morning TV back in 2014 and since then, it’s built up a brilliant reputation of breaking exclusives stories from across the globe.
Earlier this year ITV moved their daytime shows, including This Morning, Loose Women and Lorraine, and headed to a new studio in White City. Digital Spy was invited for an exclusive look around the new home of the shows.
The set is a cleverly-designed maze of corridors that weaves together the plush green room, dressing rooms and main set.
We start in the gallery, a hub of people and activity who are constantly monitoring the show, the news and the time. If any news breaks, it’s down to them to ensure the show – and sometimes the guests – are rejigged on the spot to ensure viewers are getting the most important stories of the day.
They’re also responsible for ensuring that nothing over runs, and that all the timings go smoothly.
During the show’s ad breaks the presenters, including Piers Morgan, Susanna Reid and Charlotte Hawkins, don’t switch off, and instead search out their own news stories that may be breaking while they are on air.
These are communicated back to the gallery via an earpiece to be researched and prepared to go out live.
DS also checks out the brightly-lit make-up room where the presenters will be sat incredibly early to be prepared for their 6am airtime.
The make-up artists hinted it was Piers himself who took the longest in the chair, but were ever the professionals about their secrets.
On the way to the green room, Digital Spy is greeted by Richard Arnold and his dog Clementine, who is given a constant stream of attention from anyone who passes by.
Guests wait to go on air in the green room, which is fully stocked with breakfast items and comfortable sofas.
Good Morning Britain editor Neil Thompson explained why the new set was so important, telling Digital Spy: “It’s a really important part of Good Morning Britain.
“You don’t come to a place that gets collapsed as a series of flats and then replaced by a quiz show or another morning show or a third party contract from somewhere like Sky. It’s always here, a permanent set.
“We could strike it and have it made into something else in a couple of hours, but it is always here.
“It’s a sense we really want to foster on the show, you don’t come in to a four-waller wrinkly shed and sit there and see all the gaps on the set.”
Good Morning Britain continues on weekdays from 6am on ITV.
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