After almost four decades on our screens and a long stint on Lorraine, Dr Hilary Jones has confirmed he is leaving the daytime show.

The 72-year-old qualified as a medical doctor in 1976 and has been working on television since the late 80s, beginning his broadcasting career on TV-am.

Dr Hilary began featuring regularly on GMTV in 1993 and joined the Lorraine family in 2010, where he has served as the health editor ever since.

Now, however, the beloved TV doctor, who has become a staple of British daytime telly, has announced that he is leaving the programme amid a series of cutbacks at ITV.

Speaking to The Sun at the Best Hero Awards, the star shared: ‘I’m still working there until December 31, and then I’m a free agent.’

Dr Hilary added that ‘it’s liberating from the constraints of

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