Matthew Barbet (born 8 June 1976) is a British television presenter and journalist, best known for his work with Channel 5 and ITV.

His position came after Kirsty Young, the principal anchor, announced her departure from the programme.

[1] In June 2008, Matt Barbet and Isla Traquair, were announced as stand-in presenters on 5 News while Natasha Kaplinsky was on maternity leave.

[2] Matt visited Haiti in January 2010 after the earthquake and has also been embedded with the British Army in Afghanistan.

[6][7] On 11 June 2012 it was announced Barbet would leave 5 News to join ITV Breakfast's Daybreak.

On 3 March 2014, it was announced that Daybreak had been axed and would be replaced by Good Morning Britain later in the year.

[14] Barbet lives in Lewes, East Sussex with his wife Katie and their two daughters.

[17] He rode the first three Ride London events, and in 2015 was the fastest celebrity to cross the line, completing the 100-mile course in 4 hours 24 minutes.