Carol Vorderman has tipped Alison Hammond to replace Phillip Schofield on 'This Morning'.
Carol Vorderman 'would put money on' Alison Hammond replacing Phillip Schofield on This Morning
Phillip, 61, announced his departure from the ITV programme last week and Alison and co-host Dermot O'Leary have been filling in this week, while Phillip's co-host Holly Willoughby took a break.
Now, Carol, 62 - who is a regular contributor to 'This Morning' - has ruled herself out of the running to step in and insisted Alison is the perfect co-host for Holly.
Speaking on BBC's 'Have I Got News for You', Carol said: "Probably Holly and Alison, I would have thought."
Host Steph McGovern asked Carol: "Is that where your money is?", and Carol responded: "That's where I'd put my money."
Meanwhile, Phillip has sensationally resigned from ITV and been dropped by his agent after he admitted to lying about an affair with a “younger male” colleague on ‘This Morning’.
Phillip was still married at the time of his fling.
Phillip said in a long statement issued to the Daily Mail: “I am making this statement via the Daily Mail to whom I have already apologised personally for misleading, through my lawyer who I also misled, about a story which they wanted to write about me a few days ago.
“The first thing I want to say is: I am deeply sorry for having lied to them, and to many others about a relationship that I had with someone working on ‘This Morning’.
“I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at ‘This Morning’.
“Contrary to speculation, whilst I met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help him to get into television, it was only after he started to work on the show that it became more than just a friendship.
“That relationship was unwise, but not illegal. It is now over.”
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