This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield cry with laughter at guest as viewers call for him to get permanent ITV role

ITV viewers have called for Josie Gibson and Vernon Kay to be kept on as the main presenters on This Morning. The 37 year old and the 47 year old are filling in for Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield while they are on their Easter break. Each day the presenter line up has been changed up across the two week break with Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond also filling in.

This Morning presenter Josie Gibson has opened up about what co-host Phillip Schofield is like when the cameras stop rolling, saying he’s different to the ‘presenter Phil’ that viewers see every day. Josie, who will be back on screens alongside Vernon Kay to cover the ITV show for the Easter break, opened up about her relationship with Phil behind the scenes and his hidden side.The 37 year old, who will stand in for Phil, 60, and his co-host Holly Willoughby from April 11 - 14, revealed: “So Phil, he is really funny.

Despite the weather taking a dramatic turn with snow being seen falling in parts of the country, Holly Willoughby was still bring the spring vibes with her latest This Morning outfit.

Phillip Schofield was presented with a birthday cake and Champagne as he celebrated his 60th birthday a day early with the This Morning team on Thursday.The presenter appeared delighted to be receiving his birthday cake from long-time co-host and friend, Holly Willoughby, along with the rest of the crew as he sat in his dressing room. Phillip will be enjoying a day off from This Morning on his actual birthday this Friday and so the team took it upon themselves to mark the milestone occasion with a party in the studio.

This Morning fans were delighted today to once again be greeted by much-loved host Holly Willoughby.The popular ITV presenter, 41, was forced to miss almost two weeks on the show after she tested positive for Covid-19 and had to stay at home to prevent the spread of infection to her co-stars. Holly returned to the show this morning alongside friend and overjoyed co-host Phillip Schofield and she waved an excited "Hi!" to her beloved viewers. "Do you know? It's so nice to be back," she told Phil.

Phillip Schofield has confirmed that Holly Willoughby will finally return to This Morning this week. The presenter has been forced off the popular daytime show for more than a week after testing positive for coronavirus on Sunday, March 13, hours before she was due to host the Dancing On Ice semi-finals.

Holly Willoughby is set to return to ITV's This Morning tomorrow, 23 March, after testing negative for Covid-19. Phillip Schofield, 59, and Alison Hammond, 47, confirmed the news of the 41 year old's return on the programme as he said: "Alison is obviously keeping me company today and we're pleased to say that she's [Holly] negative and she's back tomorrow." Breaking out into a dance, Alison then started singing: "Celebrate good times, come on!" as Phillip giggled and added: "See you tomorrow!" The pair then began giggling uncontrollably as Phil told Alison: "You were expecting a lot for them to catch up with that," as Alison replied: "I was expecting confetti!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Holly tested positive for Covid-19 on 13 March as she was forced to pull out of presenting Dancing On Ice with Phil.

Holly Willoughby's This Morning absence has stretched into its second week as she was still missing from Monday's show.

Phillip Schofield has admitted it's "weird" not filming Dancing On Ice on Sunday after the final was postponed for one week due to a schedule shakeup by ITV. The ITV skating show's live final was due to air on Sunday 20 March, but it was pushed back by a week to make way for the FA Cup Quarter Final. This now means that the final instalment of Dancing On Ice 2022 will air on Sunday 27 March and will see finalists Brendan Cole, Regan Gascoigne and Kimberly Wyatt battle it out.

This Morning fans were left with plenty to say after the UK's Eurovision entry for 2022 appeared on the show. It was announced last week that TikTok star Sam Ryder has been chosen to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest which is taking place in Turin, Italy, in May.

Phillip Schofield has given a fresh update on Holly Willoughby as she remains off This Morning.

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield was crying with laughter as stand-in co-host Josie Gibson missed her cue and messed up her lines after a cocktail tasting session on the show.