Alison Hammond: 'I loved Phillip Schofield but it's the last thing I want to speak about' | 1YH5Z6Y | 2024-03-10 21:08:01
Alison Hammond has spoken out about Phillip Schofield, explaining that she's reluctant to enter an excessive amount of element about how she feels relating to his exit from This Morning.
In Might final yr, it was announced that Phillip was leaving ITV 'with immediate effect'.
The news of his departure came after the 61-year-old admitted to mendacity about having an affair with a youthful runner on the show.
Following his exit, Holly Willoughby, 43, left This Morning shortly afterwards, saying in a statement shared on social media that it was a 'troublesome goodbye' for her.
In the months since, numerous presenters have briefly taken Phillip and Holly's place within the studio, earlier than it was lastly confirmed that Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley will probably be taking up their roles on a everlasting basis.
In a brand new interview, Alison, 49, addressed how she feels about Phillip, stressing that she didn't need to 'get into salacious gossip'.
'All I have to say is I personally wish Phillip Schofield all the most effective. I beloved Phillip Schofield. Full cease. However that's the very last thing I might need to discuss,' she informed The Sunday Times Magazine.
After Phillip and Holly left This Morning after several years of hosting collectively, there was hypothesis that maybe Alison and her co-host Dermot O'Leary, 50, might move from their Friday slots to full-time roles.
Nevertheless, The Great British Bake Off presenter has denied that this was ever thought-about.
'We're the Friday guys! We love being Friday guys!', she stated, stressing that there was 'absolutely not' any discussions about her hosting extra exhibits in the week.
'How might I? I stay in Birmingham and do Bake Off and For the Love of Canine. I never needed that job. Final yr we did additional as a result of we have been going via points, but Cat and Ben will save that show,' she said.
In the interview, Alison was also asked about the fact that she was not asked back to current at this yr's Baftas, after helming last yr's ceremony with Richard E Grant – emphasising that she was not 'snubbed'.
It was lately revealed that the nationwide treasure is going to appear on Rob Beckett's Smart TV, a new comedy quiz show.
She has continued going from power to power in recent times, becoming a member of Bake Off as a presenter alongside Noel Fielding, and joining For the Love of Canine, the show previously hosted by the late Paul O'Grady.
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV.
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