This Morning stars Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby begin their lengthy summer break today.
The presenting double act are taking a break from hosting the ITV daytime show and are not expected to return to our screens until September.
It has been confirmed that Holly, 39, and Philip, 58, will be replaced by husband and wife duo Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, who are no strangers to the show.
Eamonn and Ruth, both 60, who present This Morning on Fridays ,will be hosting the show from Monday to Thursday for the next few weeks, with guest presenters filling in on Fridays.
The famous faces taking over Eamonn and Ruth on Fridays are yet to be confirmed.
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby begin their lengthy summer break from This Morning today (Image: INSTAGRAM)
ITV star Phil was forced to address speculation that he was swapping channels for BBC earlier this month.
It was reported that the Beeb had been attempting to lure the presenter away from their rival broadcaster with a multi-million pound offer when his contract ends next year.
However, Phil has insisted that he isn’t leaving ITV anytime soon.
A concerned fan tweeted the star asking: “Please please don’t say that you and Holly are leaving This Morning?”
This Morning fans will be seeing. a lot more of Eamonn Holmes and his wife Ruth Langsford over the summer (Image: ITV)
Phil replied: “Course not,” followed by a crying with laughter emoji.
If the TV star agrees it would bring an end to his long-standing This Morning partnership with co-host Holly, 39.
It is thought ITV bosses are likely to put up a fight to keep the star, who reportedly earns around £1million a year.
If Phillip did move back to the BBC, it would see the star’s career go full circle.
Phillip and Holly have presented This Morning together since 2009 (Image: ITV)
He became a tea boy at Broadcasting House in London aged 17 after writing in begging for a job.
After moving to ITV, Phil took over as This Morning co-host in 2002, first alongside Fern Britton.
He then began working with Holly in 2009 after the duo impressed together hosting Dancing on Ice from 2006.
As well as This Morning and Dancing on Ice, Phil’s other work for ITV includes All Star Mr & Mrs, The Cube, and 5 Gold Rings.
He used to present Children’s BBC on weekdays from 1985 to 1987, then was then a presenter on the children’s Saturday morning magazine show Going Live! between September 1987 and April 1993.
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV at 10am
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
