September 5th 2023.
ITV has come under fire from This Morning viewers for seemingly favouring Holly Willoughby. Fans have expressed their discontent with a decision to largely ignore the contribution of the guest hosts who stood in over the past few weeks.
Alison Hammond, Dermot O’Leary, Craig Doyle, Josie Gibson, Andi Peters, and Rochelle Humes all stepped up after Phillip Schofield resigned in May after admitting to lying about an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair.
The broadcaster announced Holly Willoughby's return to the show this week with a post on Instagram featuring photos of Holly, Alison, and Dermot. However, the post failed to mention the other presenters, leaving many viewers feeling snubbed.
One fan wrote, ‘Where’s Josie and Craig?’ while another said, ‘So they’ve just thrown Josie and Craig away like they didn’t carry the show for weeks.’ The post was met with further comments from viewers who expressed their admiration for the previous hosts, with one fan saying, ‘I will miss Josie. She’s so bright and bubbly. A ray of sunshine in the morning.’
Despite the snub, many viewers are still fondly remembering the summer line-up, with one fan saying, ‘Bring back Eamonn and Ruth.’ Another praised the ‘refreshing shake up that this program needed,’ while one fan said, ‘Andi Peters was brilliant as was Josie and Rochelle and not to mention Steve Jones! This Morning was fun to watch [after] it had gone so stale.’
ITV has yet to address the comments from viewers, however an ITV spokesperson did confirm that Holly will be co-hosting alongside members of the This Morning family, including Craig on Wednesday and Thursday.
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1. Who was your favourite guest host on This Morning during Holly's break? Let us know in the comments!
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