Josie Gibson has spoken out about being a main presenter on This Morning and paid tribute to co-host Vernon Kay, just as viewers plead for them to be handed a full time slot on the show.
While Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby will be back on screen next week, they have been absent from the ITV show for over two weeks now, with bosses giving Josie and Vernon and colleagues Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary an extended run at hosting. Alison and Dermot were boosted from their usual Friday role to be at the helm for all of last week, while Josie and Vernon were put in charge for the Monday-Thursday shows this week.
And, rather than absence makes the heart grow fonder for plenty of viewers when it comes to Phillip and Holly, they now want Josie and Vernon to be made permanent hosts, or, at the very least, take the reins every time Phillip and Holly take a break, much like Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford used to do. While not responding to any of the calls for her This Morning role to be boosted , Josie took to Instagram after her last show with Vernon to post: "What a lovely 4 days on @thismorning!! I had such a scream and iv'e met some incredible people. I have learnt so much from our lovely guests."
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Singling out Vernon Josie added: "Thank you to @vernonkay for making me cry with laughter, your energy is magic." She accompanied her statement with a montage of highlights from the week's episodes and one of the first people to respond was Alison, who commented: "Love this so much."
Saying the same thing as many others have this week, a fan told Josie: "You & Vernon were fab. I would watch This Morning every day if you were both on together all of the time."
Making the same call, another of Josie's followers replied: "I've said same on Vernon's post, I think you 2 should be the 2 new main presenters, breath of fresh air and so natural. Haven't laughed so much and been wanting to switch you on for ages. Thank you guys," with another posting: "Love watching you really hope they give you a regular slot you are so naturally honest and funny."
