Ben Shephard looks smart in a bold green blazer as he 長，率いるs straight from This Morning to the Chelsea Flower Show with glamorous wife Annie

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Ben Shephard 長，率いる straight from hosting This Morning to the 星／主役にする-studded Chelsea Flower Show?at The 王室の Hospital on Monday afternoon.

The TV presenter, 49, who appeared on the ITV show と一緒に co-host Cat Deeley earlier in the day, was joined by his glamorous wife Annie during the VIP and 圧力（をかける） preview day.

Ben looked smart in an 注目する，もくろむ-catching green blazer , teamed with white chino trousers and brown boots.

His wife Annie looked effortlessly chic in a white floral patterned shirt and trouser co-ord, while 完全にするing the look with sandals and a fedora hat.?

設立するd in 1913, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has become one of the world’s greatest showcases for horticultural excellence, attracting 訪問者s and exhibitors from across the globe.

Ben Shephard head straight from hosting This Morning to the star-studded Chelsea Flower Show at The Royal Hospital on Monday afternoon

Ben Shephard 長，率いる straight from hosting This Morning to the 星／主役にする-studded Chelsea Flower Show at The 王室の Hospital on Monday afternoon

The TV presenter, 49, who appeared on the ITV show alongside co-host Cat Deeley (pictured) earlier in the day, was joined by his glamorous wife Annie during the VIP and press preview day
The pair appeared to be in high spirits during the ITV show

The TV presenter, 49, who appeared on the ITV show と一緒に co-host Cat Deeley (pictured) earlier in the day, was joined by his glamorous wife Annie during the VIP and 圧力（をかける） preview day

Since its beginning, it has grown from 244 exhibitors in 1913 to over 500 today, 含むing gardens, nurseries, floristry, 教育の 陳列する，発揮するs, and 貿易（する） stands.

Today the show attracts 168,000 訪問者s and is organised by the 王室の Horticultural Society which was 設立するd in 1804.

It comes after it was 報告（する）／憶測d ITV's biggest daytime hosts are 報道によれば 直面するing a 支払う／賃金 凍結する as the channel 持つ／拘留するs 危機 会談 after ratings 急落する on some of their iconic daytime TV shows 含むing Good Morning Britain and This Morning.?

生産／産物 teams and staff on shows, that are 直面するd by 星／主役にするs such as?Susanna Reid, 53,?Cat, 47, and Ben will have their salaries frozen, によれば?The Sun.

Cat and Ben took over the 舵輪／支配 of This Morning earlier this year, after the 出発 of Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby and 報道によれば 調印するd 契約s for a 冷静な／正味の £555,000, while Susanna is said to have a?£1.1 million per year 取引，協定.?

ITV are said to have 警告するd there could also be 職業 削減（する）s which will 衝撃 both 永久の members of staff and freelancers.?

The channel is believed to also be switching long 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 役割s in the company to just three-month 契約s.?

And it is not just 雇用 they are 的ing as it is believed the company's big summer party - which attracts some of the biggest 星／主役にするs in the 商売／仕事- is also at 危険.

Ben looked smart in an eye-catching green blazer, while his wife Annie looked effortlessly chic in a white floral patterned shirt and trouser co-ord

Ben looked smart in an 注目する，もくろむ-catching green blazer, while his wife Annie looked effortlessly chic in a white floral patterned shirt and trouser co-ord

The couple were later joined by pals and fellow broadcasters Mark Heyes and Charlotte Hawkins

The couple were later joined by pals and fellow 放送者s 示す Heyes and Charlotte Hawkins

This year's flower show is being billed as 'one of the greenest' with a focus on sustainability and the climate crisis

This year's flower show is 存在 法案d as 'one of the greenest' with a 焦点（を合わせる） on sustainability and the 気候 危機

Aiming to raise awareness of more natural, open looking roses which are easier for bees to pollinate, breeders at Harkness Roses said there is a growing trend for a simpler flower with fewer petals

目的（とする）ing to raise 認識／意識性 of more natural, open looking roses which are easier for bees to pollinate, 子孫を作る人s at Harkness Roses said there is a growing 傾向 for a simpler flower with より小数の petals

Four of their 旗艦 shows - Good Morning Britain , This Morning, Lorraine and Loose Women - are の中で the programmes that are 報道によれば 影響する／感情d.

The ratings are believed to have dropped so 貧しく that it trigge red ITV 's daytime boss to call a 一連の 危機 'Town Hall' 会合s last week to break the news to the four shows.

Staff were 報道によれば 現在のd with a graph 詳細（に述べる）ing the 早い 拒絶する／低下する in ratings, while also showing the successful 見解（をとる）ing 人物／姿／数字s for Netflix and アマゾン Prime.

Bosses are said to have discussed Netflix's Baby Reindeer, which had 60million 見解（をとる）s in a month, アマゾン's The Grand 小旅行する, 170million 見解（をとる）s 世界的な, and Clarkson's Farm, which 得るd 11million 見解（をとる）s in its first 週末.

A source told the 出版（物）: 'ITV is really 強化するing their belt. There have been 関心s for months at the 最高の，を越す but now that it's trickled 負かす／撃墜する to the shop 床に打ち倒す it feels very depressing.

'A lot of staff are 存在 put on three-month 契約s. Staff are 希望に満ちた that the UK 選挙s will help 上げる their ratings.'

AN ITV spokesperson told MailOnline: 'Town hall 会合s happen frequently for teams to keep up to date with company news and also serve as an 適切な時期 for staff to have questions answered.'

