Men. He currently presents three political discussion programmes for ITV Central, The Lobby, transmitted in the Midlands, Last Orders for ITV Yorkshire and the London Debate transmitted in London and the South East. In 2010, John joined the newly established ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak as their Special Correspondent. During his time with the programme, Stapleton was also a part-time presenter. In 2014, it was announced that Daybreak was to come to an end after four years of broadcasting. It would be replaced by a new breakfast programme Good Morning Britain where he remained until July 2015. He still works in radio, standing in for other presenters on LBC, facilitates major conferences, appears on TV as a pundit for the BBC News Channel, and writes for newspapers. Personal life He only has one kidney that functions properly. In April 2008 he revealed in a report for the BBC's The One Show th''at when he was younger he suffered from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. He met his wife Lynn Faulds Wood in Richmond in 1971. They lived in St Margarets and were married for 43 years until her death in 2020. They had a son, Nick, born in 1987. He has been a supporter of Manchester City for more than 60 years, ever since his father took him to see Stanley Matthews play for Blackpool against City at their old Maine Road ground in the 1950s. References External links Official website 1946 births Alumni of the University of Central Lancashire English television presenters GMTV presenters and reporters ITV Breakfast presenters and reporters Living people People from Oldham People educated at Oldham Hulme Grammar School Beauty pageant hosts