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This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has thanked his loved ones – including wife Steph, daughters Ruby and Molly, and his friend and co-host Holly Willoughby – for their help and support as he opened up about his recent mental health issues.On today's (September 24) This Morning, Holly and Phil were joined by CALM CEO Simon Gunning to discuss the recent news that official figures show that the suicide rate for men in England and Wales in 2019 is the highest it's been for two decades.During

Downton Abbey star Jim Carter has given an update on the planned movie sequel, revealing that the cast has already read the script.Following the release of the first movie last year, talk of a follow-up has been rife, with producers ensuring fans that they were "committed" to another film.However, appearing on today's (September 24) This Morning, the Carson actor confirmed that a script existed, and they hoped to start filming next year."We've seen a script, a script for a second film is there,

This Morning alongside Holly Willoughby, but the presenter is still enjoying his evenings despite those dreaded early starts.Posting a rare family photo on Instagram, Schofe – who publicly came out as gay back in February – shared a glimpse of his night out with wife Stephanie and their two daughters yesterday (September 21).Following the couple's separation earlier this year, it appears their family unit is still as strong as ever, with the TV presenter writing: "Dinner with the fam."Just a few

Coronation Street star Sally Carman has spoken about her recent engagement to co-star Joe Duttine, joking they "had to find something to do" during lockdown.The pair, who play Abi Franklin and Tim Metcalfe on the ITV soap, confirmed the happy news back in March, having been romantically linked since 2018.Appearing on today's (September 16) This Morning, the subject of their relationship was brought up, Sally saying: "I know! That did happen, yeah!"When Phillip Schofield noted that they got

This Morning's Holly Willoughby is celebrating 11 years on the ITV show, and has thanked her long-serving co-host Phillip Schofield. The presenter took to Instagram on Monday (September 14) to mark the special occasion, sharing an old photo of her clinging onto Schofield's arm.

This Morning's Spin to Win competition has had its fair share of odd moments in the past, but nothing quite as humorous and awkward as today's (September 10) edition.Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby called up a man named Matthew to try to win him some prizes – the top prize was £2,000 rather than £3,000 today as someone won the top prize yesterday – but he didn't pick up the phone until just before the duo were about to give up.Phil asked what the lucky viewer could have been up to if he

The Great British Bake Off has won its first ever TV Choice Award this year, but it was Coronation Street who won big at the 2020 awards, picking up a clean sweep across the soap section.For the 24th annual TV Choice Awards, the ceremony went virtual.

This Morning viewers were left shocked earlier today, as the live programme accidentally featured a man flashing his penis on screen.In today's instalment (Monday, September 7), former Big Brother star Josie Gibson stripped down and descended upon a naturist resort in Merseyside to share the details of the programme's latest competition... for some reason or other.

This Morning segment, which will see them exploring the UK. Titled Travel Top Trumps, they'll hit the road in an attempt to outdo each other as they search for the quirkiest and most exciting locations to stay (via The Mirror).Both presenters are fan-favourites on the main show so it's going to be a lot of fun seeing them out and about.

This Morning today (September 1) and got to share a special moment.

The pair, who are currently hosting Britain's Got Talent, appeared together on the This Morning sofa today (September 1) and unlike hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield they were able to sit right next to each other.Explaining why they didn't have to be kept apart like Holly and Phil, Ant & Dec revealed they'd formed a 'cohort', allowing them to have close contact.

This Morning's Alison Hammond is set to explore Black history in a brand new series for ITV. As part of Black History Month, the presenter will go on the ultimate school trip as she travels the length of Britain to visit key historical sites, re-examining the history taught in schools from a different angle.

Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard has revealed that he thinks This Morning host Phillip Schofield would be "great" on Strictly, and he'd love the presenter to be part of the BBC show's first ever same-sex couple.AJ announced in March this year that he won't be returning to his role as a professional dancer on Strictly for its 2020 series, as he wants to focus on other projects alongside his brother, Love Island star Curtis Pritchard.But he's still keeping up to date with Strictly news and

Coronation Street star Ian Bartholomew may be getting all the applause for his role as the manipulative and controlling Geoff Metcalfe, but he says that portraying the character has been "horrifying" for him at times.Speaking to Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on This Morning, he said: "(Geoff) is dark. It's been fascinating, it's not been fun.

