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This Morningpresenter Josie Gibson suffered an embarrassing and potentially painful incident on air today (October 19) as she was bitten by a pig during a live segment.

This Morning star Phillip Schofield has talked about the impact that him coming out as gay earlier this year has had on his life, admitting he still feels pretty "confused" about where things are going to go.The host, who is still living with his wife Steph and his two daughters, talked about navigating a "minefield" on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast."I'm worried about Steph, I'm worried about what this does to all of us," he explained.

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has addressed a row that happened before former co-presenter Fern Britton exited the daytime TV show.Fern fronted the show alongside Phillip until 2009, before being replaced by Holly Willoughby, though Phillip has shed more light on their falling out ahead of her quitting.Writing in his new autobiography Life's What You Make It, Phillip claims he and Fern had a row in 2009 that he believes led her to quit, the presenter recalling that he was "stunned"

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has revealed that he once went missing a few minutes before the ITV show went on air, deciding to go back home due to his own personal struggles.In his new autobiography Life's What You Make It, Phillip writes that he felt unable to go on air at the last minute in March 2019 and he headed back to his London flat, texting his wife Stephanie Lowe to tell her he "couldn't do the show".His co-host Holly Willoughby presented the show solo that day, telling

This Morning has had its fair share of memorable guests, one of its longstanding regulars being Amethyst Realm.In case you missed it, Amethyst has appeared on the ITV daytime show numerous times over the years, sharing updates on her relationship with spirit lover Ray.However, in sad news, the guest revealed on today's (October 14) episode that the two had called their engagement off after Ray "completely changed" and "fell in with a bad crowd", suggesting that he'd started drinking and doing

This Morning's Trinny Woodall has revealed that she almost quit the show once when a superior told her she couldn't wear a ring from her own range while on camera.The presenter, who sometimes hosts the ITV show's fashion segments, recently recalled the time she was informed by This Morning boss Martin Frizell that she was "breaching Ofcom rules" by accessorising her look with a £300 ring from her Trinny London line.

This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby has shared a rare photo of her three children in a Harry Potter themed "quarantine project" snap.Holly set up the magical photoshoot, featuring 11-year-old Harry, nine-year-old Belle and six-year-old Chester, in her garden and shared the result on her Instagram Story over the weekend.The picture sees Harry dressed as Harry Potter, Belle as Hermione Granger and Chester as Ron Weasley, with each of the children lying down on the grass and covering their

Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman has confirmed that this year's series of the BBC reality show will "look different" as a result of the new health and safety measures in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Speaking on This Morning today (October 7) to hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, Claudia said that she is hopeful that viewers will still tune into the show this year."The whole production team are amazing, the line-up is wonderful," she said.

This Morning star Alison Hammond reacted to the murder of George Floyd with an impassioned speech in which she reflected on her fears as a Black person and a mother, stating: "When Black lives matter, then all lives will matter."Since then, Alison has admitted that she doesn't know as much about Black history as she'd like to, so when ITV commissioned a one-off documentary called Back to School, it was as much an education for her as it will be for a lot of viewers who have never been taught

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield was left rather embarrassed on today's show (October 5) after a caller revealed that they had met before – and Phil refused to sign an autograph for them.The awkward moment occurred when viewer Mike took part in the Spin to Win competition and started chatting to Phillip while his prize was being revealed.Mike told Phillip that they had met once before when Phillip was doing a hot air balloon ride in Bristol, with the caller's daughter running after the

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond made a hilarious blunder while preparing for a Halloween segment on Wednesday's show (September 30).Alison, who was dressed up as a witch, was preparing to give viewers some 'haunting Halloween ideas' as October approaches.

Instagram post.The This Morning presenter shared a picture of the youngster with a Chelsea-themed birthday cake today (September 29), which unsurprisingly has annoyed her Arsenal-supporting husband, Dan."If anyone knows my @arsenal loving husband you'll know how much this Cake for Chesters birthday is killing him," she joked in the caption. "I blame you entirely @franklampard."However that's our boy all over...," Holly continued.

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has thanked his loved ones – including wife Steph, daughters Ruby and Molly, and his friend and co-host Holly Willoughby – for their help and support as he opened up about his recent mental health issues.On today's (September 24) This Morning, Holly and Phil were joined by CALM CEO Simon Gunning to discuss the recent news that official figures show that the suicide rate for men in England and Wales in 2019 is the highest it's been for two decades.During

Downton Abbey star Jim Carter has given an update on the planned movie sequel, revealing that the cast has already read the script.Following the release of the first movie last year, talk of a follow-up has been rife, with producers ensuring fans that they were "committed" to another film.However, appearing on today's (September 24) This Morning, the Carson actor confirmed that a script existed, and they hoped to start filming next year."We've seen a script, a script for a second film is there,