'The 最新の one was to celebrate the success of Lorraine Kelly receiving a BAFTA Special 承認 Award and the two BAFTA 指名／任命s for Daytime last 週末. It was also a transparent 描写 of what is 現在／一般に happening across the 産業.'

This Morning 見解（をとる）ing 人物／姿／数字s dipped when Cat and Ben began 舵輪／支配ing the show, earlier this year.

に引き続いて the 出発 of Holly and Phillip, the ITV show was thrown into 大混乱 as 生産者s 緊急発進するd to find 永久の 交替／補充s.

It comes after it was reported ITV's biggest daytime hosts are reportedly facing a pay freeze as the channel holds crisis talks after ratings plummet on some of their iconic daytime TV shows including Good Morning Britain and This Morning

It comes after it was 報告（する）／憶測d ITV's biggest daytime hosts are 報道によれば 直面するing a 支払う／賃金 凍結する as the channel 持つ／拘留するs 危機 会談 after ratings 急落する on some of their iconic daytime TV shows 含むing Good Morning Britain and This Morning

Production teams and staff on shows, that are faced by stars such as Susanna Reid , 53, Cat , 47, and Ben will have their salaries frozen, according to The Sun

生産／産物 teams and staff on shows, that are 直面するd by 星／主役にするs such as Susanna Reid , 53, Cat , 47, and Ben will have their salaries frozen, によれば The Sun

Following the departure of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, the ITV show was throw into chaos as producers scrambled to find permanent replacements (pictured in June 2018)

に引き続いて the 出発 of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, the ITV show was throw into 大混乱 as 生産者s 緊急発進するd to find 永久の 交替／補充s (pictured in June 2018)

Cat and Ben were 明かすd as the show's new host's in March, with their debut episode 製図／抽選 an 普通の／平均（する） viewership of 806,000 and a 頂点（に達する） of one million - の中で the show's highest ratings of 2024 so far.

But the に引き続いて week saw the 人物／姿／数字 急落（する），激減（する） to as low as 692,500, lower than both Holly and Phillip's last day, which saw 767,00 people tune in.

A source told The Sun at the time: 'The hope was that the new d uo would bring 支援する an 空気／公表する of 安定 and familiarity 支援する to This Morning. It's still 比較して 早期に days, but the 調印するs are not good.'

They 追加するd: 'After the 初期の flurry of 利益／興味 on their first day in the 職業, the 見解（をとる）ing 人物／姿／数字s almost すぐに dipped 支援する into six 人物／姿／数字s.

' ITV bosses will be hoping they can turn things around before the next big milestone date as they've so much riding on Ben and Cat 存在 a success.'

A spokesperson told MailOnline on Sunday: 'As a 放送者 and streamer, ITV has a 範囲 of programming in its Daytime schedules. This Morning reached an 普通の／平均（する） 4.2 million テレビ視聴者s a week in April alone, its highest so far in 2024.'

'In 2023 This Morning was one of the most streamed shows on ITVX. Like all マスコミ, This Morning has 拡大するd into the 数字表示式の sphere with 記録，記録的な／記録する breaking results.'

'This Morning remains Britain's most talked about and 影響力のある daytime TV show and has never had a better 関係 with its テレビ視聴者, with just under 160 million ビデオ 見解（をとる）s of This Morning content and reached 63 million unique social マスコミ accounts in April.'

After nearly a year of 騒動, This Morning 生産者s were hoping to 逆転する the show's fortunes with two brand new presenters.

The pair seemed to impress fans with many 説 they had saved the show.

One person 地位，任命するing on X, 以前は known as Twitter , said: 'Love watching Cat and Ben a breath of fresh 空気／公表する a 広大な／多数の／重要な 二人組. A brill 改造する this morning needed long 延滞の.'

Another said: 'Brilliant! I can now look 今後 to watching the show again. Mornings spent with Ben and Cat, lovely!'

And the proof of the success was in the pudding after the show reeled in a 頂点（に達する） of over one million テレビ視聴者s ? 200,000 more than the show had 以前 been getting.

In January this year, the show had a 頂点（に達する） of 888,000 テレビ視聴者s and in February, 942,000.

And on Monday March 4, a week before the 再発進する, a 頂点（に達する） of just 837,000 people tuned in.

Since Holly and Phillip's departures, Alison Hammond, 49, and Dermot O'Leary, 50, have regularly stepped in and they continue to host the show on Fridays

Since Holly and Phillip's 出発s, Alison Hammond, 49, and Dermot O'Leary, 50, have 定期的に stepped in and they continue to host the show on Fridays

Schofield 発表するd his 出発 from the show in May 2023 after his romance with a younger male 同僚 was made public.

すぐに after ITV bosses were 報道によれば 軍隊d to '行為／法令／行動する 急速な／放蕩な' after ratings 急落するd to an 普通の／平均（する） of 726,000.

By contrast, the pair pulled in an 普通の／平均（する） of 1.3 million テレビ視聴者s in 2022 and 1.4 million in 2021.

In October last year Holly also 発表するd she was quitting the show after 14 years after a man was 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金d in relation to an 申し立てられた／疑わしい 陰謀（を企てる） to 誘拐する and 殺人 her.

Since their 出発s, Alison Hammond, 49, and Dermot O'Leary, 50, have 定期的に stepped in.

And other guest presenters have 含むd Rylan Clark, 35, Emma Willis, 47, Rochelle Humes, 34, Craig Doyle, 53, and Steve Jones, 46.

Ben and Cat are 始める，決める to 現在の the show from Monday to Thursday whilst Alison and Dermot will continue to 現在の the Friday.