This Morning's regular hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield will be back after their summer break next week, and ITV is using it as an opportunity to change things up a little bit.The broadcaster has released a statement (via Hello!) that details the new focus for This Morning in the age of coronavirus (COVID-19) – which, let's be honest, sounds a lot like what they were doing before anyway.But there'll also be new segments from Nigel Havers and John Torode, the return of Gino D'Acampo

The Masked Singer host Joel Dommett has thrown his support behind comedian Mo Gilligan, who was announced as a new judge on the reality show earlier this week.Appearing on This Morning today (August 21) Joel told hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary that he thinks Mo will be "an amazing addition" to the panel, whose role is to guess the identity of the masked celebrities and vote for their favourite singers."I've known Mo for ages, very funny dude," Joel said.

This Morning very soon.The daytime chat show duo have been on summer holidays since early July, with Eamonn Holmes, Ruth Langsford, Rochelle Humes and Alison Hammond regularly filling in over the last several weeks.However, ITV has now confirmed to that Holly and Phillip will be back on This Morning in just over two weeks, returning as hosts on .Holly and Phillip's summer holidays have still been fairly memorable for This Morning, including one odd moment where a guest was distracted by

This Morning full-time would be "too much".The presenter recently went down a storm with viewers as she took on full hosting duties opposite Rochelle Humes as one of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's summer replacements – but it seems like it's not something fans should get used to.In a recent tweet, Alison implied that the prospect of her presenting the ITV daytime show full-time would be "too much". That is, she would be "too much" for the role...

This Morning.The swearer in question was consumer expert Katie Morley, who joined the presenting duo to field calls from viewers who needed some advice.While chatting to a woman named Lesley, who recounted issues getting a particular refund, Katie responded: "Oh I'm so sorry darling, that's shit!'" Oops.In fairness, Katie instantly put a hand to her mouth after realising her error, while Ruth stepped in and told the cameras: "I do apologise for that!"Katie was caught mumbling "so sorry!" before

This Morning's Eamonn Holmes had to be comforted by wife Ruth Langsford as he got emotional on today's (August 12) show.The hosting pair introduced a viral video of a musician named Patrick Dexter playing the song 'Danny Boy' on the cello.As they introduced the video, Eamonn explained that the song has a powerful connection to him, not just as an Irish person, but also because of his late father.He said: "When you leave Ireland, this is your call back home.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has expressed hope that viewers will go easy on the soap after they filmed Maria Connor and Gary Windass' (Mikey North) wedding.The pair are due to tie the knot next week, though it seems that filming the scenes with social distancing measures in place presented challenges.Appearing on today's (August 12) This Morning, Samia explained: "It was quite tricky, and we're just hoping that obviously our lovely viewers will cut us a bit of slack and understand

This Morning co-worker Alison Hammond as he goes on holiday.It has been announced that Hammond is going to be filling in for Rylan on his BBC Radio 2 show for the next three Saturdays, beginning this weekend (August 15).The pair announced the big news on Twitter on Tuesday (August 11), with Alison sharing: "Ill [sic] be keeping @Rylan shoes warm on @BBCRadio2 this Saturday. If you fancy a little Ali love come and join us.

This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby has given fans a rare insight into her family life as she shared a rare photo from her wedding day with her Instagram followers.Holly celebrated her 13th wedding anniversary with husband Dan Baldwin yesterday (August 4) and she shared a snap of her and Dan's first kiss as a married couple to mark the occasion."Yesterday marked 13 years since this photo was taken...I love you so much Daniel... totally blessed...

This Morning viewers were left confused during Tuesday's edition of the show (August 4) when a mysterious voice could be heard from off camera during a live video interview.Hosts Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes were speaking to Tristan, who runs a surf shop in Newquay, about whether Cornwall had become too crowded with "staycationers".Tristan was speaking about how the area had become overwhelmed with tourists, as due to the coronavirus pandemic, people choose to holiday elsewhere within the UK

Strictly Come Dancing.The This Morning presenter, who publicly came out as gay in February this year, was the subject of recent tabloid reports suggesting that he was in talks to appear as one half of Strictly's first ever same-sex couple.However, a representative for Schofield has since denied the claims, calling them completely "untrue"."He is not in talks with the BBC," a spokesperson for Schofe told RadioTimes.com.Schofield serves as the host of ITV's Dancing on Ice, which introduced its

