Overview
- Unnamed insider accounts in the Mirror, Daily Mail and The Sun allege presenters on This Morning, Loose Women and Lorraine are sharing dressing rooms and communal toilets, with Lorraine Kelly reported as the lone presenter with a private loo.
- Further reported issues include cramped facilities, trimmed glam squads, a frequently faulty lift and occasional changing in meeting rooms following the move from larger White City studios to a smaller site in Covent Garden.
- ITV issued an on-the-record response saying daytime teams have adapted at the new MultiStory studios, highlighting year-on-year audience share growth and almost 50 million monthly digital views.
- Coverage also reports earlier cost-saving measures, including roughly 200 staff cuts, the end of Loose Women’s live studio audience and a reduced broadcast run of about 30 weeks a year.
- Good Morning Britain had previously relocated to ITN headquarters to share a studio with ITV News, and presenter Ranvir Singh described the programme’s workplace as slightly splintered after staff departures while noting strong ratings.