Andi Peters will replace Lorraine Kelly on her show over the summer

ANDI Peters will replace Lorraine Kelly on her show over the summer - making him the first man to fill the slot in a decade.

The presenter, 49, is most commonly seen on the competition segments for Good Morning Britain and Lorraine.

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But from next week Lorraine will be going on her summer holiday - leaving Andi and Christine Lampard to fill her shoes.

Asked about taking over the role on GMB, Andi said: "That is correct. In the summer holidays while Lorraine goes to have a well deserved break - god bless her, she's been on for months and months and months.

"I'll be filling in for Lorraine alongside Christine [Lampard], who will be there as well."

The last man to replace Lorraine was Michael Ball in 2010.

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Andi will be in the seat from August 10 to 21. Meanwhile, Christine will be taking over from July 20 to August 7, before coming back from August 24 to September 1.

The TV personality also spoke about taking over the role to.

He said: "I love Lorraine, I've known her for ten years, I'm on her show every day with competitions and it's great to be part of that family.

"So, sitting in for her is an honour, Lorraine is an institution. As much as I adore always giving away money on the competition slots, I'm looking forward to chatting to people and having a whole hour to actually relax into it. I'm a bit of a chatterbox.

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"I'll enjoy having guests on, who want to have a bit of a chinwag and also to be able to do some serious stuff.

"I am happy and jolly, and that will always be there, but obviously I do have an opinion... I'm genuinely really excited."

ITV's daytime hosts are having a bit of a shakeup as the presenters take a break for the summer.

On This Morning, Holly Willoughby, Phillip Schofield, Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have left for two months - with regulars Dermot O'Leary, Rochelle Humes and Alison Hammond stepping in.