This Morning's Alison and Dermot in tears as guest shares wild 'spanking' story

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.

This Morning's Holly Willoughby has broken her silence on being compared to actress and lifestyle guru, Gwyneth Paltrow.Speaking at the launch of her lifestyle brand Wylde Moon's new perfume, earlier in the week, the mother-of-three, 41, revealed how it felt to be compared to the Hollywood A-lister and businesswoman who launched hugely successful lifestyle brand Goop, 14 years ago.The ITV presenter gushed over the ex-wife of Coldplay star Chris Martin, after hearing that she had been compared to the star.Holly told The Sun: "It feels pretty amazing."She has been hugely successful and, in a way, she did exactly what I was talking about tonight."Even though she was hugely successful in one area of her life, she had other dreams and she wanted to follow them," she added.The TV host revealed that she looked up to Gwyneth for starting her own company following a successful acting career.She confessed: "I hugely admire her for that.”Holly launched her company Wylde Moon back in September and it has since gone from strength to strength.The ITV star was joined by many of her celeb friends at the star studded event which was held at the London Coliseum.Amongst the stars in attendance was Holly's best pal and This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield.Stunning in a cream, two-piece suit, Holly and Phillip cuddled up on the red carpet to celebrate the launch of her debut perfume.The This Morning presenter paired her suit with black and white polka dot stilettos and wore her blonde tresses in pretty waves.Taking his mind off the feud with his ITV colleague Eamonn Holmes, Phil appeared to be all smiles as he supported his friend's business.Their appearance comes as it's reported that Holly has been "supporting Phillip" after he was

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.

Holly Willoughby has reacted to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, admitting she’s struggling to answer her young children’s questions. Taking to Instagram, the This Morning presenter, 41, who recently launched her brand Wylde Moon's first fragrance, posted a picture of troops in a tank after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine.

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.

ITV's This Morning has been involved in another presenter shake-up on Friday 25 February as Dermot O'Leary has taken the day off. Alison Hammond, 47, appeared on the show looking gorgeous in a bright blue and green patterned black shirt with black trousers she introduced her co-host for the day – Josie Gibson. Josie, 37, who recently sparked concern with her tweet about Rylan's hospital stay, was dressed in a burgundy shirt with a some black trousers for the programme and looked overjoyed to be presenting alongside her pal.

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.

KATE Garraway has revealed she's worried she'll eventually run out of money to pay for husband Derek Draper's round-the-clock care. The 54-year-old made the confession during an appearance on This Morning to talk about her recent documentary, Caring for Derek.

Ruth Langsford "wasn't happy" with husband Eamonn Holmes for reigniting their feud with Phillip Schofield, a source has exclusively told OK!. In an interview published over the weekend, Eamonn, 62, claimed Phillip, 59, was "renowned for snubbing people" – and his comments have reportedly upset his own wife. Reports of behind-the-scenes disagreements on This Morning are nothing new but a source tells OK! that Ruth, 61, had been hoping to put them "behind her" and continue her career at ITV, where she still hosts Loose Women.The source says: "There's no way back for Eamonn at ITV so he feels like he didn’t have anything to lose by speaking out.

Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway has opened up about caring for husband Derek Draper and her fears that she won’t be able to pay for his 24 hour care forever. During an appearance alongside ITV colleagues Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on This Morning, Kate, 54, spoke movingly about her recent documentary, Caring For Derek, and how their future looks.The mum of two, who has been providing Derek with round the clock care since he left hospital following his battle with Covid-19, admitted: “I don’t believe we can have 24 hour care forever, you know, there’s a point where money runs out.” Kate added: “It’s a big moment and I was thinking, “This isn’t sustainable.” And if there isn’t the structure there to help long-term, what are we actually going to do?” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter However, Kate said her first documentary Finding Derek led to a world-renowned US doctor contacting her and presenting the family with a brand new option, as viewers witnessed in follow-up doc Caring For Derek.

Outlander star Sam Heughan reckons his friendship with co-star Caitriona Balfe is "much like" This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.

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 host Holly Willoughby announced a big last-minute change to the ITV daytime TV schedules amid the news that Russia has invaded Ukraine. Thursday 24 February's episode of This Morning was running five minutes behind schedule, with an important news bulletin about the rising tension in Ukraine taking its place instead.

Loose Women star Ruth Langsford took home more than her ITV colleagues Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield in 2021, even with her departure from This Morning, according to reports. Ruth hosted the show with her husband Eamonn Holmes on Fridays and during school holidays from 2006 until last December. However, Ruth 61, is apparently still making a lot of cash after exiting the popular ITV talk show. MailOnline reports that tax records from her personal company Hey Ho Ltd suggest Ruth earned £2,092,863 in 2021.The publication also claimed that Holly’s Roxy Media Ltd taxes suggest she made £1,373,695, while Phil's records indicate he earned £789,542.One source claimed that Ruth has “vast” earning power outside of This Morning, in an interview with The Sun. It comes amid a feud escalating between her husband Eamonn Holmes and Phillip, as the former hit out at the presenter and ITV in an interview.“Ruth has had the last laugh here,” they began.