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GMB Studios Evacuated as Host Asks 'What Are We Doing'
Good Morning Britain ended 20 minutes early after an unscheduled fire alarm forced evacuation; This Morning began 20 minutes early to cover the disruption, ITV confirmed.
- On Monday, March 9, Good Morning Britain was taken off air 20 minutes early during its live broadcast after ITN’s Gray's Inn Road studios were evacuated.
- An unscheduled fire alarm forced Good Morning Britain staff to leave the set, and it is unclear whether the alarm was a drill or a real emergency, with audible alarms captured in videos.
- ITV’s This Morning began airing 20 minutes early with Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley unexpectedly on air, and Shephard said, 'We are hopefully going to find 20 minutes of content' and 'They are all absolutely fine but they had to leave the studio'.
- ITV issued an apology to viewers and thanked the This Morning team for appearing 20 minutes early, while Jeremy Vine on Channel 5 was also taken off air, prompting social media viewers' mixed reactions.
- The disruption comes amid ITV’s 2026 shakeup, which extended GMB by 30 minutes and insiders say bosses are considering Tess Daly and Vernon Kay as potential replacements.
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