Josie Gibson breaks silence on hidden battle as she replaces Holly Willoughby on ITV This Morning

Josie Gibson was full of compliments for Alison Hammond after spending Christmas day at her house in Birmingham.

Phillip Schofield was left overcome with emotion as he received a Christmas present from Holly Willoughby.

Josie Gibson found herself in the midst of a hilarious on-air blunder when she didn't realise she was live on Good Morning Britain. On Thursday morning's instalment of the ITV show, Andi Peters revealed that 36 year old Josie, who was on location in Crystal Palace, would be letting viewers know about their big competition.

Josie Gibson has wowed audiences since stepping in for Holly Willoughby on This Morning when she fell ill. And after she once again took the reins of the hit ITV show alongside Vernon Kay on Monday, an ITV source says the channel is "investing a lot of time in Josie's development." The 36 year old has been part of the This Morning family since 2019 as a competition presenter but stepped into a main role and covered for Holly when she was ill last month.

Joel Dommett has broken his silence on Christine McGuinness' claims that she felt bullied during an appearance on his comedy panel show, Hey Tracey!. Real Housewives of Cheshire's Christine alleged in her new memoir, A Beautiful Nightmare, that someone on the show told her: "I've got no f***ing idea who you are.

Holly Willoughby enjoyed some quality time with her dog Bailey as she kicked off her Christmas break.The This Morning presenter and her co-host Phillip Schofield are now taking some downtime from the popular ITV daytime show over the festive season, with Vernon Kay and Josie Gibson filling in for them.

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This Morning’s stand-in hosts Vernon Kay and Josie Gibson made their double act debut on today’s episode of the ITV show - and fans can’t get enough.The duo, who joined forces to front the programme as Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield enjoy their Christmas break, told the show’s viewers that they were thrilled to have been asked to present together.

Holly Willoughby treated fans to an extra day of style inspiration as she and co-host Phillip Schofield presented This Morning on Friday. On the show, we saw the much-loved duo step in front of the camera's once again replacing Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary who usually host the final episode of the week.

Holly Willoughby has insisted that she is "not retiring" from This Morning as she addressed "hurtful" rumours that she is leaving the ITV chat show.The presenter, 40, said she feels "very lucky" to be on the award-winning show and working with her co-host Phillip Schofield. Discussing retirement with all the guests on Saturday's pre-recorded episode of The Jonathan Ross Show, Holly addressed rumours that are reported about her leaving This Morning.

Josie Gibson has opened up about the mistakes she made during her time on This Morning, when she filled in for Holly Willoughby in November. The upbeat presenter, who fans loved for her down to earth nature and great sense of humour, stepped in for Holly for three episodes of the hit ITV morning show when she was off ill.

Holly Willoughby wrapped up her week of presenting ITV's This Morning alongside presenting pal Phillip Schofield in yet another fabulous outfit. Since the start of December, the 40-year-old has been pulling out all of her best festive sparkles as she embraces the exciting run up to Christmas.

Josie Gibson was encouraged to share some of her weight loss tips as she wowed in a new snap shared to her Instagram. On Tuesday, the former Big Brother star, who was praised for stepping into Holly Willoughby's hosting role on This Morning recently, shared a stunning natural picture of herself promoting a new hydration drink for children.The 36 year old looked chic in a fitted blue top while her sleek blonde locks effortlessly framed her naturally striking features.

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond has revealed she will be celebrating Christmas Day with her ITV co-star and good friend Josie Gibson.The former Big Brother stars, who have forged a close friendship since springing to fame on separate series of the reality show, will be spending the day at Alison’s home in Birmingham where they will also be joined by their children.