Phillip Schofield's replacement 'revealed' as Holly 'to sign new This Morning contract'

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.

As Holly Willoughby prepares to return to our screens next month after an extended Summer break, fans at home have been excitedly awaiting the news about which co-host would be joining her on the This Morning sofa. It has now been revealed that during Holly’s return to the show on Monday September 4, she will be joined by close pal Alison Hammond, who has been holding down the fort with Josie Gibson and Dermot O’Leary while Holly enjoyed her time off.

Holly Willoughby has been absent from our screens for a couple of weeks and now she has issued a new statement.

Phillip Schofield has been spotted smiling as he reunites with former This Morning co-star Vanessa Feltz. The pair were seen as they left the trendy Little Bird restaurant in Chiswick, West London, as they beamed with bright smiles walking out of the eatery, The Mirror reports.

Phillip Schofield has broken his cover following the This Morning scandal to join his old pal and co-star Vanessa Feltz for a catch-up dinner.The former host stepped down from his position on the daytime TV show alongside his ex-best friend and co-host Holly Willoughby earlier this year. Soon afterwards, the presenter admitted to having an "unwise but not illegal" relationship with a much younger colleague. After some considerable time away from the spotlight for Phillip, he and Vanessa, who are both 61, were spotted laughing and smiling as they emerged from a restaurant in West London called Little Bird on Monday night (August 7).

In June, ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall faced questions from MPs about former host Phillip Schofield’s exit from the show amid allegations that the programme was fostering a bullying culture that had been described as toxic. In correspondence published on Wednesday, Dame Caroline Dinenage, chairwoman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, told Dame Carolyn that a group of This Morning employees past and present had since raised similar claims to Parliament.

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.

Holly Willoughby has taken her fans by surprise as she was seen in a new photo shared during her This Morning break. The presenter hasn't been seen on TV screens for weeks now after heading off for her usual long summer break.

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.

Stephen Mulhern is reportedly set to replace Phillip Schofield as host of Dancing on Ice alongside Holly Willoughby.

Holly Willoughby and Josie Gibson have made a 'secret pact' to 'always look out for one another' after growing close on This Morning.

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.

Dr Ranj Singh, who worked on This Morning with Phillip Schofield, has encouraged people to be 'mindful' when commenting on the presenter because he is still human and 'not in an easy place'.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Craig Doyle has addressed his viewer's pleas to permanently replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning. The Irish TV star is currently presenting on the ITV show on a relief basis, often stepping in to cover for full-time hosts while they are on holiday. After Philip's abrupt departure from This Morning back in May, he stepped in to present alongside Holly Willoughby and has remained a firm favourite ever since.

Holly Willoughby is currently enjoying some time off from the This Morning sofa as she holidays in the Algarve.

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.

ITV is switching up its usual daytime schedule this week which will see viewers' favourite shows taken off air. As part of a major shake-up, Good Morning Britain, This Morning, Lorraine and Loose Women have each been cancelled on Monday (July 24), with some shows remaining off-air for the rest of the week.