Who is Fiona Phillips’s husband Martin Frizell and what does he do? 

Martin Frizell and Fiona Phillips have been married since 1997.

Frizell, the editor of This Morning, is said to have stuck by his wife as since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis aged just 61. 

The two share a history of working as journalists, presenters, or editors, for a number of the same channels.

But who is Martin Frizell? And what else has he done?

Read on below to find out. 

Frizell is the editor of This Morning, one of ITV’s biggest shows

Who is Martin Frizell?

Martin Frizell is a producer and editor with a particularly distinguished record in the news industry.

He is originally from Glasgow, and was born on December 9 1958.

Frizell qualified as a journalist from Edinburgh Napier University, and got his first job afterwards as a researcher for the BBC.

He now produces ITV’s This Morning programme, and has been caught up in a continuing row involving Philip Schofield’s departure from the show.

Journalist and presenter Fiona Phillips married Frizell in 1997, and over 25 years later, in July 2023, the couple were rocked by Phillips being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

What has Martin Frizell done?

Frizell edited GMTV for 10 years before it was bought by ITV in 2009

Frizell was caught up in the drama as Phillip Schofield departed This Morning

Between starting his professional career at the BBC, and now producing This Morning, Frizell has taken on a number of roles for a variety of publishers.

His journalism has seen him appear in The Sun, The Daily Mail, and The Mirror, having previously been a correspondent for Thomson Reuters news agency.

Frizell then became Scotland correspondent for GMTV, before going on to edit the channel for 10 years.

When GMTV was bought by ITV in 2009, Frizell left, but he come back to work for the new buyers after a brief spell working for Australian breakfast programme Channel 7 Sunrise.

He then edited Loose Women, before getting the big job editing This Morning in 2016, a role he still holds.

Frizell felt the heat of the Phillip Schofield scandal in May and June 2023, which led to the ITV boss being quizzed by MPs on the topic, and calls for an enquiry into the affair. 

In particular, he raised eyebrows when he asked a journalist if she likes aubergines as he was asked about his programme’s ‘toxic environment.’

Do Fiona Phillips and Martin Frizell have any children?

Phillips and Frizell in 1999, two years after they married, with their first child

Phillips and Frizell married in 1997, after the pair had been colleagues at GMTV.

Phillips, who had a range of presenting roles with the channel from 1993 to 2008, has also filled in for Lorraine Kelly on her self-titled programme in the years since ITV took it over.

She and Frizell share two sons – Nathaniel, born in 1998, and Mackenzie, born in 2002.