RUTH Langsford and Alison Hammond had to appear on air together today - after it was revealed the former Big Brother star is replacing her on This Morning.
In an exchange branded "awkward" by viewers, the pair took part in a live link-up as This Morning crossed to Loose Women. Ruth opened the link addressing Phillip Schofield saying: "Hi Phillip" but didn't mention Alison - who stood alongside her co-star silently waving.
The moment came after it was revealed that Ruth and her husband Eamonn Holmes are being replaced on This Morning's Friday edition by Alison and Dermot O'Leary.
Ruth was presenting Loose Women today, while Alison had been drafted in to host This Morning while Holly Willoughby had a day off.
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