Holly Willoughby shows Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond subtle support despite This Morning break

This Morning fans were delighted as a brand new face joined Josie Gibson co-hosting on Wednesday. ITV viewers went wild for "hunky" presenter Steve Jones as the former T4 host joined Josie on the flagship morning show.

Holly Willoughby has been 'snubbed' for her This Morning co-star as the shortlist for the National Television Awards has been revealed. It's not long now until the biggest names of the small screen battle it out for a range of prizes at the annual bash.

ITV's This Morning has been nominated for a National Television Award despite the controversy surrounding the show's former presenter Phillip Schofield. The 61-year-old resigned from ITV and left his talent agency after it was discovered he had been in a relationship with a younger male colleague at the show.

TV legend Steve Jones is set to be the latest star to be joining the This Morning presenting team, with ITV bosses reportedly “delighted” about the new signing. The Welsh presenter, who first shot to fame on Channel 4’s T4 alongside Miquita Oliver, is the latest showbiz name to be joining the ITV team, with Steve set to present alongside co-host Josie Gibson on Wednesdays.

This Morning fans were all for the 'girl power' as Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson took over the show. It's been a long time since viewers of the ITV daytime show have seen the two women together at the helm.

This Morning viewers didn't appear to want to carry on watching the show before it had even properly started on Friday (August 11). There was a hosting shake-up for the last edition of the ITV daytime programme this week with Craig Doyle having left Josie Gibson to go off on his holidays.

In Hollywood hair transformation news, long-time redhead Emma Stone is showing off a very different look on Instagram.The La La Land actress, who has also appeared in huge hits like Spiderman and Cruella, is pictured as a blonde on her hairstylist Mara Roszak's grid. We've also been treated to more intel on the makeover in the caption.

Holly Willoughby looks set to become the "queen bee" of This Morning as speculation arises that ITV bosses will centre the show around her following her annual holiday. It has been rumoured that Holly, 42, will sign a new deal with This Morning that could see her salary bumped up to close to £1million when she returns to the show in September.This comes after her former co-presenter Phillip Schofield left the show following his unwise but not illegal relationship with a junior colleague while he was on the show.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag This Morning's Holly Willoughby is known for her chic sense of style, and she continued her stylish streak in a simple black playsuit whilst on holiday in Portugal.The 42 year old mum of three is currently enjoying an extended break from presenting ITV's This Morning, as she does every summer. This year, her break is even longer than usual, after a rough few months which saw the show embroiled in scandal, when her former co-host Phillip Schofield was forced to step down, and he subsequently admitted to a long-term affair with a former male colleague on the show. Holly appears to have long shrugged off the drama, as she was spotted splashing around in the surf during her family holiday to Portugal.

This Morning will be off air on Tuesday, 8 August as ITV1 shakes up its schedule to make room for the Women’s FIFA Football World Cup.The flagship mid-morning programme, which has been a staple on screens since 1988, will be replaced by coverage of the tournament, which is taking place in Australia and New Zealand.The final two rounds of 16 matches will be played tomorrow ahead of the quarter finals, which begin on 11 August. Colombia and Jamaica are set to go head to head at 9am BST on 8 August, with the winning team set to face the Lionesses in the Quarter Finals.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag It's been a difficult few months for stand-in television presenter Josie Gibson – as well as her fellow cast and crew at This Morning – following colleague Phillip Schofield's controversial dismissal and Holly Willoughby decision to step back for the summer. And today saw the Bristolean fan-favourite host Josie, who fronted the show alongside Irish TV star Craig Doyle, subjected to further criticism – this time, from a guest.

This Morning viewers reckon Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle should get a 'raise' following their interview with Michael Barrymore. The entertainer is back in the limelight after almost 20 years.

Josie Gibson became a household name this summer after she was drafted in by ITV to support Holly Willoughby on her return to This Morning, but she isn't sticking around.

Josie Gibson was left comforting an angry and upset Craig Doyle as he returned to This Morning with bad news. The duo were back fronting the ITV daytime show on Monday (July 31) as they kickstarted their summer stint at the helm following on from Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.

Presenter Holly Willoughby faced fresh backlash last week amid reports she’s set to sign a lucrative new deal with This Morning. Talk of the proposed deal comes just weeks after rumours circulated that Holly, 42, was ready to quit the show for good following the exit of her co-presenter Phillip Schofield, 61. Now, the reports of a potential uplift in Holly’s salary, should she stay on, have prompted a barrage of criticism, with some blasting it as “disgusting”, especially with the country in the middle of a cost of living crisis.

Josie Gibson's profile rocketed this summer when she was drafted in to support Holly Willoughby on her return to This Morning following Phillip Schofield's dramatic exit. Josie's now reportedly being lined-up to appear in this year's I'm A Celebrity series, which could propel her on to bigger and better things, PR expert Mark Borkowski told OK! in an exclusive chat.

This Morning regular presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary have headed on their summer holidays, as they take a break from hosting the programme. During today’s show, 28 July, the two had some banter after recent quashing claims that their relationship is “strained” as they were served a fry-up during one segment. Dermot, 50, was delighted at the fact he was getting to taste the meal, as well as some bubbly which is supposed to compliment your tastebuds while eating a takeaway.

Holly Willoughby has shared a 'determined' message with her fans as she told them she's 'uncharacteristically zen' in her latest update during her break from This Morning. The presenter is currently enjoying her eight-week-long break from the ITV daytime programme and has this week been snapped out and about in the sun in Portugal.

Holly Willoughby is reportedly “so excited" with ITV’s decision not to replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning.The presenter, 42, is currently enjoying some time away from the show for her summer holiday, and it’s understood that she will return in September to a ‘major shakeup of the show.’ Since Phillip stepped down from his role as her co-presenter after admitting that he had ‘an unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger male colleague, he has been replaced with guest presenters Josie Gibson, Dermot O'Leary, and Craig Doyle. And according to TV insiders Holly is delighted that this will continue, with ITV reportedly opting not to find a permanent replacement for Phil, with Holly now considered to be ‘the main star’ of the show .

Viewers who were looking forward to tuning into This Morning on Monday (July 24) will have been left disappointed as the ITV show has been taken off-air. The flagship show normally airs every Monday to Friday from 10am until 12:30pm with the likes of Holly Willoughby, Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond hosting.