Martin Lewis quits Good Morning Britain after 17 years because he ‘can’t cope’ with busy schedule

Martin Lewis has announced he is stepping down from Good Morning Britain after 17 years because he ‘can’t cope’ with the busy schedule as he prepares to launch his new show.

Appearing on the ITV show today, the money expert, 48, revealed to hosts Adil Ray and Charlotte Hawkins that he won’t be returning for his weekly segment. 

He went on to explain that he was struggling to cope with the demands and gruelling schedule of the money savings segment on the show and wouldn’t have time now that he is set to launch his new weekly live show in September. 

At the end of today’s Tips of the Week, Martin said: ‘My time is running out, this is actually my last ever Deals Of The Week. ‘Because of my new show coming on every week in September, I am not going to do them any more.’

‘I hope to still pop on Good Morning Britain, it’s been a wonderful 15-odd years on ITV daytime.

‘I am going to have a bit of a break for the summer, so I just want to say thank you all for watching.’

He continued: ‘I will see you in September, I’m not leaving properly, but this is my main, every week slot going, because I can’t cope with doing it all at once.’

Presenter Charlotte responded: ‘Thank you Martin, because I know that you’ve made a big difference to lots of people who hang out for your tips.

‘So thank you so much for that and enjoy your break in that case.’

Following the bombshell announcement, Martin took to Twitter and penned: ‘After 17ish yrs on ITV breakfast that was my last Deals of the Week.

‘With @itvMLshow going live weekly every Thur eve from Sept, for min 6mths, I need focus on that (I’ll do some Deals there too).

‘Thanks for watching these yrs & huge thanks to @GMB & it’s gr8 team for everything.’

Unsure of how many years it has been since he first started. Martin added: ‘Ok now debating with myself whether I started on 2003 or 2005. Either way it’s a long time.’