Why is This Morning not on TV this week and when will it return?

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

This Morning viewers have no doubt been missing hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on the ITV show since they went on a break for Christmas earlier this month. But today, the pair, who describe one another as a 'best friend', are back on the box with a festive episode of the programme.

Holly Willoughby gets jiggy and does her best mum-dancing with her co-host Phillip Schofield in the latest edition of This Morning. The 40 year old star is in the full Christmas spirit on the ITV show Saturday, in a pre-recorded Christmas Day special of the show.

Rochelle Humes has been giving Holly Willoughby a run for her money in the fashion department this week as she stands in for the star on ITV’s This Morning. On Friday 10 December, Holly and Phillip Schofield signed off for their Christmas break, leaving Rochelle and co-star Vernon Kay to present the hit daytime show.The 32 year old looked effortlessly chic on Wednesday morning as she took to our screens sporting a head-to-toe high street look.

Lynsey Crombie, the Queen of Clean, shared a simple cleaning hack that surprised everyone on This Morning. The cleaning guru began by telling Rochelle Humes and Vernon Kay not to laugh at her unusual technique for cleaning dirty baking trays and dishes.

Rochelle Humes is stepping back into her presenting shoes this week on ITV's This Morning as she stands in for Holly Willoughby. Friday 10 December saw presenting duo Holly and Phillip Schofield sign off for their Christmas break and now viewers are treated with new hosts in the run up to the big day.

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 suffered a bizarre manicure malfunction minutes before appearing live to present This Morning on Friday.The 40-year-old revealed the mishap in a video she uploaded to Instagram Stories informing followers that, whilst she was outfit and make-up ready - another part of her appearance was not. In the clip, a clearly amused Holly is sat in her dressing room as her make-up artist Patsy O’Neil appeared to be flustered around her.

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 spoken out about a poo disaster that occurred the first night she brought her adorable new puppy home. The This Morning presenter appeared on Jonathan Ross’ talk show to chat about her new book, Reflections and her family life.

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.

This Morning viewers went wild on Thursday's episode as they claimed that they spotted a "mysterious face" in Phillip Schofield's shoe.

This Morning co-hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary will not be presenting the show this week, as they usually do every Friday morning. Since the beginning of this year, the likeable TV duo have led This Morning in replacement of long time anchors Eamon Holmes and Ruth Langsford and have received wide praise for their chemistry onscreen.

Holly Willoughby left fans in hysterics on Wednesday, as she sang on This Morning and sounded like a “howling dog.” The 40 year old and her co-host, Phillip Schofield were playing Spin to Win and waiting for the first caller to be patched through when the classic song 'All I want for Christmas' by Mariah Carey came on.