This Morning alongside Holly Willoughby, but the presenter is still enjoying his evenings despite those dreaded early starts.Posting a rare family photo on Instagram, Schofe – who publicly came out as gay back in February – shared a glimpse of his night out with wife Stephanie and their two daughters yesterday (September 21).Following the couple's separation earlier this year, it appears their family unit is still as strong as ever, with the TV presenter writing: "Dinner with the fam."Just a few

Coronation Street star Sally Carman has spoken about her recent engagement to co-star Joe Duttine, joking they "had to find something to do" during lockdown.The pair, who play Abi Franklin and Tim Metcalfe on the ITV soap, confirmed the happy news back in March, having been romantically linked since 2018.Appearing on today's (September 16) This Morning, the subject of their relationship was brought up, Sally saying: "I know! That did happen, yeah!"When Phillip Schofield noted that they got

This Morning's Holly Willoughby is celebrating 11 years on the ITV show, and has thanked her long-serving co-host Phillip Schofield. The presenter took to Instagram on Monday (September 14) to mark the special occasion, sharing an old photo of her clinging onto Schofield's arm.

This Morning's Spin to Win competition has had its fair share of odd moments in the past, but nothing quite as humorous and awkward as today's (September 10) edition.Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby called up a man named Matthew to try to win him some prizes – the top prize was £2,000 rather than £3,000 today as someone won the top prize yesterday – but he didn't pick up the phone until just before the duo were about to give up.Phil asked what the lucky viewer could have been up to if he

The Great British Bake Off has won its first ever TV Choice Award this year, but it was Coronation Street who won big at the 2020 awards, picking up a clean sweep across the soap section.For the 24th annual TV Choice Awards, the ceremony went virtual.

This Morning viewers were left shocked earlier today, as the live programme accidentally featured a man flashing his penis on screen.In today's instalment (Monday, September 7), former Big Brother star Josie Gibson stripped down and descended upon a naturist resort in Merseyside to share the details of the programme's latest competition... for some reason or other.

This Morning segment, which will see them exploring the UK. Titled Travel Top Trumps, they'll hit the road in an attempt to outdo each other as they search for the quirkiest and most exciting locations to stay (via The Mirror).Both presenters are fan-favourites on the main show so it's going to be a lot of fun seeing them out and about.

This Morning today (September 1) and got to share a special moment.

The pair, who are currently hosting Britain's Got Talent, appeared together on the This Morning sofa today (September 1) and unlike hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield they were able to sit right next to each other.Explaining why they didn't have to be kept apart like Holly and Phil, Ant & Dec revealed they'd formed a 'cohort', allowing them to have close contact.

This Morning's Alison Hammond is set to explore Black history in a brand new series for ITV. As part of Black History Month, the presenter will go on the ultimate school trip as she travels the length of Britain to visit key historical sites, re-examining the history taught in schools from a different angle.

Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard has revealed that he thinks This Morning host Phillip Schofield would be "great" on Strictly, and he'd love the presenter to be part of the BBC show's first ever same-sex couple.AJ announced in March this year that he won't be returning to his role as a professional dancer on Strictly for its 2020 series, as he wants to focus on other projects alongside his brother, Love Island star Curtis Pritchard.But he's still keeping up to date with Strictly news and

Coronation Street star Ian Bartholomew may be getting all the applause for his role as the manipulative and controlling Geoff Metcalfe, but he says that portraying the character has been "horrifying" for him at times.Speaking to Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on This Morning, he said: "(Geoff) is dark. It's been fascinating, it's not been fun.

This Morning's regular hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield will be back after their summer break next week, and ITV is using it as an opportunity to change things up a little bit.The broadcaster has released a statement (via Hello!) that details the new focus for This Morning in the age of coronavirus (COVID-19) – which, let's be honest, sounds a lot like what they were doing before anyway.But there'll also be new segments from Nigel Havers and John Torode, the return of Gino D'Acampo

The Masked Singer host Joel Dommett has thrown his support behind comedian Mo Gilligan, who was announced as a new judge on the reality show earlier this week.Appearing on This Morning today (August 21) Joel told hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary that he thinks Mo will be "an amazing addition" to the panel, whose role is to guess the identity of the masked celebrities and vote for their favourite singers."I've known Mo for ages, very funny dude," Joel said.

This Morning very soon.The daytime chat show duo have been on summer holidays since early July, with Eamonn Holmes, Ruth Langsford, Rochelle Humes and Alison Hammond regularly filling in over the last several weeks.However, ITV has now confirmed to that Holly and Phillip will be back on This Morning in just over two weeks, returning as hosts on .Holly and Phillip's summer holidays have still been fairly memorable for This Morning, including one odd moment where a guest was distracted by

This Morning full-time would be "too much".The presenter recently went down a storm with viewers as she took on full hosting duties opposite Rochelle Humes as one of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's summer replacements – but it seems like it's not something fans should get used to.In a recent tweet, Alison implied that the prospect of her presenting the ITV daytime show full-time would be "too much". That is, she would be "too much" for the role...