ITV sign Christine Bleakley in £6million deal
THERE was better news for Frank Lampard yesterday when ITV won the battle to sign his girlfriend Christine Bleakley in a deal rumoured to worth £6million.
Just hours after the BBC refused to be drawn into a bidding war for the One Show host, ITV announced it had secured an exclusive three-year deal.
It paves the way for the Irish presenter, 31, to rejoin the BBC’s former One Show co-host Adrian Chiles, 43.
He is currently fronting ITV’s World Cup football coverage and is said to be delighted at the news.
They will co-host ITV’s new-look breakfast show in the autumn. Bleakley said last night: “I’m looking forward to a brand new experience, albeit with an old friend.”