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Josie Gibson gets This Morning promotion to host with 'fan favourite' in fresh ITV shake-up

Josie Gibson will get another chance to me main This Morning presenter this week, with already delighted viewers, also pleased to hear that she'll be doing the honours alongside a real fan favourite.

Having 'accidentally got a promotion to be a lead host on the ITV daytime show towards the end of 2021, when Holly Willoughby was taken ill suddenly; Josie has really proved herself as a real star of the show, with the former Big Brother winner earning plenty of praise from people at home.

She has hosted alongside Phillip Schofield, Andi Peters, Dermot O'Leary and Vernon Kay; but there is one colleague that fans of This Morning are always pleased to see her alongside and that is Craig Doyle. From the first time Josie teamed up with the ex Holiday star, viewers couldn't get enough of their partnership.

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And Josie and Craig, who last teamed up to host over Christmas, will get another chance to work together as, right at the end of Friday's episode, it was confirmed by Dermot and his presenting partner in crime, Alison Hammond, that Josie and Craig would be at the helm on Easter Monday.

There was no indication if they will front the show for just one day, or follow Alison and Dermot's lead by doing the job for a whole week, in place of the absent Phillip and Holly.

Josie Gibson hosts This Morning alongside Craig Doyle (ITV)

Just the news that it would be Josie and Craig hosting was music to the ears of plenty of people on Twitter, with one responding: "Craig n Josie next week.... finally we can tune in and another adding heart emojis as they tweeted: "I can definitely tolerate Craig"

Holly and Phillip are expected to return on April 17, with Phillip off for a week longer than his ITV colleague.

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