Ruth Langsford leaves This Morning set and doesn’t return after ads – leaving Rylan Clark to present alone

Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield are rested up and fully ready to come back to their hosting duties on following their fun-fillled summer breaks. While they’ve made sure they’ve had time to recuperate over the summer break, the presenters reveal they’ve also kept in contact with their daytime TV family via meetups and WhatsApp groups.

This Morning returned to screens on Bank Holiday Monday (August 29) with two familiar faces back hosting the show. Vernon Kay and Rochelle Humes have now stepped in to front the ITV programme and will be taking the reins for the rest of the week.

This Morning was derailed by a fiery clash between two presenters during the latest episode.Monday's edition (August 29) of the ITV show saw chef Clodagh McKenna accuse segment presenter Alice Beer of "eating into her time".The accusation followed Alice weighing in on a debate Clodagh, 47, had been having with hosts Rochelle Humes and Vernon Kay about the correct pronunciation of the word yoghurt.READ MORE: This Morning's Alison Hammond sparks huge backlash as she rides camel in DubaiConfirming that Alice had looked to get involved in the debate, Rochelle said: "Alice Beer's got involved. "What are you saying Alice?"Vernon added: "Oh, it's serious now if Alice Beer's involved."Alice than explained her view on how yoghurt was pronounced, leading to the tense exchange with Clodagh.Following Alice's interruption with her own opinion on the yoghurt issue, the chef said: "Alice, you're eating into my time."You have your own slot."A stunned-looking Alice replied: "You can do some of mine, OK? "You can come into my item as well then."As their exchange ended, both Clodagh and Alice broke down into laughter - confirming their debate had only been in good jest.Clodagh said: "I'm only joking.

Fans were delighted after Rylan Clark brought X Factor pal Lucy Spraggan onto his BBC Radio Two show to sing karaoke with him.The usual radio segment sees famous singers join Rylan, 33, for a duet, and he chose Disney classic 'A Whole New World' from Aladdin for Lucy's appearance on the show. Uploading the video to his Instagram, Rylan wrote "KaRYoke… Rylan X Lucy Spraggan", before showing the pair belting out the love song live on air.

Rylan Clark hit back at viewers who accused him of being 'too rich' to understand the energy crisis as he hosted ITV's This Morning alongside Ruth Langsford on Friday morning. It came as the pair reacted to the news that the energy price cap would soar by around 80 per cent to £3,549 from October.

Lucy Spraggan looked completely unrecognisable when she appeared on This Morning on Friday, with the singer looking worlds away from her X Factor days. Lucy, 31, appeared on the ITV daytime show to chat about her new single, Everything Changes, with guest hosts Rylan Clark, 33, and Ruth Langsford, 62.

Last week Scott Mills and Chris Stark completed their final show for BBC on Radio 1 after 12 years of presenting together. Scott, 48, has been a staple at Radio 1 for more than two decades and is set to move to BBC Radio 2, where he will take over the 2-4pm slot, previously held by presenter Steve Wright since 1999. Meanwhile Chris, 35, who started hosting with Scott in 2012, is set to leave the BBC completely and join Roman Kemp on Capital Breakfast.To mark the big day and give the pair the send off they deserve, they celebrated with a leaving party featuring pals Rylan Clark and Pixie Lott.

Rylan Clark was forced to hit back at This Morning viewers on Friday after many suggested that he didn't need to worry about the rising price of energy bills. Rylan, 33, has been hosting the ITV show alongside Ruth Langsford, 62, over recent days while Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby continue to enjoy their summer break. On 26 August it was announced that the energy price cap is set to increase again from 1 October, and Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis appeared on Good Morning Britain, This Morning and Lorraine to provide advice.

Like the rest of the country today, This Morning hosts Rylan Clark and Ruth Langsford reacted to the rocketing energy price cap amount that was confirmed earlier by Ofgem.

This Morning fans were shocked at how different Lucy Spraggan looked 10 years after she found fame on X Factor.The singer, 31, who soared to fame when she auditioned for series nine of the show back in 2012, was welcomed into the ITV studio to chat to hosts Ruth Langsford and Rylan Clark.Rylan, who has known and been friends with Lucy for the past 10 years, noted that Lucy has changed as he said: "You are a completely different woman."READ MORE: Lorraine fans brand TV star Dani Behr unrecognisable after quitting fameTo which the songwriter responded: "I feel it. I saw my mum not so long ago and she literally nearly drove past me because she was like 'I didn't know it was you!"And it seems her change in appearance didn't go unnoticed by viewers who were straight on social media to point out how different she looks.One user wrote: "I can’t get over how different Lucy Spraggan looks #ThisMorning." "#ThisMorning I can't believe how much Lucy Spraggan has changed," penned another as a third added: "Wow Lucy look incredible and so different.

