PHIL-ING IN
This Morning reveal Phillip Schofield’s replacement after he was struck down with Covid
THIS Morning has drafted in Alison Hammond to host the programme alongside Rochelle Humes today.
It comes after presenter of the ITV daytime show Phillip Schofield, 59, tested positive for Covid last night.
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Alison, 46, who usually presents This Morning on a Friday alongside Dermot O'Leary, will be on our screens later today at 10am.
The 46-year-old replaced Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford in January last year after ITV announced a huge shake-up in 2020.
Phillip shared a snap of his lateral flow test showing two clear lines with his 3m followers on Monday night.
The This Morning and Dancing On Ice host captioned the post: "Well b*******."
But luckily he's only suffering from mild symptoms as he added: "Currently just a slightly sore throat".
The TV star will now be forced to isolate for at least five days, meaning that he won't be on This Morning for the rest of the week.
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He will also have to have two negative lateral flow tests before he can return to present Dancing On Ice on Sunday.
Phillip was joined by Rochelle Humes on This Morning yesterday, which left many viewers scratching their heads over where co-host Holly Willoughby was.
It is thought the 40-year-old - who hosted Dancing on Ice alongside Phillip over the weekend - will return to the ITV programme later this week.
It was previously mentioned that Holly would be off for two weeks, but yesterday the singer replaced her for a third week running.
The Sun revealed earlier this month that Holly is taking a break from the show to work on Wim 'Iceman' Hof’s Superstar Survival with Lee Mack in Southern Europe.
A source explained: “Holly loved I’m a Celeb so much it gave her the confidence to strike out on her own and do more mainstream solo TV projects.
“Holly did an excellent job filling in for Ant and was one of the highlights of the show that year.
“She has high career ambitions and is starting the year as she means to go on.
“However, she absolutely loves This Morning and her on-screen partnership with Phillip, so isn’t going anywhere long-term.
"She’s just grateful ITV bosses are giving her the freedom to do her own projects.”
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