This Morning viewers crack Phillip Schofield remark after Tina Turner tribute
25.05.2023 - 12:45
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This Morning viewers found themselves cracking the same remark as they watched the show's tribute to Tina Turner. The music icon, who had hits including Proud Mary and The Best, passed away after a long illness, her publicist Bernard Doherty confirmed on Wednesday (May 24).
Tina, widely referred to as the Queen of Rock and Roll, had a career spanning over 60 years which saw her win eight competitive Grammy Awards including record of the year for What's Love Got To Do With It, three Grammy Hall of Fame Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as having a star on both the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the St Louis Walk of Fame.
In a statement, a representative for the legendary singer said: "Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock'n Roll' has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model."
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Tributes have since been pouring in from far and wide to pay tribute to the star, born Anna Mae Bullock, and the news of her death has been dominating all the major programmes airing on Thursday (May 25) including This Morning.
Hosts Alison Hammond and Craig Doyle paid tribute to Tina at various points throughout the programme before they wrapped up their segments slightly earlier so that they could play out a previous performance, aired live on the show a few years ago, from the cast of Tina - The Tina Turner Musical.
But viewers couldn't help but notice that the death of the worldwide wide artist, who is behind global hits including What's Love Got To Do With It, Private Dancer and The Best, got 'more of a send off' than Phillip Schofield