Alison Hammond was heard joking about being 'replaced' on This Morning amid the ongoing claims of a 'rift' behind the scenes between Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. The presenter was back at the helm of the programme on Friday (May 19) alongside Dermot O'Leary.
The pair were back fronting the last edition of the ITV daytime show this week as they usually do but it comes after all eyes were on their colleagues. Holly, 42, and Phillip, 61, who have hosted the ITV daytime show together for 14 years, are reported to be 'barely speaking' behind the scenes.
Claims of issues between the duo have been brewing after the presenters failed to host the programme together for a number of weeks. Phillip recently returned to the show after taking pre-planned leave around his brother’s sex abuse trial at Exeter Crown Court last month, with The Sun previously reporting the absence had contributed to a "cooling" of their friendship. Holly herself then was forced to take time out when she was struck down by shingles.
