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Charlotte Hawkins paid tribute to her GMB colleague(Image: ITV)<\/p>\nA Good Morning Britain team member has announced their departure from the ITV show in an emotional Instagram post, with presenter Charlotte Hawkins among those paying tribute<\/p>\n
17:22, 15 Dec 2025Updated 17:22, 15 Dec 2025<\/p>\n
Charlotte Hawkins paid tribute to her GMB colleague(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n
One Good Morning Britain team member has shared heartfelt words whilst revealing his departure from the ITV<\/a> breakfast show.<\/p>\n Bernard Kosia, who initially appeared on the programme in 2021 following the tragic death of his best mate Folajimi “Jimi” Olubunmi-Adewole, who perished whilst attempting to rescue a woman from the River Thames, used Instagram<\/a> to reveal his stint with the GMB<\/a> crew has concluded.<\/p>\n The ex-Chelsea FC academy player, who served as a studio technician for ITV, expressed that he will “always be grateful for the opportunities” afforded to him via Good Morning Britain<\/a> in a heartfelt message that prompted supporters to rush to the comments.<\/p>\n He wrote: “Thank you to @itv @gmb for all the love, support, and unforgettable memories we’ve shared during my time there. You lifted me back onto my feet at a moment when I’d lost all hope, and you pushed me to grow in ways I’ll carry with me forever.<\/p>\n “I will always be grateful for the opportunities, the kindness, and the incredible people who shaped this chapter of my life. @gmb will always hold a special place in my heart… End of a beautiful Era.”<\/p>\n Accompanying the moving message was a snap of Bernard alongside Charlotte Hawkins<\/a>, Susanna Reid<\/a>, Ed Balls<\/a> and Laura Tobin in the Good Morning Britain studios, reports the Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n One supporter commented, “Super proud of you.”<\/p>\n Another penned, “Always puts a smile on my face seeing your achievements. Keep doing you and being amazing.”<\/p>\n Ex-BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker chimed in: “What a lovely post. Good on you, big man.”<\/p>\n A fourth added: “Bernie, it was a pleasure working with you. Always in good spirits, a walking football encyclopaedia, and a good egg through and through. ITV won’t be quite the same without you.”<\/p>\n GMB host Charlotte expressed her sentiments with a simple heart emoji in the comments section.<\/p>\n His departure coincides with that of Andrew Pierce’s. Andrew, a regular panellist on the show, recently announced his exit from the programme via a heartfelt statement on social media after a decade-long stint.<\/p>\n Good Morning Britain broadcasts on weekdays from 6am to 9am on ITV and ITVX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Good Morning Britain team member has announced their departure from the ITV show in an emotional Instagram…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":317652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[60711,96,3327,347,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-317651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-charlotte-hawkins","tag-entertainment","tag-good-morning-britain","tag-itv","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_The-star-has-stepped-down-from-GMB.jpg\")
Bernard Kosia has left GMB(Image: ITV\/BERNARDKOSIA)<\/p>\n![\"Andrew](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_Andrew-Pierce.jpg\")
Andrew Pierce, left, was a regular panellist(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n