MARTIN Frizell has an illustrious career under his belt as a journalist, TV producer and editor.
He climbed the ranks to success with his wife and fellow small screen star Fiona Phillips, 62, by his side.
Who is Martin Frizell?
Martin Frizell was born on December 9, 1958, in the United Kingdom.
He attended Hillhead High School before gaining his journalism qualification from Edinburgh Napier University.
He is a renowned film editor and British television executive and producer.
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He has had a highly successful career spanning three decades.
He began his professional career as a researcher for the BBC before moving on to generating content for other major TV networks.
Frizell is best known for his work as the editor of the popular daytime TV show, This Morning.
As well as his TV triumphs, Frizell is a writer and journalist, his work has appeared in The Sun, The Daily Mail and The Mirror.
He was acknowledged for his work in TV by being given the Royal Television Society Fellowship in 2016.
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In the past, Frizell worked as a correspondent for Thomson Reuters and GMTV for seven years according to his LinkedIn.
Frizel was also the editor of GMTV for 10 years before his shocking exit.
Regarding the choice to leave, he said: "ITV's merger with GMTV seems like a natural point for my chapter with Britain's best breakfast show to close and a new one to start."
After leaving GMTV, he worked as the UK correspondent for the Australian breakfast show Channel 7 Sunrise.
Frizell also made a brief foray into the world of PR as an executive producer at GolinHarris.
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His time there was short as he took the job as the editor of the longest running all female panel show, Loose Women.
Frizell is now the editor of This Morning, one of the most prestigious editorships in UK television, and has been since July 2016.
He won many awards during that time, including several National Television Awards.
Is Martin Frizell married and does he have any children?
Martin married journalist, broadcaster and television presenter Fiona Phillips in May 1997.
The couple share two sons, Nathaniel and Mackenzie.
Fiona joked in the past that she is "surrounded by testosterone" at home and "yearns for female company."
On July 4, 2023, the mum-of-two revealed she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's at the age of 62.
The TV star, who had been suffering with brain fog for months prior to the diagnosis, said she is "heartbroken" at having the same condition that has plagued her family.
The cruel blow, which Fiona has been secretly living with for 18 months, has come earlier in life than Fiona had anticipated.
She continued: "It’s something I might have thought I’d get at 80. But I was still only 61 years old."
Martin is said to have remained by her side for support following the shock Alzheimer's diagnosis.
