ITV has confirmed Dermot O'Leary will not be presenting This Morning on Wednesday, May 24 and Thursday, May 25. The presenter has stepped in this week alongside Alison Hammond to host the show following Phillip Schofield's exit
Phillip stepped down from his role with "immediate effect" after 20 years on the daytime programme following a rumoured feud with Holly Willoughby. Meanwhile, Holly has taken an early half-term break and is expected to return on Monday, June 5.
Following the drama, Alison and Dermot opened the show on Monday, May 22, and delivered a brief tribute to Phillip. "We can't start today's show without paying tribute to the man who spent the last two decades sitting on the This Morning sofa, Phillip Schofield," Alison began.