This Morning viewers were left distracted as Marti Pellow appeared on the show - and some were soon left jumping to his defence. The Wet Wet Wet frontman was on the ITV daytime show to chat about his current show and upcoming tour.
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This Morning viewers were hilariously left baffled by Mike Tindall and James Haskell's appearance on the show as they were put on the spot by Phillip Schofield. The former rugby stars appeared live on the ITV daytime show to chat with the presenter and his co-host Holly Willoughby about their upcoming podcast tour.
James, Mike and Alex Payne will be heading to arenas up and down the country to perform a live version of their hit podcast, The Good, the Bad and the Rugby, which will be coming off the back of this year’s Rugby World Cup in France and will have the theme of a World Cup After Party.
But it wasn't long before the pair were being drawn into the BBC and Gary Lineker impartiality row. It was revealed on Monday morning (March 13) that the former footballer-turned-presenter will be back fronting the broadcaster's footballer offering at the weekend after he 'stepped back' from hosting Match of the Day.
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Director-General Tim Davie said he recognised “the potential confusion caused by the grey areas of the BBC’s social media guidance” following a "difficult period for staff, contributors, presenters, and most importantly, our audiences". Lineker thanked his fellow presenters and pundits for their “remarkable show of solidarity” after a number pulled out of BBC shows at the weekend when the former England striker was told to step back from hosting the show.
The 62-year-old was taken off air for a tweet comparing the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy to that of 1930s Germany. Confirming Lineker would return to Match of the Day on Saturday, Mr Davie said the
This Morning viewers were left distracted as Marti Pellow appeared on the show - and some were soon left jumping to his defence. The Wet Wet Wet frontman was on the ITV daytime show to chat about his current show and upcoming tour.
This Morning viewers have been flooding the show with praise as they made a fresh observation about Holly Willoughby. The presenter was left flying solo by her usual co-host on the ITV daytime show Phillip Schofield before she was kept company by Alison Hammond.
This Morning fans have been issuing a demand to bosses after it was revealed that Alison Hammond is being replaced as Holly Willoughby's co-host. The ITV daytime show's usual Friday host stepped in on Monday and Tuesday this week in place of Phillip Schofield who is taking the week off.
Some This Morning viewers were took by surprise when they saw a woman bearing her breast on the daytime show - but it was all for good reason. The ITV programme was back on screens on Monday (March 27) with Holly Willougby at the helm and instead of being joined by her usual co-host Phillip Schofield, the presenter was at the helm alongside Alison Hammond.
Gary Lineker agreed it was "good to be back" on the BBC to present Manchester City's FA Cup tie against Burnley on Match of the Day Live after stepping back from presenting last weekend in a controversial row over broadcaster's impartiality rules. The former England and Leicester City footballer came under fire for comparing the language used by the government in their asylum plans to 'that used by Germany in the 30s' in a tweet.
Gary Lineker has shared a picture of himself in a BBC studio ahead of returning to present live coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley.The presenter, 62, was taken off air last week by the corporation for a tweet comparing the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany in a row over impartiality. Taking to Twitter on Saturday (18 March), the broadcaster shared a photo of himself at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley.
Gary Lineker admitted he was 'glad to be back' on the BBC to present Manchester City''s FA Cup tie against Burnley, after controversially being told to step back from presenting Match of the Day last weekend.
Gary Lineker will return to our TV screens later following a row which left the BBC's sport coverage in disarray. The former England international had to 'step back' from off his Match of the Day presenting duties after taking to social media to hit out at Government plans to stop small boats making the journey to Britain.
This Morning fans were left asking 'what's going on' as Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary wrapped up another week of the ITV daytime show. The pair were back on-screen on Friday (March 17) for the latest two-and-a-half-hour-long episode of the week and it was all about celebrating St Patrick's Day.
This Morning has come under fire for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield interview with Jeremy Hunt. The duo were among the first to get to speak to the Chancellor after he unveiled his Spring Budget as he appeared live on the ITV daytime show on Thursday (March 16).
Gok Wan was quickly called out for a comment he made on This Morning as he sprung a surprise on an unsuspecting viewer. Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were back at the helm of the ITV daytime programme as they hosted their last show of the week.
This Morning viewers were quick to comment on social media as a 'joke' they made just 24 hours earlier became a reality. Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Wednesday (March 15) for their penultimate show of the week.
Gary Lineker’s son has spoken out after facing relentless abuse on Twitter following his father’s public fallout with BBC over small boat tweets. George Lineker shared a screenshot of someone telling him he should be “burned at the stake” for supporting his dad when the Match of the Day (MOTD) presenter was briefly suspended from the BBC. Commenting on the abuse, George wrote: “Social media’s mad isn’t it.
Holly Willoughby was forced to address an off-air incident after Phillip Schofield brought it up to viewers live on This Morning. The pair were back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Tuesday (March 14) and were joined by a few special guests - and not just of the human kind.
The UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has found his meeting with French premier Emmanuel Macron this weekend totally overshadowed in the British media. On Saturday evening, Sunak’s office released a statement from the PM, saying:
An unprecedented Match of the Day without presenters, pundits or commentators was watched by 500,000 more people last night than the previous week.
Carol Vorderman left This Morning viewers distracted as she appeared on the show. The former Countdown star was back on the ITV daytime programme on Friday (March 10) as she joined Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary live in the studio.
Dawn French is famous for her exceptional impersonation skills but in her latest photo, shared on Thursday, she upped the ante with an unrecognisable transformation you will not believe.Taking to her Instagram account, the Vicar of Dibley star, 65, donned an a chunky black fringe, knitted grey roll-neck jumper and added lashings of concealer to her lips as she transformed into Strictly Come Dancing host, Claudia Winkleman, who was also captured in the photo giggling away. Dawn sent fans wild with the hilarious updateCaptioning the hilarious moment, the star penned: "Coming soon…#traitors #comicrelief." The image was also reshared by Claudia herself who couldn't get enough of her "hero's" new look.Claudia wrote: "Coming soon…#traitors #comicrelief.
Ben Shephard was forced to jump in to end a debate on Good Morning Britain as they spoke about Gary Linekar's fresh row with the BBC. The Match of the Day host has been hitting the headlines after facing criticism from members of the Tory party after comparing the language used to launch the Government’s immigration policy with 1930s Germany.
This Morning viewers found themselves issuing a demand to Clodagh McKenna as they implored her to 'stop' during her latest appearance on the show. The Irish chef was back in the ITV daytime show's kitchen on Wednesday (March 8) as the show marked International Women's Day.