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Kirsty McCormack

This Morning fans slam 'unbelievable' segment as viewer talks Thomas the Tank phobia

This Morning viewers were not overly keen on the latest phobia segment during Monday's episode of the ITV show.

Hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby invited therapists Nik and Eva Speakman into the studio as they welcomed fans to call in with their phobias.

The phone in session began with one woman named Lenny revealing that she is scared of the theme tune of the hit movie Jaws.

This was followed by a mother called Rachel who admitted she has a phobia of belly buttons and can't even touch her own.

Therapist couple Nik and Eva Speakman led Monday's phone in on This Morning (ITV)

However, the next phobia left many fans of the show confused as Holly read a message out from one woman named Julia.

Reading from a card, Holly said: "Julia says I have a phobia of Thomas the Tank Engine - I even hate saying the words. It started after my son had an operation when he was little and he wore a Thomas the Tank Engine hat on the trolley.

"He was okay but I can't get rid of the phobia," mother-of-three Holly added.

Host Phillip Schofield was keen to discuss one viewer's phobia of Thomas the Tank Engine (ITV)

Eva replied: "Okay that's what we class as transference actually, and it does happen a lot with driving where people say they've got a fear of driving but it's actually because they've transferred it from a fear of heights or claustrophobia, and that's what's happened here."

Many This Morning viewers at home didn't believe the segment was genuine, and took to Twitter to comment.

"These phobias are made up aren’t they? #ThisMorning," one person asked.

Another tweeted: "This is unbelievable today #ThisMorning," while a third added: "I can't stop laughing here at these phobia parodies #ThisMorning."

Someone else claimed: "Thomas the tank engine seriously these are not phobias they are fears by association #ThisMorning."

This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV and ITV Hub.

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