Emmerdale fans in hysterics as Alison Hammond likens Meena to popstar Cheryl

This Morning viewers were baffled when they tuned into the latest edition of the show.

Josie Gibson has joined best pal Alison Hammond on the This Morning sofa today, marking the first time the pair have presented the show together. Alison, 47, and Josie, 37, are great friends, and Josie told OK! this week that she couldn't wait to sit next to her best pal on the sofa, admitting it will be "weird." Earlier this week, the mum-of-one told us she had been recovering from tonsillitis this week, but was looking forward to going back to work. Josie said: "I will be presenting the main show with Alison Hammond.

This Morning presenter Josie Gibson called her co-star Alison Hammond a "loser" and warned "they could fall out" during the latest episode.The 37-year-old Bristolian joined Alison on Friday's show (February 25) in the place of Dermot O'Leary who was taking a "well-earned rest".Welcoming Josie at the start of the show, Alison said: "I was thinking the fact that we come from Big Brother days. We've got a winner and a loser."Josie, who won her series of the since-cancelled reality show, while Alison was evicted within 15 days, replied: "I didn't want to say anything Al, but yep, you are a loser and I am the winner."Cackling to herself, Alison said: "But I'm the winner today because I've got you." Josie made yet another jokey dig at Alison later in the episode as the pair prepared to take on a life-hack competition presented by Matt Edmondson.Alison said: I'll be all over that.

Here come the girls! We absolutely love it when the ladies get to take over and take centre stage, so we couldn't be more excited to see both Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson take over This Morning presenting duties today. With International Women's Day fast approaching (8 March) - these two leading ladies took to our screens together this morning to show who really Runs The World. Alison, 47, and Josie, 37, look absolutely sensational as they opted for pretty frocks to take over our screens this morning on the ITV show.

THIS Morning viewers bombarded Ofcom with complaints about a candle-making segment. Furious fans accused the show of being a "fire hazard" as guest Georgina Burnett suggested it was way to keep kids busy during half term.

Emmerdale was full of drama on Tuesday night as Meena Jutla was finally charged for her murders and crimes by the police. Only recently, Liam Cavanagh and wife Leyla Harding discovered the evil nurse's sick keepsake tin on their allotment, which contained trophies from all of her murders. After running a forensic examination on the items, it was confirmed that Meena's fingerprints were on the objects and the police finally had evidence for her crimes.

This Morning has received audience complaints through Ofcom for a segment involving candle and reed diffuser making which sparked fire hazard concerns.The programme received 62 complaints on February 16 over the controversial topic.The segment aimed to entertain young children whilst their parents or guardians work from home and told viewers "not to despair".Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary passed over to presenter Georgina Burnett as she hosted the demonstration.She began by offering some ideas for candle making, saying that it was "easy" to get into candle making while Dermot joked that he had "cupboards full" of candles at home.Burnett promoted an eco-friendly way of up-cycling rubbish to use for candle holders, such as an old jam jar, a wine glass or a brick for a "rustic" feel.She then went on to begin the demonstration by suggesting that the wax can be heated up in water or in the microwave to 70 or 80 degrees celsius. Burnett then went on to explain that viewers can add dye and scents to their creations if they so please, before demonstrating how to put a candle wick into a container."I can't believe how easy that is," commented a shocked Alison Hammond.Dermot added: "Probably best to do with older kids, isn't it?"Georgina then said: "I think, the older kids when the heat is involved.

Emmerdale has been hit with more Ofcom complaints as serial killer Meena Jutla continues to cause havoc in the village. TV watchdog Ofcom , which handles complaints about radio and TV shows in Britain, received 76 complaints in relation to an episode of ITV soap which aired on February 15.

Alison Hammond, 47, has made a name for herself over the years with her hilarious antics, bubbly personality and contagious laugh living at the forefront of her fan's minds.

Emmerdale was full of drama on Tuesday night as Meena Jutla was finally charged for her murders and crimes by the police. Only recently, Liam Cavanagh and wife Leyla Harding discovered the evil nurse's sick keepsake tin on their allotment, which contained trophies from all of her murders. After running a forensic examination on the items, it was confirmed that Meena's fingerprints were on the objects and the police finally had evidence for her crimes.

Emmerdale fans were left baffled over Liam Cavanagh's blunder on Tuesday's episode as he confessed to wife Leyla Harding that he deliberately pushed Meena Jutla. Only recently, Liam pushed Meena off the same bridge that she murdered his daughter Leanna after she shared sick details about killing his child. It came after Meena kidnapped Dawn Taylor in a limo during her Valentine's Day wedding to Billy Fletcher with the evil nurse also leaving Leyla and Harriet Finch for dead after attacking them.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu has confirmed she is leaving the ITV soap - and has already "started crying" about the exit.Paige has played serial killer Meena Jutla on the popular ITV soap - an evil murderer who has wreaked havoc on the Dales.Paige first set foot in the soap, as Manpreet Sharma's estranged sister, in September 2020, but she's been causing trouble ever since.During her vicious on-screen killing spree, Meena has killed three members of the village.The psychopath shoved Leanna Cavanagh over a bridge to her death, beat up Andrea Tate and left her to burn alive in a fire, and fatally pummeled Ben Tucker.With Meena's fate hanging in the balance, Paige has now confirmed that she is set to leave the soap.The actress told This Morning that it's "the beginning of the end" for her character, but there's plenty more action to come before that happens.Paige said: "This is the beginning of the end for Meena but there's more drama to come!"The exit has clearly left her emotional, because Paige revealed that she's already started crying about it.She told the Mirror: "The ending’s incredible, better than I could ever have imagined, and I have already started crying."Paige went on: "[Meena] is a psychopath and believes nobody will ever get the better of her.

