Who is Martin Frizell? Shows, Wife, Marriage, Children

Martin Frizell is a producer and editor with a long and successful career in the news industry. He is best known for being the editor of ITV’s popular daytime show This Morning, which he has led since 2018. But who is Martin Frizell, and how did he get to where he is today? Here are some facts you may not know about him.

Early Life and Education of Martin

Martin Frizell was born on 9 December 1958 in Glasgow, Scotland. He qualified as a journalist from Edinburgh Napier University and got his first job as a researcher for the BBC afterwards. He then worked as a correspondent for Thomson Reuters and GMTV, covering major stories such as the Lockerbie bombing, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the Gulf War.

In 1993, he became the editor of GMTV, where he stayed for 10 years until he was sacked in 2004 after a ratings slump. He later revealed that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer shortly after losing his job, but he recovered after surgery and chemotherapy.

Martin Frizell then moved to Australia, where he worked as Seven Network’s news and current affairs director. He returned to the UK in 2009 and joined ITV as the editor of Loose Women. He also worked as the editor of Good Morning Britain from 2014 to 2018 before taking over This Morning.

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What TV shows has Martin Frizell worked on?

Martin Frizell has worked on some of the UK and Australia’s most popular and influential TV shows. As an editor, he has been responsible for shaping the content, tone, and style of these programmes and managing the teams of presenters, reporters, and producers.

Some of the TV shows he has worked on include:

• GMTV: The flagship breakfast show on ITV from 1993 to 2010, which featured news, entertainment, and interviews.
• Seven News: The leading news programme on Seven Network in Australia competes with Nine News and ABC News.
• Loose Women: The long-running daytime talk show on ITV features a panel of women discussing various topics.
• Good Morning Britain: The current breakfast show on ITV, which replaced Daybreak in 2014, features news, debates, and celebrity guests.
• This Morning: The award-winning daytime show on ITV, which started in 1988, features lifestyle, health, consumer, and entertainment segments.

Fiona Phillips: Wife of Martin Frizell

Fiona Phillips is a well-known and respected journalist, broadcaster and television presenter in the UK. She has been in the public eye for over three decades, hosting popular shows such as GMTV Today, Loose Women, Watchdog and The Truth About…Sugar. She has also been a columnist for the Daily Mirror and a patron of several charities.

But behind her successful career and cheerful personality, Fiona has been facing a personal challenge that she only recently revealed to the world: she has Alzheimer’s disease.

How did Fiona Phillips and Martin Frizell meet?

Martin Frizell is married to Fiona Phillips, a former presenter of GMTV and a journalist. They met when they were both working for GMTV in the early 1990s. Phillips was a reporter, and Frizell was her boss. They started dating in 1996 and got married in 1997.

Phillips has described their relationship as “very happy” and “very supportive”. She has also praised Frizell for being a “fantastic father” to their two children.

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When did Martin Frizell marry Fiona Phillips?

Martin Frizell married Fiona Phillips on 6 May 1997 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had a low-key ceremony at the Little White Wedding Chapel, famous for hosting celebrity weddings such as Britney Spears and Jason Alexander, Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow, and Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley.

Martin and Fiona chose to elope to avoid the media attention their wedding would have attracted in the UK. They also wanted a fun and relaxed day without any stress or fuss.

They later had a second wedding in London for their family and friends.

Do Martin and Fiona have children?

Martin Frizell and Fiona Phillips have two sons: Nathaniel (born in 1999) and Mackenzie (born in 2002). They live in London with their two dogs.

Their children have inherited their parents’ interest in journalism and media. Nathaniel studies journalism at university, while Mackenzie is interested in photography and film-making.

Phillips has said that she is very proud of her sons and that they are “very bright” and “hilarious”.