Holly Willoughby appeared to be in very bright form on Thursday's show following a tough few weeks.
21.05.2023 - 17:47 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary will fill in as hosts on This Morning on Monday following Phillip Schofield’s departure from the show, ITV has confirmed. On Saturday, Schofield announced he was stepping down from presenting the ITV talk show with “immediate effect” after more than 20 years on the programme.
Holly Willoughby, who Schofield has hosted alongside since 2009, will remain on the show but she is taking early half-term holiday leave next week and will return on June 5, the broadcaster has said. Hammond and O’Leary, who co-host the show on Fridays, will be on the sofa in their absence on Monday morning, but ITV has not yet confirmed who will present for the rest of the week.
The pair are both hot contenders to take over Schofield’s role given their experience on the show. Hammond, 48, is currently bookmaker Ladbrokes favourite – giving her 2/1 odds.
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O’Leary, 49, who has appeared on the show as a presenter throughout the years, currently has been given 4/1 odds by Ladbrokes. The Saturdays singer Rochelle Humes and her husband, JLS star Marvin Humes, are among the other presenters potentially in the running as well as Rylan Clark, Josie Gibson and Gino D’Acampo.
ITV has said Willoughby will stay on This Morning and will “co-present with members of the This Morning family” in the interim. Last Thursday marked Schofield’s last day on the
Holly Willoughby appeared to be in very bright form on Thursday's show following a tough few weeks.
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