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Dermot O’Leary overtakes Alison Hammond as favourite in race to replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning
ALISON Hammond has been replaced as favourite in the race to replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning.
Dermot O'Leary has overtaken his co-presenter as the most likely to host alongside Holly Willoughby.
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It follows a turbulent time over the last week following Phillip's axing from This Morning with immediate effect.
As ITV scramble to plan who Holly will host with when she returns after a two-week break, bookies say Dermot's favourite to be her new sidekick with 4/6.
has Alison at 4/1 odds of replacing Phillip, with Rylan and Rochelle following closely behind.
Dermot will be replaced on air tomorrow as he celebrates his 50th birthday with family.
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The Sun revealed Alison will be joined by Craig Doyle in another huge show shake-up.
The 51-year-old Irishman is best known as a presenter for BT Sport - covering the Rugby Union and MotoGP.
He made his debut on This Morning last year while stepping in for Dermot alongside Alison.
She will be on the show as normal tomorrow after a turbulent time for This Morning since Phillip's fate was sealed last week.
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Despite being on the show for 21 years, 61-year-old Phillip wasn't given a final show send-off.
His co-host and former best pal Holly is having a two-week break before returning to host with other members of the This Morning team.
She insisted in a statement about Phillip's departure, that the "sofa won't be the same without him".
Meanwhile Alison and Dermot's tribute to him on yesterday's show lasted just 30 seconds.
Devastated Phillip says he is “completely broken” by his axing.
An ITV spokesperson said: "Phillip Schofield’s decision to step down from This Morning was (as his statement made clear) a decision agreed between Phillip and ITV."
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