Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary took to the famous cobbles on Friday (May 5) for a special rendition of This Morning. The co-hosts, who present the ITV morning programme together every Friday, were joined by the stars of Coronation Street to mark the coronation of King Charles.
Set in Manchester on the streets of the fictional Weatherfield set where the ITV soap is filmed, Alison and Dermot appeared at a street party amongst 100 guests including Corrie cast members Tina O’Brien, Jack P Shepherd and Bill Roache.
Appearing outside the Rovers Inn, Dermot, 49, wore a black suit whilst Alison, 48, sported a royal blue blazer to mark the special occasion. Sitting on the This Morning sofa which had been set up on the cobbles, the pair spoke to royal expert Camilla Tominey and Gogglebox star Gyles Brandreth about the upcoming event.
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Throughout the special show the stars of Corrie tucked into food and drinks and took it in turns to chat to the hosts whilst a marching band also gave a performance.
Later in the show chaos erupted when the weather in Manchester took a turn for the worst and the party had to be relocated inside the Rovers Return.
Despite the show's switch-up, viewers appeared to be left less than impressed as they took to Twitter to air their thoughts on the Coronation special.
@mostlystupid tweeted: "This episode is dreadful - they've been hyping this up for weeks and it's a complete s**tshow #ThisMorning."
@EyUpPete added: "By far the worst #ThisMorning today," as @mdbaggy agreed: "I didn’t think Fridays #ThisMorning could get worse but here we are."
@Mabel_Mouse_ said: "I’m going to have to turn this off. I can’t stand it. It’s making me nauseous #ThisMorning," as @Sheltie_Dreams claimed: "What a farce #ThisMorning."
@MissLionHeart added: "Who would have thought that rain would be the most entertaining thing about #ThisMorning."
Despite the majority of complaints, some viewers had a different take on the show.
One wrote: "Already loving this @itvcorrie @thismorning mash up #thismorning," as another said: "Best episode of #ThisMorning already. On the set of @itvcorrie love it."
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