Aled says:
“I am so thrilled to be joining ITV for their breakfast show.  I am thoroughly looking forward to sharing the sofa every morning with such a consummate professional as Lorraine Kelly.  We've known each other for a very long time and have always had a lot of fun together.  We hope that the viewers enjoy being part of our breakfast family.

Lorraine Kelly:
“I'm really looking forward to this challenge and to working with Aled who is a warm, funny and thoroughly decent bloke and is already a good friend."

Controller of Daytime and Lifestyle for ITV Studios, Fiona Keenaghan:
“I'm incredibly excited to be taking ITV’s breakfast show forward with Lorraine and Aled at the helm. They are two of the countries most loved and talented presenters and having seen them together, I know viewers are in for a real treat.

Commissioner for ITV Factual and Daytime, Katy Thorogood:
“Lorraine and Aled are fantastic broadcasters and I’m confident that together they’ll be a formidable partnership.”