ITV's This Morning aired with another presenter shake-up in the absence of regulars Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. Viewers are used to seeing various duos in the presenters' chairs while Holly and Phillip take their annual summer break, but they seemed to be pleasantly surprised at Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle's time together on Monday (July 25).
Over the last two weeks it has been Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary at the helm of the ITV programme. The pair have co-hosted the daytime show together every Friday since January 2021 and were the first of a line-up of presenters set to replace Holly and Phil over the summer.
Following on from Alison and Dermot's stint, Monday's show saw Big Brother winner Josie Gibson and Irish TV presenter Craig Doyle take the reigns. This is the first time that the duo have hosted the show together despite covering for Holly and Phil on separate occasions, as seen in Manchester Evening News.
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Josie has been a firm favourite with viewers for quite some time now, and has presented the show alongside Phil, Holly, Dermot, Alison and Vernon despite initially being a roving reporter.
The 37-year-old has now teamed up with Craig, best known for his work on BBC, ITV and BT Sport, who made his This Morning presenting debut during the May Bank Holiday whilst covering for Dermot.
Despite being presenters, Josie and Craig are also occasionally seen fronting This Morning's competition segments.
Opening today's show, Josie said: "We're normally in charge of giving the money away but we've been given the driver's seat. We've just got to hope that we don't crash the car."
Craig, 51, then added: "No crashing, no scraping just clean through. Don't worry it will be fine, I do have a habit of crashing stuff though just to warn you."
As Josie then asked Craig if he's ever crashed the prize car, he responded, "No just my own prized cars, I've crashed everything, I've crashed a campervan and blamed it on an invisible dog.
"My kids have named roads around my house after crashes I've had."
Whilst Josie and Craig covered a whole host of topics during another jam-packed edition of the show, viewers were quick to praise their presenting flair whilst making pleas to ITV.
@heyfifi wrote: "Wow! Just turned on tv ….. Josie looks AMAZING!!!.and how great to see her with Craig …. winning team I think!"
@LynzP01 tweeted: "Craig and Josie have great chemistry on the show. Should make them permanent presenters."
@traceyjane46 added: "Craig & Josie are so natural & relatable, so much better than Phil & Holly. Time for a presenter shake up permanently? @ITV".
@Jennybriss also said: "Could watch Craig and Josie every day. So natural together. PLEASE KEEP THEM!"
Josie and Craig are part of a line up of hosts who will take over the show until September 5.
In the next few weeks viewers can expect to see former Saturdays' singer Rochelle Humes alongside Lorraine regular Andi Peters, and Josie return with Bolton's very own Vernon Kay. Rochelle and Craig will then join forces before her former Saturday's pal Mollie King takes her spot alongside Craig.
Ruth and Rylan will also make their comeback, before Rochelle and Vernon finally take the reins to end the summer before Holly and Phil's return.
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