This Morning fans were left sharing a very similar wish as Vernon Kay spoke out on his hosting stint. The Bolton-born TV star made the famous sofa his home last week as he shared being at the helm of the show alongside Josie Gibson.
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Dermot O'Leary ended his latest stint on This Morning with an apology. The presenter was back at the helm of Friday's show alongside Alison Hammond.
The pair were joined by a few guests in the studio, including Bridgerton's leading man Jonathan Bailey who was on hand to chat all things Bridgeton which landed on Netflix last week, and Emmett J. Scanlan who was teeing up the final episode EVER of Peaky Blinders due to air this Sunday (April 3).
Also sitting on the famous sofa was Coronation Street star Alexandra Madell who actually feared her appearance on the ITV daytime show may have been an April Fool's Day prank. She chatted to the hosts in the studio about her last week on the cobbles as Emma Brooker.
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There was also the usual cookery demonstration and Holly Smith, who is dubbed theCoupon Queen, was also on hand to give viewers her best tips after she quartered her weekly shop, bagged £12k flights with loyalty points, and even thrifted her way to being mortgage-free at 35.
But as the show ended Dermot announced a hosting shake-up for next week's run of shows. He and Alison will be back for the full week in place of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield who headed off on their Easter break and hosted their last show on Thursday (March 31) until later in the month.
As the show came to an end, the former X Factor host, 48, said: "Right, we are back on Monday, apologies in advance... we will see you Monday, have a great weekend."
It's not unusual for the pair to step in when Holly and Phil take time off. Since bagging the Friday hosting slot in January last year, Alison and Dermot have been regular faces
This Morning fans were left sharing a very similar wish as Vernon Kay spoke out on his hosting stint. The Bolton-born TV star made the famous sofa his home last week as he shared being at the helm of the show alongside Josie Gibson.
ITV viewers were left stunned when Dermot O’Leary revealed he didn’t know what Home Bargains and B&M was on This Morning. The former X Factor host admitted he had not heard of the discount stores, during a segment on the best shops and discounts for Easter weekend. Dermot, 48 asked his co-host, Alison Hammond: “Tell us about Home Bargains, is that a website?" Alison, 47, looked taken aback in pure shock that he didn’t know what it was, before she swept the surprise aside and said: “No it's a shop babes...
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This Morning fans were left unimpressed by the show's Mother's Day segment after Josie Gibson's surprise for her own mum was ruined. The presenter was back as the main host of the ITV daytime show alongside Phillip Schofield on Monday as Holly Willoughby still remains in isolation after testing positive for Covid.