This Morning star Dr Zoe Williams has spoken out about the huge changes that have taken place at ITV over the course of the last year that have affected the daytime shows
Dr Zoe Williams has spoken out about the huge changes that have taken place at ITV. The medic, 46, has made a television career out of offering advice to callers on This Morning, but the whole ITV brand has seen cuts put in place over the course of the last year.
For years, This Morning was scheduled between Lorraine Kelly’s eponymous daytime chat show and Loose Women, but both of those shows now air 30 weeks of the year instead of 52.
Now, Dr Zoe has admitted that whilst her own job is still very much the same, there have been a lot of “ups and downs” at the broadcaster, but she is willing to embrace the changes, especially after the public voted for the show to win an NTA recently.
She told The Mirror: “There have been a lot of changes, but I think for the job that I do — not a lot has changed, really I’m given a topic often, or sometimes I come up with my own topics, I research it in depth, I go on the chair, and I share that information in a way that I hope the public can understand, and it is useful.
“Ultimately, my aim with This Morning is that I can help people improve their health, even if it’s just a little bit, whether it’s through sharing some information about updates on vaccinations, or some lifestyle advice, or, , warnings or whatever’s going on. But there have been a lot of changes. One of the changes is our team has got smaller.
“But it’s quite nice in a way. We’re in the same studio now as Loose Women and Lorraine. So I get to see the Loose Women. I don’t always get to see Lorraine because she’s on before us so she’s been through makeup and everything by the time I get there, but I do get to have a good gossip with the Loose Women, which is always a lot of fun!
“Change has always got its upsides and downsides but it’s great. The team at This Morning, we call it a family and it really does feel like that. We even won the NTA and we were so happy because there have been a lot of ups and downs have been a lot of ups and downs. But you can’t underestimate how much that means to us on screen and the people behind the scenes as well.”
Away from her incredibly busy life as a doctor and television presenter, Zoe has teamed up with Dreams, Mind and SAMH after finding that Brits experience sleep difficulties almost three nights a week on average.
Zoe was speaking out in time for World Mental Health Day, having teamed up with Dreams and Mind to help improve the nations sleep. She explained that when it comes to the issue of mental health, people are perhaps more open about it now because of the influence of celebrities, and tragedies such as the death of comedian Robin Williams, who took his own life in 2014.
She said: “I think people are much more open. There’s a lot less stigma. I actually think there are certain members of the celebrity community that have done a lot of work on being open and honest.
“I think the sad loss of Robin Williams as an actor, the fact that we lost him to suicide, really did make people think, ‘All right, okay, this really can affect anyone.
“You can have everything in the world, and actually your mental health be so bad that the only way you can see out is to take your own life.’ So, I think, and I think the way we communicate now is much different as well.”
As part of Dreams’ partnership with Mind and SAMH, Dr Zoe Williams, Dreams Sleep Expert, is shining a light on the link between sleep and mental wellbeing and encouraging the nation to take changes in their sleep more seriously. Further information, guidance and support is available through the Dreams x Mind Relaxation Hub, Mind and SAMH ’s services
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