This Morning show co-presenters Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson broke down in tears today on their boss' final day before leaving to care for his Alzheimer's-hit wife.
The TV personality, 50, who was once so cash-strapped that she couldn't pay her mortgage, has presenting roles on This Morning, The Great British Bake Off, and For the Love of Dogs.
The star, 55, shared the news on a recent episode of his podcast Who We Are Now, which he hosts alongside his daughter Izzy Hammond, where he opened up on feeling 'tremendous grief'.
The former Top Gear presenter, 55, opened up to his daughter Izzy on their joint podcast, weeks after his split from wife-of-28-years Mindy was made public.