The Daily Mail is reporting that Penny Smith is to leave GMTV as part of cost cutting measures, while John Stapleton is being moved to a correspondent role, covering major events.
It is understood Penny Smith is going on to present a Radio 2 series later this year on poetry.
She said: “It’s an ideal time for me to say goodbye to early mornings. Now that the format has changed I have taken the plunge and am moving on.”


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