This Morning in presenter shake-up as Dermot O'Leary is replaced by Josie Gibson

This Morning presenter Josie Gibson has taken to social media to ask followers for their help after her friend became stranded in Ukraine. The 37-year-old took to Twitter to ask her 344,000 followers to help her friend, a mother, and her two children, who are stuck in the northeast city of Kharkiv and struggling to get out.

Josie Gibson has shared a desperate plea on social media to try to help a friend and her children who are currently trapped in Ukraine. Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine last week, sparking thousands of Ukrainians trying to flee the war-torn country to safety. One person trying to return to the UK is a friend of Josie’s who went to Ukraine with her two kids to care for an elderly relative.

Susanna Reid has mocked her changing co-host on Good Morning Britain by comparing it to 'TV Tinder'.

LOOSE Women fans were left confused when they spotted Stacey Solomon was missing from a group photo celebrating ITV's female presenters. Stacey, 32, has been a panellist on the ITV show since 2016 and followers demanded to know why she wasn't included in the shot with the rest of the Loose Women.

If any team are well-placed to toast International Women’s Day on 5 March, it’s the women who present Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women. Ahead of IWD 2022, ITV has united 27 of its female stars for this stunning portrait.

Ruth Langsford has taken “solace in her work” after her sister took her own life back in 2019, her husband Eamonn Holmes has confirmed.The ex-This Morning presenter described how “proud” he was of his former on-screen partner in spite of her having a “tough few years”. Ruth, 61, has been a recognisable face on ITV for over two decades and has presented a number of programmes in her long career, including Loose Women, This Morning and Do the Right Thing.Her husband Eamonn, 62, has presented alongside Ruth on the latter two shows and has been beside her for most of her on-screen career.However, Eammon has admitted that it hasn’t always been easy for Ruth in spite of her success.“It's been a tough few years,” the journalist admitted in an interview with Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine.According to the publication, Ruth's sister, Julia, took her own life in 2019 after suffering long-term mental health problems.“She was her only sibling and they were very close,” Eamonn continued in the chat last Saturday.“I'm proud she's been able to take comfort and solace in work.”The star has apparently also been worrying about his own mortality, as his father died at the age of 64 - just two years older than Eamonn is currently.Confessing to a degree of “maudlin Irish fatalism”, the presenter expressed that he would happily wave goodbye to such uncomfortably early wake-up times now that he’s getting older.Ruth and Eamonn hosted This Morning on Fridays and during school holidays from 2006 until last December.It was announced that the pair, who have been married since 2010, would be leaving This Morning late last year.Eamonn has since moved on to rival broadcaster GB News, while Ruth remains on ITV as an anchor for Loose Women.Alison Hammond

This Morning viewers were left disgruntled after a “pretentious” tasting segment was aired on the show which saw co-hosts Josie Gibson and Alison Hammond each drink a £130 water bottle.The presenting duo were joined by ‘water sommelier’ Milin Patel who introduced the pricey beverage to them as he discussed different types of water options currently available. As Alison took a sip of the “delicious” water she asked if it was expensive, to which Mr Patel replied: "The price creates conversation”, before revealing the drink to be a hefty £130 a bottle, leaving both Alison and Josie shocked. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

This Morning fans were treated to another new hosting duo during the last episode of the week.

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.The former Coronation Street star, 33, appeared as a guest panellist on the latest episode of the ITV show.Speaking with presenters Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson via video-link, Nicola shared her own story of being stalked for three years on Instagram.Nicola said: "I've had an online stalker for three years and the police thankfully were able to identify him after a year of investigation. "But because of the fact that this man was not verified online, it took them such a long time to find him - and obviously during that time I felt very very unsafe."If platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter had a verification system, it would have been far easier for the police to identify who this man is."Looking stunned by Nicola's tale, Josie replied: "That is terrifying.

This Morning star Dermot O'Leary will be missing from our screens on Friday (February 25).The X Factor host, 48, will be replaced by Josie Gibson on the ITV daytime show and join main presenter Alison Hammond in an all-female line-up. Dermot presenter This Morning alongside co-host Alison for the whole of half term and will have a day off on Friday.Holly Willoughby revealed the presenter shake-up at the end of Thursday's episode of This Morning.She told viewers: ""On tomorrow's show its double trouble.

THIS Morning has another changing of the guard tomorrow as Dermot O'Leary takes a day off. Instead the Friday show will be fronted in an all-female and all-Big Brother line-up of Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson.

Former This Morning presenter Ruth Langsford’s salary has been unearthed, making her the top earner on daytime TV.The Loose Women host lost her spot on the ITV breakfast show with hubby Eamonn Holmes last year.The popular TV couple’s Friday slot was taken over by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary, but none of the This Morning hosts get paid nearly as much as Ruth. New accounts show that Ruth’s eye-watering pay check almost outshines Holly and Phil put together! According to tax records for her personal limited company, Hey Ho Ltd, the veteran broadcaster earned £2,092,863 last year. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

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.

Brenda Edwards has paid a sweet tribute to her late son Jamal Edwards with a never-seen-before family snap.The beautiful picture sees the Loose Women star laughing whilst taking part in a photo shoot with Jamal and his sister Tanisha. It’s the first time Brenda has returned to social media since her son’s tragic death on 20 February. Jamal, who had an MBE, died unexpectedly at the age of 31.The music pioneer and YouTuber was best known for founding youth broadcasting and film production company SB.TV.

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.

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.

Eamonn Holmes appeared to reignite his feud with Phillip Schofield by slamming Monday's glowing TV tribute and branding it “bizarre”. Phillip appeared on Monday’s Lorraine as part of the special edition of the ITV morning show to celebrate his 40 years on TV.