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Andi Peters praises ITV for ‘getting more black faces on screen’ ahead of guest hosting Lorraine

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ANDI Peters has today praised ITV for "getting more black faces on screen" as he gets ready to host the Lorraine show. Every year Scottish TV presenter Lorraine Kelly takes the summer off and just last month revealed that she would be handing over the reins to Andi, 50 in August.

The GMB presenter, who will be at the hosting the show for two weeks from Monday, has revealed how he welcomes a "change of tradition" by ITV bosses.

Speaking to The Mirror he said: "It’s great they have asked me to do it. I’m chuffed. "It’s a real break from tradition and it's a great statement from the channel about getting more black faces on television in lead roles as opposed to support roles, which is really important and we mustn’t shy away from that fact..

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