This Morning new hosts ‘sealed’ with Alison and Dermot odds-on to replace Holly and Phil

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Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield look set to be permanently replaced on This Morning by their co-stars Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary.The pair faced backlash amidst ‘Queue-Gate’ after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, during which many people accused them of “skipping the queue” to see the monarch lying in state.However, Holly and Phil insisted they were taken to the press area to film a segment and didn’t pause in front of the coffin – with ITV bosses insisting they were “misinterpreted”.READ MORE: Phillip Schofield 'dumped from £1m We Buy Any Car deal' amid queue-jumping claims Other celebrity mourners like Susanna Reid and David Beckham were pictured waiting up to 12 hours to see the late monarch.The latest odds from bookmakers Coral have predicted Holly and Phil will be ousted from the show by 2023, with 4/5 odds of doing so.Alison and Dermot are currently the favourites to replace them, holding odds of 1/2.It comes after numerous petitions were launched to see Holly and Phil replaced, with one, set up by Laura Harrison, reaching 75,000 signatures.Another garnered more than 13,000 names.John Hill of Coral said about the latest odds: “Holly and Phil have been a familiar presence on morning television for a number of years now, but our betting suggests that could come to an end in 2023, as we make them odds-on to leave This Morning.“Dermot and Alison are the early favourites to replace the pair on a permanent basis.”Phil has been presenting the show since 2002, with Holly joining up in 2009 when she replaced Fern Britton.Since the queue drama erupted, Phillip has been replaced in his WeBuyAnyCar sponsorship deal – though bosses insisted it was nothing to do with the controversy.For more of the latest showbiz.