Morning Live's Gethin Jones sends message to Jason Manford after replacement news

Gethin Jones has sent a supportive message to Jason Manford after it was announced the comedian would be replacing the Welsh presenter on BBC Morning Live. Bosses confirmed the 43-year-old would be making his debut on Friday, June 28.

Jason will share the screen with Gaby Roslin inititally, before returning to the programme on Wednesday, July 3 for another presenting stint alongside Helen Skelton. Jason confirmed the news earlier this week and told viewers to expect a "little chaos" from his presenting gig.

He said: "I'm delighted to have been asked to guest co-host Morning Live this week. I always love supporting a Manchester-based show and every time I've been on as a guest, the team have always been a real pleasure to work with."

"I'm looking forward to bringing a little chaos to the sofa once we go live!" And now as he prepares to make his debut, Jason has been sent a supportive message from his co-star.

Taking to Instagram, Jason told his 395K followers: "Early night tonight! Guest hosting @bbcmorninglive with the wonderful @gabyroslin in the morning.

"Looking forward to the madness of live telly! Tune in tomorrow from 9.30am!"

Commenting some words of encouragement on the post, Welsh presenter Gethin responded: "Go well J!" Which led Jason to reply: "@gethincjones cheers brother! Will keep seat warm for ya."

Gethin's Morning Live co-stars and Jason's celebrity friends also shared messages of support as presenter Rav Wilding wrote: "Go well matey, see you bright and early!" and soap star Kevin Fletcher added: "We’ll be watching!"

Many fans also wished Jason good luck as one wrote: "Go get em jase, I’ll be watching you," and a second said: "Don't usually watch tv in the mornings but this is definitely a reason to tune in."

Emma Morris, the Executive Editor of Morning Live, couldn't hide her excitement about Jason stepping into the co-host role.

She enthused: "We are thrilled to be welcoming Jason to the Morning Live team in the coming weeks.He is already a good friend of the show and it goes without saying he's an incredibly entertaining and experienced presenter. I just know our audience is going to love him!".

Jason Manford is a familiar face on Morning Live having been a guest a number of times, however, he's got many presenting gigs under his belt including Children in Need, The National Lottery's New Year's Eve Big Bash, Unbeatable and panellist duties on Have I Got News for You.

For a stint in 2010, he stepped into a presenting role on The One Show, where he worked alongside Alex Jones for four months.