This Morning fans respond as new hosts 'confirmed' after Holly Willoughby exit

Former This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby is reportedly the frontrunner to host a BBC reboot of the show Gladiators. It's hoped that Holly, who quit This Morning last month following an alleged kidnapping threat, could be the new face of the show.

This Morning fans have been raving about Rylan Clark and Josie Gibson presenting the show this week, as they beg ITV bosses to make the pair the show's 'main presenters'. The flagship daytime TV show has endured a tough year since the departure of Phillip Schofield, 61, in May, followed by Holly Willoughby, 42, in October.

Rylan Clark has delighted fans as he made an epic return to This Morning as part of a new hosting duo. The ITV daytime show is going through a number of different presenting pairings following the exits of both Phillip Schofield, back in May, and Holly Willoughby.

ITV bosses are said to be holding live auditions to find the perfect star to replace Holly Willoughby on This Morning.The 42-year-old quit her role in the award-winning morning show, after police foiled an alleged plot to 'kidnap and murder' the presenter. ITV bosses have since said that they are still hoping to work with Holly "in the future" but she is not set to return to This Morning.

Dermot O'Leary, the host of This Morning, was told to "shut up" by viewers after he interrupted a guest's heartbreaking story about surviving a terrorist attack. The former X Factor presenter, 50, was hosting the popular ITV daytime show with Alison Hammond on Wednesday (October 25) when they interviewed Steven Gallant, one of the brave individuals who confronted a terrorist during the London Bridge stabbing incident in November 2019. Steven shared his experience of being at a networking event at Fishmonger's Hall in central London when the attack occurred.

Jeremy Clarkson has hit out at the as-yet-unknown replacement for Holly Willoughby on This Morning.The former Top Gear star, 63, took the opportunity to slam the ITV daytime show as he wrote about how school doesn't prepare children for adult life. Writing in his column for The Sun, Jeremy quipped: "Ever since the beginning of civilisation, we’ve had it in our heads that school is what’s needed to prepare kids for life.

TV presenter Ruth Langsford said she would “consider” a return to This Morning, following the abrupt exit from Holly Willoughby earlier this month. Holly took to Instagram on Tuesday, 10 October, to share a shock statement that said she was leaving after 14 years and "will not be returning." Holly's statement began: “I have let ITV know today that after 14 years, I will not be returning to This Morning.To everyone who has ever worked on the show over the years, thank you so much.This is such a difficult goodbye, you are incredible and I forever will be proud of what we’ve done together." Since Holly’s departure, a number of other This Morning hosts have stood in her place, including Alison Hammond, Josie Gibson and Rochelle Humes. Now former This Morning host Ruth Langsford has said she would “consider” returning, although she said reports that the show wants her back “aren’t true”.

This Morning viewers were left taken aback by Shayne Ward as he reunited with his former Coronation Street co-star to appear on the programme. The singer-turned-actor was live in the ITV daytime show's studio on Tuesday (October 17) alongside Catherine Tyldesley.

Alison Hammond stunned her followers with a look from her recent stint on This Morning as her co-star admitted 'you wore it better'. The 48-year-old appeared on the ITV show on Monday (October 16) to present the show alongside her co-host Dermot O'Leary.

This Morning viewers were forced to “switch off” during today’s show as they aired a special segment all about a terrifying clown. For the last three years around Halloween, someone dresses up as Pennywise from the horror film IT, and goes around the Scottish village of Skelmorlie, surprising the residents.

Bosses at ITV are said to be considering moving Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard from their regular presenting position at Good Morning Britain, with the pair potentially fronting This Morning instead.The This Morning team have reportedly entered discussions with Kate, 56, and Ben, 48, following Holly Willoughby's resignation from the show. Ben recently hosted an episode of This Morning alongside Holly back in September and has since confirmed that he will be appearing on the show a few more times in the run-up to Christmas. And it seems that his longtime GMB co-host Kate could be joining him on the This Morning sofas.

The team at This Morning were left “heartbroken” and “in tears” after Holly Willoughby’s shock exit, not at the thought of losing the star, but because there was another crisis which would leave them picking up the pieces, an insider has claimed. The 42 year old star took to Instagram on Tuesday, 10 October, to share a shock statement that said she was leaving the hit show after 14 years and "will not be returning." Now a source has claimed to the Mail Online that the tears from the staff were brought on by more “drama” and “trauma” from behind the scenes.They continued and claimed that it has been “one thing after another” on the show, and that it is like a “soap opera” which is “incredibly frustrating”.

This Morning staff have reportedly been left frustrated following Holly Willoughby's sudden exit.

Holly Willoughby is apparently more popular than ever after quitting ITV’s This Morning - as her Instagram following has soared by almost 40,000 people. The 42 year old presenter announced on Tuesday, 10 October, that she was leaving the popular daytime show. Her decision to quit came after a year from hell for Holly, who was blasted by the public for reportedly skipping the queue to see the late Queen Elizabeth II lying in state in September last year and then earlier this year became embroiled in a rumoured feud with This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield before he left the show and admitted to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger colleague.

Phillip Schofield has been spotted for the first time since it was reported he and Holly Willoughby have started patching up their fractured friendship after she quit This Morning this week.

Phillip Schofield has been seen for the first time since Holly Willoughby announced she had quit This Morning after 14 years of presenting the ITV show. Phillip, 61, was spotted in West London on Thursday 12 October looking downcast as he crossed a road to get into a car.The former TV presenter cut a casual figure in a grey jumper, jeans and a pair of dark red Converse trainers as he made his way down the street.

Holly Willoughby shocked This Morning fans when she announced that she'd quit the ITV daytime show after 14 years, and now many are wondering who could be set to replace her with Rochelle Humes firmly in the running to take over. Former singer Rochelle, 34, has been working on This Morning as a stand-in host since 2018 and she's proven to be a hit with TV viewers, making her a firm favourite to become a full-time presenter on the show.

Holly Willoughby confirmed her exit from This Morning on Tuesday, October 10 after a whirlwind of a year for the star.

Holly Willoughby shocked TV viewers when she dramatically quit her presenting role on ITV's This Morning after 14 years.The 42 year old star shared a surprise statement on Tuesday, 10 October, that said she was leaving the show and "will not be returning." It began: “I have let ITV know today that after 14 years, I will not be returning to This Morning.To everyone who has ever worked on the show over the years, thank you so much.This is such a difficult goodbye, you are incredible and I forever will be proud of what we’ve done together." But now fans believe she's in talks to join the BBC, suggesting that Phillip Schofield could join her. Holly's This Morning co-host Phillip quit the show himself in May this year, after he admitted to a relationship with a younger male former colleague.

This Morning presenters have been left gobsmacked after their co-star Holly Willoughby stepped down from her presenting position after 14 years on Tuesday 10 October, insiders tell OK! The TV personality, 42, announced that she was parting ways with the popular ITV show via a social media statement, sharing that the decision was for the sake of herself and her family - following a tumultuous year personally and professionally. While it was a surprise to viewers of the daytime TV show, no one was more shocked than Holly's fellow presenters.