ITV This Morning's Josie Gibson addresses Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary 'rift' rumours
01.07.2022 - 19:25
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This Morning presenter Josie Gibson has spoken out about rumours of an apparent feud between her co-stars Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary following claims that the pair were 'bickering' on set.
Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary have been presenting the ITV daytime show together every Friday since January 2021. The duo took over from married couple Holmes and Ruth Langsford who spent years hosting the programme together before they were replaced.
Alison, 47, and Dermot, 49, are also often seen presenting the show together during the holidays, such as Easter and summer, whilst Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield take a break. However, sources have previously claimed that the pair have clashed, bickered and struggled to ‘hit it off’ behind the scenes.
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But fellow presenter Josie Gibson, who often takes over when one of the regular hosts are absent, has put the rumours of a feud to bed. The 37-year-old Big Brother winner insisted the pair "really do get on."
In an exclusive interview with OK!, Josie said: "Those two are like brother and sister. I don’t know what’s been written but they really do get on. Dermot worships Alison and Alison loves Dermot.”
Proving that their friendship is genuine away from the cameras, Josie even revealed that Alison recently bought Dermot a lavish gift, saying: “She bought him a lovely watch not long ago, and they go round each other’s houses for dinner.
“I can’t understand why people think this. They’re really comfortable with each other and when you’re on This Morning and they’re hosting, it is so relaxed."
The mum-of-one added: “You don’t buy people watches and go round their