Emmerdale fans think they have worked out Meena Jutla's escape plan on the ITV soap after she was put into police custody. Only recently, Liam pushed Meena off the same bridge that she murdered his daughter Leanna after she shared sick details about killing his child. It came after Meena kidnapped Dawn Taylor in a limo during her Valentine's Day wedding to Billy Fletcher with the evil nurse also leaving Leyla Harding and Harriet Finch for dead after attacking them.

Cheryl is allegedly facing a huge tax bill after HMRC won a legal battle over an alleged avoidance scheme.The singer, 38, may have to pay back taxes after HM Revenue and Customs won a test case, according to reports.The star lost a long-standing test case after a judge found her company CC Entertainments culpable of “straightforward profit extraction” with an artificial employee bonus scheme.This means that the company paid capital gains tax instead of the more expensive income tax and National Insurance, according to The Sun. In a tax tribunal ruling in favour of HMRC, Judge Jennifer Dean noted: “The appeal of CC Entertainments is a straightforward 'profit extraction' case where the single 100 per cent shareholder signed a contract of employment and was awarded a Growth Securities Ownership Plan said to qualify as an employment-related security." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter As a result, HMRC can now ask the former Girls Aloud singer for tax back including compound interest, but without fines or penalties.

Emmerdale was full of drama on Monday night as Meena Jutla's sick tin full of keepsakes from her murders was discovered at Liam Cavanagh's allotment. Only recently, Liam pushed Meena off the same bridge that she murdered his daughter Leanna after she shared sick details about killing his child. It came after Meena kidnapped Dawn Taylor in a limo during her Valentine's Day wedding to Billy Fletcher with the evil nurse also leaving Leyla Harding and Harriet Finch for dead after attacking them.

Cheryl could fork out a hefty bill after being accused of using a tax avoidance scheme. The Girls Aloud singer’s company, CC Entertainments, is said to have paid capital gains tax instead of income tax and national insurance which come with higher rates. It’s reported that Cheryl, 38, recently lost an ongoing legal battle, with a judge concluding that her personal firm was culpable of ‘straightforward profit extraction’ using an artificial employee bonus scheme. Judge Jennifer Dean noted according to The Sun: ‘The appeal of CC Entertainments is a straightforward “profit extraction” case where the single 100% shareholder [Tweedy] signed a contract of employment and was awarded a Growth Securities Ownership Plan said to qualify as an employment-related security.’ Responding to the court’s decision, a HM Revenue & Customs spokesman told Metro.co.uk: ‘We welcome this ruling which confirms these were tax avoidance schemes. We are committed to ensuring that everyone pays the right tax at the right time to help fund our vital public services.’HMRC can now ask her to repay the tax, including compound interest, but not fines or penalties.

Eamonn Holmes' agent has denied claims the TV star was axed from his Friday slot on ITV show This Morning because “viewers didn't want to watch him anymore”. The 62 year old, alongside his wife, Ruth Langsford have been replaced from hosting the Friday shows by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary. ITV's decision decision to replace him reportedly followed ITV bosses carrying out extensive analysis which revealed that Eamonn’s popularity had waned, The Mail on Sunday has claimed.

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond has admitted struggling with being a "bigger girl" since her teenage years, but argued that her size should not define her.She addressed the issue while talking to Holly Willoughby as part of her Wylde Moon website's podcast."Everyone knows I'm a big girl, leave me alone!" Alison challenged.Holly analysed: "People would say to you: 'Oh you look nice, have you lost weight?' and they'd sort of couple those two things together."What that did was make you feel that being smaller has more value in our society."That's the message that you're sending by saying that," she frowned disapprovingly.The 47-year-old concurred, adding: "Another thing I get is people saying, 'You look a lot slimmer in real life!'""I get that all the time," Holly sympathised in response."Is that what I've become? Is my size that important? Does being smaller really make me a better person?" Alison quizzed."I personally think I'm alright whatever size I am, and I've been a lot of different sizes. I've got a wardrobe full of different clothes that are different sizes."Look, I'm still the same person - a size smaller, or two sizes smaller, or a size bigger - I'm exactly the same sort of person!"Obviously, I am a big girl so it's interesting to see, if I do lose weight, how [people's attitudes] change towards me, purely from me getting smaller."It's such a sad case - we all need to look within ourselves and stop doing that.

This Morning underwent an unexpected shake-up during Friday's instalment of the ITV daytime show (February 18) as presenters Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond left the regular studio. Instead, the Friday duo went to the Saturday Night Takeaway stage in another area of the ITV lot where they met up with NTA legends and presenting duo Ant and Dec for a chat.

Eagle-eyed Emmerdale fans have spotted a plot hole as the aftermath of Billy Fletcher and Dawn Taylor's wedding plays out.

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond left Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly in tears with a naughty 'pillows' joke during the latest show.Friday's episode of the ITV programme saw Alison and Dermot O'Leary interview the iconic duo ahead of the return of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway this weekend.During the interview, Ant and Dec discussed their 'paranoia' about being pranked themselves after duping so many of their celebrity pals across the series - leading to the hysterical moment.Dec said: "The worst time is when you have a bad massage or treatment or something and you're in a state of undress and you're like, 'oh my god. This is an undercover job'."Gesturing a massage motion, Ant added: "When the thumb just reaches a little bit too close to you know what.