This Morning's Alison Hammond says 'I'm going' as she announces ITV break

Daily Record

3 days ago

This Morning hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary shared an important update with ITV viewers at the beginning of Thursday's show.
During Thursday's episode of This Morning, Alison Hammond shared with viewers that it would be her last appearance before taking a well-deserved summer break for the upcoming weeks.
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As the programme drew to a close, Alison and her co-presenter Dermot O'Leary embraced warmly, with her parting words being: "See you in September, bye!"
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Dermot hinted at his feelings of being disheartened at the start of the show, confessing to the audience just minutes into the broadcast that he was feeling upset.
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Curious, Alison enquired about his sadness, to which he responded: "I'm sad because it's your last day for the summer! I'm sad because I won't see you next week."
Alison encouraged him with a cheerful: "Aw, not sad; be happy for me! Be happy."
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In a sweet gesture, Dermot began presenting Alison with individual flowers from the set while she spoke about her plans for the summer, reports the Mirror.
She continued: "You know what? I'm going to have a little holiday. I'm going to do some housework. It's going to be great, and I'm going to be watching you on the telly."
The 50-year-old presenter also informed the audience that on Friday, they could tune in to see Dermot hosting alongside Loose Women star,Olivia Attwood.
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Earlier in the year, it was revealed that 34-year-old Olivia would be joining the team of This Morning hosts over the summer as regulars Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley take their breaks.
While being interviewed by Ben and Cat on the show, Olivia shared her excitement about her new role, saying, "I'm going to be doing a couple of shows in the summer, I'm very excited to be joining you guys."
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She expressed her delight, saying: "It's a huge honour. I've obviously grown up watching this show, and being part of the Daytime team with the Loose Women has been the best experience. This just feels like a very natural progression."
Ben and Cat have shown their full support for Olivia, assuring the ITV favourite that she'll do a 'brilliant' job in her new role.
Over the next few weeks, ITV audiences can expect to see personalities such as Rylan Clark, Sian Welby, Rochelle Humes, Craig Doyle, Emma Willis and Josie Gibson taking turns to present This Morning.