Who’s within the working to interchange Phillip Schofield as host of This Morning
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hillip Schofield has stepped down from internet hosting This Morning after greater than 20 years on the ITV programme.
The broadcaster has stated Holly Willoughby, who Schofield has hosted alongside since 2009, will stay on the present and can “co-present with members of the This Morning family” for now.
Following his departure, here’s a have a look at the runners and riders who might change him on the couch.
– Dermot O’Leary
The 49-year-old broadcaster is a scorching contender as he at the moment co-hosts This Morning alongside Alison Hammond on Fridays, taking on from Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford in 2021.
Before this, O’Leary additionally appeared on the present as a visitor presenter all through the years, and at the moment has been given 4/1 odds by bookmakers Ladbrokes.
During his profession, he has additionally hosted The X Factor, Soccer Aid, Comic Relief, Big Brother’s Little Brother and the Bafta movie awards in 2021.
– Alison Hammond
The beloved presenter, 48, can also be a robust risk attributable to her expertise on the present, with Ladbrokes making her the favorite with 2/1 odds.
Hammond first rose to fame as a Big Brother contestant in 2002 earlier than becoming a member of ITV’s flagship morning present in the identical yr.
During her time on the present during the last 20 years, she has turn into recognized for her capability to cut back even the largest A-listers into matches of laughter.
However, her schedule could also be full because it was introduced earlier this yr that she shall be becoming a member of The Great British Bake Off because the present’s new co-host alongside comic Noel Fielding from the subsequent sequence.
– Rochelle Humes
The Saturdays singer, and former host of The Xtra Factor, is a daily visitor host on This Morning.
She additionally stuffed in for Willoughby on the breakfast present when the TV star flew to Australia in 2018 to face in for Ant McPartlin on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!.
Humes, 34, who at the moment presents BBC One gameshow The Hit List along with her husband, JLS star Marvin, has been given 6/1 odds.
– Marvin Humes
The singer, 38, has offered alongside his spouse Rochelle on This Morning on various events since 2013 making him one other sturdy possibility, with 8/1 odds.
However, in an interview with Heat journal final yr he stated he didn’t see himself returning to the present any time quickly however added “never say never”.
– Rylan Clark
The X Factor singer-turned-presenter, 34, used to frequently host segments on This Morning and has additionally stepped in to current the present every so often.
It was additionally introduced final month that he was quitting as as a presenter of Strictly Come Dancing’s spin-off present It Takes Two.
Clark, who additionally not too long ago supplied the BBC with commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest and has a present on BBC Radio 2 present, has 3/1 odds.
– Josie Gibson
The 2010 Big Brother winner, 38, joined the ITV present in 2019 and has co-hosted on various events as a aid presenter.
Gibson, who has fronted the programme alongside the likes of Vernon Kay, has been given 10/1 odds.
– Gino D’Acampo
The Italian TV chef, 46, could possibly be a shock addition to the This Morning coach, with Ladbrokes giving him odds of 25/1.
He rose to fame as a daily prepare dinner on the ITV morning present and has since offered cookery programmes together with Let’s Do Lunch and Gino’s Italian Escape.
D’Acampo can also be behind considered one of This Morning’s most viral moments when he gave a witty retort after Willoughby unwittingly insulted his pasta dish.
She instructed that if the meal had ham in it, then it will style fairly like a carbonara, to which a horrified D’Acampo replied: “If my grandmother had wheels, she would have been a bike.”