On Saturday, veteran broadcaster Schofield introduced he was stepping down from presenting the ITV speak present with “immediate effect” after greater than 20 years on the programme.
Willoughby, who has hosted alongside Schofield since 2009, will stay on the present however she is taking early half-term vacation depart, with Hammond and O’Leary persevering with to fill in on Tuesday.
They opened the published dancing to Wham! basic observe Club Tropicana earlier than interviewing Andrew Ridgeley, who was one half of the pop duo with the late George Michael.
Hammond, 48, then admitted she had dropped a do-it-yourself birthday cake for O’Leary, who've each been longlisted for a National Television Award within the TV presenter class alongside Schofield and Willoughby.
She stated: “I made a cake for you, and then unfortunately dropped it so you never actually saw the cake. Sorry about that.
“It’s Dermot’s birthday tomorrow – you know when you drop something and it falls in the box then it didn’t look like a cake, it just looked like a mush.”
She later added: “I was trying to get through the door, no-one was there to help me and I dropped the cake.”
O’Leary, 49, stated: “I walked in and it looked like a big, mushy, tasty thing, I didn’t even know you’d made it and then I came to makeup and Alison said ‘I’ve made you a cake’.
“You’re so sweet for making me a cake.”
It has been confirmed Willoughby will probably be again within the studio from Monday June 5, however it's not but identified who will current the present for the remainder of the week.
ITV has stated Willoughby will “co-present with members of the This Morning family” when she returns.
Last Thursday marked Schofield’s final day on the present as he stated he is not going to be returning for a last episode.
His departure comes after he confronted months of controversy together with experiences of a rift together with his long-time co-host Willoughby, his brother’s intercourse abuse trial and a furore over his go to to the late Queen’s lying-in-state.
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