Dermot O'Leary was given his 'marching orders' by This Morning colleague Alison Hammond, telling viewers at home that he was 'kicked off' set on Friday.
It took just moments of cameras rolling on the ITV daytime show's final episode of the week for Dermot to make the claim that he'd already been told to leave the studio by presenting partner in crime Alison for something that was happening outside.
After no further details were given, Alison then ordered Dermot off set around half an hour later. As the two sat next to each other on the famous This Morning set, the newly confirmed host of The Great British Bake Off told her co-host: "Dermot, you're fired, right after the pair had interviewed The Apprentice finalists: winner Marnie Swindells and runner up Rochelle Anthony.