Alison Hammond was missing from This Morning during the latest episode.
The beloved presenter usually brightens up everybody’s Friday morning with her co-host Dermot O’Leary every week. However, she was nowhere to be seen on Friday (March 8) and her co-star Josie Gibson stepped in to host the show with Dermot instead.
But she wasn’t forgotten, because Dermot and Josie mentioned her at the start of the show. The pair kicked off the programme by discussing International Women’s Day and decided to pay tribute to several female This Morning stars, including Alison.
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Josie said: “Firstly, we’ve got to start with Alison Hammond, so Happy International Women’s Day to you.” Dermot branded Alison “our dear friend”. Former This Morning star Holly Willoughby, Rochelle Humes, Cat Deeley also got a shout out, as well as TV chef Nisha Katona.
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The pair danced to Katy Perry’s track Last Friday Night to open the show. Dermot paid tribute to his mum, his sister, and his wife Dee Koppang.
Alison previously announced that she would be taking a month off from hosting This Morning starting today (March 8) and won’t be back until April. She posted the update with a sofa selfie in the studio with her guest co-host Paddy McGuinness.
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She wrote: “Well that was fun @mcguinness.paddy until next time @thismorning… “I’m taking this month off @thismorning and lovely @josiegibson85 will be filling in for me with @dermotoleary.”
The former BAFTAs host revealed that she was taking a break to move into her new house and spend time with her son Aiden. She added: “Gonna have some time off to move into my new house and chill with my son. See you in April love ya babs.”
Some fans were confused that Alison wasn’t on their screens during Friday’s show. One asked: “Where is Alison today it’s usually her and Dermot?”, and another said: “Durrrmot (sic) and Josie? Really?”.
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