Celebrity MasterChef star Amar Latif has opened up on reaching the final.The entrepreneur is the cooking show's first ever blind contestant, and he has inspired viewers with his skills throughout his time on the series.During a chat with Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes on This Morning today (July 30) Ruth echoed many viewers' thoughts by asking just how he manages to take on everything that the competition demands."It makes things easier when you can't see because you can't see any problems,

Emmerdale star Dean Andrews has revealed that before he was cast in the role of troubled Will Taylor in 2019 he actually tried out for a different, much smaller role in the soap – but completely messed up his audition.The actor joined This Morning hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford today (July 29) to chat about Will's latest fight with enemy DI Malone (Mark Womack) and he confessed that one of his first acting auditions was for the part of a radio presenter on Emmerdale.Despite actually

Prodigal Son star Michael Sheen has revealed that the Fox crime drama is hoping to commence filming for its second season this autumn.Appearing on This Morning today (July 29), the actor said that although the coronavirus pandemic has created a great deal of uncertainty, the cast and crew are hoping that they will be ready to go by October."Series two got commissioned which is fantastic but of course we're still a little bit up in the air as to when we'll be able to start filming it," he told

Anthony star Toheeb Jimoh has explained why the BBC One drama about the real-life murder of Anthony Walker is so important.The Jimmy McGovern-penned drama imagines the life that Anthony, who was murdered in 2005 at the age of 18 in a racially-motivated attack, might have had if he had lived, with the drama showing Anthony getting married, having a child and encountering an old schoolfriend who is living rough.Speaking on This Morning today (July 27), Toheeb explained that portraying Anthony was

Ruth Langsford has reached out to Love Island star Dr Alex George in the wake of his brother's tragic death.The This Morning presenter lost her sister Julia Johnson to suicide last year.And, following Alex's announcement that his younger brother Llŷr had died, relating it to mental health, on Friday (July 24), Ruth reached out to him via the comments section on his Instagram post.

This Morning presenter Ruth Langsford has criticised a troll who called her outfit "frumpy".Ruth, who is presenting the ITV morning show alongside her husband and co-host Eamonn Holmes over the summer, shared a Boomerang of her chosen outfit of the day, which featured an aqua-coloured jumper and black trousers, on Instagram.However, one follower had a dig at her outfit when they commented on another post of hers, in which she revealed that she was working with retailer QVC on some more fashion

EastEnders' Tameka Empson has been confirmed to be returning as Kim Fox.This Morning's Sharon Marshall dropped the news on the ITV daytime show yesterday (July 14), revealing that Empson will be back on set shortly."The great news is that Tameka is going to be back filming soon," she said."I don't think she's been on the set since last year, and I've really missed the sisterly relationship between Denise and Kim."Empson, who has played Denise's sister since 2009, took a break from the BBC soap

Celebrity MasterChef continues tonight (July 15) with another crop of chef wannabes hoping to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.In the kitchen and hoping to secure his spot in the next round will be Amar Latif, the show's ever first blind contestant.Talking to Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes on This Morning, TV presenter and entrepreneur Amar confirmed he doesn't have extra time to cook on the show."Initially I thought, 'This is terrible, I can't see.

take their traditional summer break, This Morning has confirmed which presenters are stepping in for them.As ever, everybody's favourite bickering couple Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford will be stepping in most of the time – Mondays through to Thursdays – but this opens up Fridays for a rotating lineup of guest presenters.The next two Fridays, July 17 and 24, will be fronted by Rochelle Humes and Strictly Come Dancing's Ore Oduba, while X Factor favourite Dermot O'Leary will co-host with

This Morning's former host Fern Britton has spoken once again about her decision to leave the ITV daytime show in 2009, saying that she was "treated pretty poorly" towards the end of her time working on the show.Fern presented This Morning for a decade between 1999 and 2009 but quit her role after "something happened" and was replaced by Holly Willoughby, who still sits on the sofa alongside Phillip Schofield now.Speaking on The Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 on Friday (July 10) she explained

This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield presented their last show for a while yesterday (July 10) before going on their annual summer break.Among the usual funny gaffes and bizarre guests, the last few months have seen Phillip Schofield come out as gay and major changes to the production due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: the hosts have had to interview most guests via video call and work without a full hair and make-up team.After wrapping up the show, Holly posted a