Vernon Kay has landed a big gig in Newcastle for the upcoming Northumberland Plate, after being very noticeably absent from This Morning, the show many viewers wanted him to host on a permanent basis.
After his intended debut as host of the ITV daytime programme was delayed in the summer of 2021, due to him contracting Covid, Vernon finally got to sit on the famous This Morning sofa later that year, with ITV viewers particularly fond of his presenting partnership with another popular host, Josie Gibson.
There were calls for the pair to be full time hosts of This Morning, long before Phillip Schofield announced he was leaving the show after 21 years. That news came as Holly Willoughby began her half term break a week earlier than intended and, when she returned to the studio on June 5, she began proceedings with a statement to viewers at home, addressing everything that had gone on.
