Susanna Reid reveals she isn't going to go to bed the night before her Good Morning Britain debut... as she is unveiled on ITV ahead of her '£400,000 role'
Susanna Reid has been unveiled on ITV ahead of her new role as the co-host of Good Morning Britain, for which she is said to be earning £400,000.
The 43-year-old newsreader, who quit her role as BBC Breakfast co-presenter, appeared on This Morning on Friday alongside her new co-host Charlotte Hawkins to promote the new programme ahead of its launch on Monday.
On the show, Susanna revealed she is not going to bother going to sleep at all on Sunday night.
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New role: Susanna Reid was unveiled on ITV on Friday ahead of her debut as the co-host of Good Morning Britain on Monday
Speaking about nerves before her start date, she said: 'I'm not sure I'm going to go to bed at all on Sunday night. But it feels very, very exciting.'
Reid, appearing as a guest on ITV's This Morning today, agreed with presenter Eamonn Holmes' tip of having a pair of alarms to ensure she does not start late on her first day.
She said: 'I think you're right, two alarm clocks are essential for Monday morning - I haven't got up that early for a couple of months.'
New role: The newsreader was joined on the This Morning sofa by new co-star Charlotte Hawkins
She is already a dab hand at early starts having spent a number of years on the sofa for rival morning show BBC Breakfast prior to her defection to the commercial station.
Her new role means she will no longer have a lengthy commute from her home in London to the Salford studio from which the BBC show is broadcast, in addition to her commitments to her young family of three boys.
However Reid said the demands of her previous role were no more arduous than those of many other other parents.
She added: 'It is what lots of working parents do. I think sometimes working parents do push the boat out to make sure they can try and fit everything in, but I really enjoyed doing it, and now I don't have to do it any more.'
Hostess with the mostess: Susanna is said to be earning £400,000 for her presenting role on Good Morning Britain but has said she isn't going to go to bed the night before her debut
Hawkins was keeping tight-lipped about the look of the new programme, saying: 'The set is doing to be different to what you're used to - there are lots of things going on and different parts to it.'
The presenters were also on Daybreak - which will be replaced by Good Morning Britain - earlier in the day alongside their new co-hosts Ben Shephard and Sean Fletcher.
Ben introduced Susanna, Charlotte and Sean in the greenroom on Daybreak as they relaxed ahead of a day of rehearsals.
Susanna took the opportunity to reveal to ITV viewers what they can expect from Good Morning Britain on Monday.
She said: 'From 6am Good Morning Britain starts and we’ll be bringing you, of course, all the main news from overnight, from around the world and from the UK as well.
Sneak peek: Ben Shephard introduced the new Good Morning Britain team, Susanna, Charlotte, himself and Sean Fletcher in the greenroom on Daybreak, which will be replaced by Good Morning Britain
New show: The new Good Morning Britain presenting team all had their say on what viewers can expect from the new programme
Excited: Susanna (right) took the opportunity to reveal to ITV viewers they can expect 'all the main news from overnight, from around the world and from the UK as well'
Presenters: Susanna and Charlotte later posed for a picture alongside This Morning co-hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford
'A new team of people but lots of familiar faces of course, Kate [Garraway] is still staying with the programme, [as is] Ranvir [Singh] and Richard [Arnold] will be bringing everybody a sparkle of showbiz.'
Charlotte added: 'It’s been so exciting because obviously we’ve all been building up to this for quite some time now but to get in the studio, get going with everything it’s been brilliant this week.
'We can’t wait for Monday morning … There might be a few butterflies before six o’clock on Monday morning but we hope everyone enjoys it as much as we have been.'
New team: The full Good Morning Britain team, Sean, Susanna, Ben and Charlotte ahead of the show's launch on Monday
Getting on well: Charlotte and Susanna already seem to have a great chemistry onscreen
Susanna is expected to be earning double her BBC fee, which was thought to be £200,000, but she is set to earn less than half the £1million salary she was rumoured to be receiving to jump to the channel.
A source told The Sun newspaper: 'The idea that Susanna is getting a £1million salary is ludicrous. She was working at the BBC where they weren't paying her anything like that.
'Her deal is less than half of £1million but still a significant improvement on her BBC earnings. This is a cut-price deal when compared to others.'
ITV bosses refrained from handing Susanna a million-pound deal similar to Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley, who jumped ship from BBC to ITV in 2010, but failed to improve the fortunes of ITV's breakfast slot when they hosted Daybreak.
Pastures new: Susanna and Charlotte also appeared on This Morning to chat about their new roles
The insider added: 'Adrian and Christine were an expensive experiment. The bosses have tired of handing over footballer-style wages.'
Susanna became a household name on the BBC Breakfast sofa and reached the final of Strictly Come Dancing last year.
Good Morning Britain launches Monday April 28 at 6am on ITV.
Cannot wait: The presenting pair are excited about starting their new roles on Monday
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