GMB star set for Christmas on his own after travelling into Tier 4 to present show

Good Morning Britain's Adil Ray will spend Christmas on his own after travelling from Tier 3 to Tier 4 for work on the show.

The presenter has been hosting the ITV news programme this week alongside Charlotte Hawkins.

Adil, 46, made the journey before Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the introduction of Tier 4 restrictions on Saturday.

The rules, emulating that of the national lockdown, include residents in those areas being subject to a legal stay at home order.

Officially, Adil is allowed to make the journey between London, where the GMB studios are, and his home in Birmingham for work.

However, public health officials in the West Midlands and Greater Manchester have since asked those travelling from Tier 4 to lower-rated areas to self-isolate for 10 days upon arrival.

Speaking on Tuesday's GMB, Adil explained how the new guidance has impacted his own Christmas plans.

"Because I'm from Birmingham, which is Tier 3, and I came down for work - which you're allowed to do - in Tier 4… On the weekend I came down it was announced it was Tier 4," he said.

"Then on Monday, local authorities - not the national government - have now offered guidance that if you are now coming into places from Tier 4 then you must self-isolate for 10 days.

Adil was explaining his situation following the latest travel news (ITV)

"For people who were going up, presumably to see their families, it's probably not so difficult because they're just going to have to spend longer with their families.

"But for someone like me, and I'm not looking for any sympathy, I have to just get on with it. I live on my own and I thought I'd come down for a couple of days work, go back and see my brother in Birmingham with my nephews and spend Christmas Day with him."

Adil continued: "I have Robin, my dog, and I can't even take him for a dog walk so I will have to ask a friend round the corner if she doesn't mind coming every day and taking him for a walk or I won't be able to have Robin either."

But he added: "These are very small problems - there are people up and down the country with all sorts of issues and some more serious than mine."