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Jessica Sansome

ITV This Morning: Who is Craig Doyle hosting with Alison Hammond as Dermot O'Leary is replaced?

This Morning viewers may be wondering who they are seeing on-screen during the first show of the week as Alison Hammond is joined by a new co-host.

Fans are used to seeing the presenter, 47, alongside Dermot O'Leary as the pair have hosted the Friday edition of the ITV daytime show since January 2021 as well as stepping in for the holidays.

However, the Bank Holiday Monday show today (May 2) will see another presenter making his This Morning host debut. Craig Doyle confirmed over the weekend that he will be stepping into Dermot's shoes.

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"So excited about hosting This Morning tomorrow I have arrived 14 hours early for work!" he said alongside a photo of himself standing outside the ITV studios in London with a suitcase. He added: "Join @alisonhammond55 and I from 10 am @thismorning @itv." Alison then reshared her new co-host's post adding a GIF which said 'LOL' - aka laugh out loud - and a crying laughing face emoji.

Craig, 51, is a TV and radio presenter in Ireland and viewers may recognise him as he had appeared on This Morning from time to time, more recently hosting ITV's competition segment from around the Emerald Isle.

He has worked for both the BBC and ITV and more recently BT Sport. Irish viewers also know him as the host of RTÉ One chat show Tonight with Craig Doyle and RTÉ Two's Craig Doyle Live.

The presenter confirmed he appearance on the show (Alison Hammond Instagram)

He is the main anchor on BT Sport Premiership and European Champions Cup rugby coverage. He's been at BT Sport as rugby presenter since 2013 and also fronted the their MotoGP coverage from 2014 until 2018. Craig is also a presenter on ITV's Rugby World Cup coverage.

Some may also recognise Craig as a blast from the past as he used to host the children's programme Diggit on GMTV from 1998 to 2002 with Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates.

He's also presented on a number of BBC shows, appearing on The Holiday Programme and tech show Tomorrow's World. He then worked on Six Nations Rugby, the Athens Olympics, Wimbledon and Grandstand for the broadcaster

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