Amanda Holden has backed Dermot O’Leary to replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning.
Schofield, 61, stepped down from the ITV talk show on Saturday after more than 20 years amid reports of a fallout with co-presenter Holly Willoughby. It also came after his brother, Timothy Schofield, was jailed for 12 years for child sex offences.
Alison Hammond and O’Leary, who celebrated his 50th birthday on Wednesday, stepped in to present This Morning on Monday and Tuesday, while Craig Doyle took the helm with Hammond on Wednesday.