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Victoria Johns

Ruth Langsford accused of making 'dig' at Phillip Schofield after This Morning exit

Ruth Langsford appeared to make a dig at her former colleague Phillip Schofield after he quit This Morning on Saturday.

The presenter, 61, stepped down from the 'job he loved' after reportedly falling out with Holly Willoughby, 42.

Ruth, 63, who is married to Eamonn Holmes, 63, was said to have been 'hurt' by Phil after he appeared to cut off her off when she was introducing the line-up on Loose Women in 2019.

And now viewers reckon she's not losing sleep over the fact he won't' be on daytime TV anytime soon.

As This Morning hosts Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond cut to Ruth in the studio earlier to find out what was on Loose Women, she grinned, saying: "It's nice to see you both!"

Ruth Langsford appeared to make a dig at her former colleague Phillip Schofield after he quit This Morning (ITV)

Fans flocked to Twitter commenting on how happy she looked, with one saying: "How HAPPY does Ruth look."

Another said: "Ruth’s looking rather Joyous."

While a third noted: "Ruth looks happy!!!!"

Ruth's jubilant Monday appearance comes after she made a cheeky dig about 'feuding' co-stars live on air, in another apparent nod to the This Morning drama that has unfolded.

Ruth appeared to make a cheeky dig at Phil last week amid his reported feud with Holly Willoughby (ITV)

Discussing whether you would trust your friends to set you up on a blind date, Coleen Nolan said: "I would trust all of you to pick a blind date" before Ruth quipped: "You could trust me, although we might be feuding at the time!"

Ruth's husband Eamonn previously said he felt "sorry" for his wife after Phil appeared to cut across her.

After the incident was allegedly reported, Eamonn told the Daily Mail's weekend magazine: "Phillip is renowned for snubbing people. He’s very passive-aggressive. It’s up to Ruth to say how she felt, but I was feeling hurt for her. No one would have snubbed me like that.”

Phil quit This Morning after more than 22 years on the show (ITV)

On GB News today Eamonn's co-host Isabel Webster confirmed Alison and Dermot were set to host Monday's This Morning as she added: "All of this comes after the big announcement from Phillip Schofield that he was stepping down..."

However, interrupting, Eamonn said: "Please, let's stop this, he was sacked.

"All this nonsense about, 'I've decided to step down' I'm sure you did. 'Now here's your P45, now step down'. Why do we propagate this language? 'I've decided to step down' and [Holly] says the couch won't feel the same without him people there. Well she wanted him not there, so why is she moaning about the couch not feeling the same for? They deserve each other."

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