Eamonn Holmes

Eamonn says: From the age of 11 I wanted to be a broadcast journalist. By 19 I was one, and to date I’m still enjoying every moment.

I’m best known for: Getting up early. I have been doing it so long I am the longest-serving breakfast TV anchor in the world!

The proudest moment of my career is: Introducing Bill Clinton, the First American President to ever visit Belfast, to 100,000 people – marking the end of The Troubles

The first thing I do in the morning is: Jump out of bed – to hesitate would be career suicide

My favourite breakfast is: Poached eggs on toast

The most famous person in my phonebook is: Sir Alex Ferguson

The actor who would play me in a film about This Morning is: Anthony LaPaglia from Without a Trace

My favourite memory from working on This Morning is: Meeting Hillary Clinton and spending time talking Northern Irish politics off-camera

If I wasn’t presenting This Morning, I’d be: Presenting HOLMES under the Hammer – it’s just calling out my name

You’d be surprised to learn that: I don’t love football more than my wife!

The one thing I couldn’t live without is: A sense of humour