Dermot O'Leary has been handed a 'key advantage' in the competition be This Morning's next full time presenter, as the search for a permanent replacement for Phillip Schofield.
Phillip announced he was leaving This Morning after 21 years, at the end of last month, assuring fans he'd still be working with ITV, only for him then to exit the broadcaster with immediate effect less than a week later, after admitting to having an affair with a much younger This Morning runner.
Holly Willoughby was off work at the time of Phillip's confession, returning in early June to tell viewers she was 'troubled' and 'let down' by the scandal surrounding Phillip. She was joined for her first two shows back at the helm by Josie Gibson, before Craig Doyle came in last Wednesday and Thursday.
