This Morning presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary addressed the “elephant in the room” as they opened the show today (May 29).
As fans of the ITV show will know, This Morning has been under intense scrutiny since Phillip Schofield stepped down as host.
And, as he released a new statement on Instagram, today’s hosts Alison and Dermot also addressed the drama.
This Morning presenters Alison and Dermot share statement
At the top of the show’s Morning View news item, Dermot started the statement. Looking straight-faced as he sat next to Alison, he said: “We all know that we happen to be in the news at the moment and of course we appreciate that. But just from both of us and the whole team here, the crew, the guys downstairs, we love making this show for all of you.”
Alison continued and said: “Yes, we really do, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do. We’re going to continue to do that, so let’s start with our first news story.”
The pair then introduced Gyles Brandreth. He said: “We are very happy to be here. It’s a happy place to work. I enjoy coming in and I have done since I began. We’re happy people in a happy place.”
Alison replied: “Thank you Giles.”
Gyles Brandreth Talking on #ThisMorning about how it’s a great show to work on and how he loves coming to work every day 🤔 pic.twitter.com/xOM14QbXIS
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