SCOTT Mills partied the night away after bidding an emotional farewell to Radio 1 yesterday after 24 years. The popular DJ signed off in style with celeb pals Rylan Clark, Pixie Lott, Sam Ryder and co-star Chris Stark.

This Morning fans were stunned to see that EastEnders actress Maisie Smith’s mum had taken on a modelling job for the ITV show.During Lisa Snowdon’s fashion segment on Thursday (August 25), the TV star showed keen viewers how to style trousers as Rylan Clark and Ruth Langsford watched from the side.Maisie’s mother Julia was one of the models that strutted down the catwalk and wore a striped shirt with tapered leg trousers and a small handbag.READ MORE: Strictly's Max George reveals new tattoo before 'surprising' Maisie Smith with inkingRuth and Rylan looked on admiringly as Lisa said that Julia had admitted she would “never wear a pant like this”.Julie said: “I don’t like my legs.

Many TV viewers were quick to recognise one of the models on This Morning on Thursday, as Maisie Smith's mum Julia appeared during Lisa Snowdon's fashion segment. Lisa, 50, was showing viewers the best way to style different types of trousers on 25 August's show, with guest hosts Ruth Langsford, 62, and Rylan Clark, 33, joining her by the side of the catwalk. Julia was one of the models featured in the segment, and the mum-of-two wore a French-inspired look consisting of a striped blouse and tapered trousers, paired with a crossbody bag.

Strictly Come Dancing's Kaye Adams received personal guidance from Ruth Langsford, 62, who previously wowed the judges with her dance partner Anton du Beke in 2017.

It's been some week for Rylan Clark in the This Morning studio. The presenter is co-hosting with Ruth Langsford as regular show stars Holly Willoughby and Phil Schofield enjoy their annual summer break.

This Morning host Ruth Langsford ran off the set in tears today after a moment she shared with Rylan Clark during the commercial break.

This Morning fans were left in stitches after Rylan Clark confessed that he loves a “big snake” but “can’t handle the little ones” on air.The 33-year-old has been presenting the hugely popular ITV daytime show alongside Ruth Langsford since Monday (August 22) with telly bosses poking fun at his terrifying escapade with the slithery beast all week.During Thursday’s (August 25) instalment, the fan-favourite duo welcomed on Gyles Brandreth back to the blue sofa where they discussed the latest news stories to hit the headlines this morning.READ MORE: This Morning's Ruth Langsford hints at major career change days after show comebackOver the years, the TV star has made quite the lasting impression on viewers with his wide range of colourful comical jumpers, and today was no different.The Countdown star donned a black, green and red jumper which featured a ginormous snake all over it that wrapped itself about the jumper as he jokingly named the cold-blooded creature after the X Factor star.As they welcomed him back on the show, Gyles confessed: “It's good to be back, I wore this jumper especially for you. This is kind of therapy, aversion therapy.” Ruth replied: “To be fair it is a friendly-looking snake” to which Rylan pointed out: “It is but I think that’s Gyles making it friendly”.

Ruth Langsford was left utterly red-faced on This Morning today after the star was tasked with thrusting her hips to music live on air.During Thursday’s visit to the ITV studios, the 62-year-old presenter welcomed viewers back onto the blue sofa alongside her co-host Rylan Clark.The fan-favourite couple have been presenting the hugely popular daytime show since Monday (August 22) while Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield enjoy a well-deserved summer break.And it’s fair to say the dynamic duo had quite the wild show, and to top it off the couple were given the ultimate bum workout with a personal trainer on air.After learning the pair would be working out on air, the starlet made sure to wear a pair of white trainers as well as a thin breathable cotton T-shirt underneath her teal blazer.Throughout the routine, they were tasked with performing squats and lunges on air before they were asked to perform the racy exercise on screen.This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

Ruth Langsford has described the "physical pain" she experienced when her 20 year old son Jack went off to university.The This Morning presenter, 62, said it felt like her “womb had been ripped out” in the weeks after saying goodbye to 20-year-old Jack, who she shares with husband Eamonn Holmes. She even admitted that she had taken to "sniffing his pillow" and "keeping his bedroom door shut so I could imagine he was in there." Speaking in an interview with Woman and Home magazine, Ruth said: “I truly understand the pain of empty nest syndrome. “The day we dropped off Jack at university, we said goodbye and, as we got around the corner, I burst into tears.