Josie Gibson will get another chance to be a main presenter on This Morning next week, after demands from fans to make her a permanent host.
Josie got her first taste of life as a lead presenter on the ITV daytime show at the last minute, when she was called in to replace a poorly Holly Willoughby back in 2021, having hosted competitions outside of the studio prior to her unexpected promotion. After impressing both This Morning viewers at home and programme bosses, she has since taken the reins on numerous occasions, alongside the likes of Craig Doyle, Dermot O'Leary and most recently, Andi Peters.
And its former X Factor host Dermot she'll be teaming up with once again over February half term as Holly and her presenting partner in crime, Phillip Schofield take some time off.
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News of Josie stepping up to front the show again was announced on Tuesday and, discussing how much it means to her to host This Morning, the ex Big Brother winner said: "I’m completely honoured. Whenever I’m sitting there hosting the show, I often look around and think ‘how the hell did this happen to me?’!"
She continued: "I’ve had so many different hosting partners and I just love Dermot! Derm and Andi are who I grew up watching and my mum reminded me recently that I used to demand a taxi home after school so I would make it in time for Andi on the telly! So it’s just mad that I’m now sitting beside them myself on the telly. I still can’t quite believe it.”
Josie's promotion is bound to go down well with This Morning viewers who want her to be on the show more often, especially after she and friend and colleague Alison Hammond land their own skiing holiday spin-off.
Just last week, one fan tweeted: "Oh I do miss Josie presenting," with another writing: "ring Josie and Craig back please"
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