Craig Doyle confirmed on Wednesday that he will not be back on This Morning next week.
However, Josie Gibson, 39, will be appearing on the ITV daytime show from Monday August 12, with Rylan Clark, 35, stepping in as her co-host as Craig, 53, heads off to Paris for the Olympics.
A trailer played announcing Rylan’s return to This Morning before Craig and Josie came back on air during Wednesday’s instalment of the show to address yet another presenter shake-up.
Pretending to be upset, Craig was playfully comforted by Josie before he headed over to the Loose Women studio next door during the crossover segment between the two shows.
The news comes after This Morning previously announced the replacements for main presenters Cat Deeley, 47, and Ben Shephard, 49, over the summer last month as the duo aren’t set to return until September 2.
Craig Doyle confirmed on Wednesday that he will not be back on This Morning next week
However, Josie Gibson , 39, will be appearing on the ITV daytime show from Monday August 12, with Rylan Clark , 35, stepping in as her co-host as Craig, 53, heads off to Paris for the Olympics
The ITV daytime programme has welcomed a mix of familiar faces to the presenting lineup over the summer.
This Morning editor Martin Frizell said in a statement: ‘Viewers will not want to miss a moment this summer!’
‘The shows will be packed and whatever the weather, the team in front of the cameras and behind will deliver plenty of content to keep the nation smiling.’
‘I’m delighted Alison and Dermot are kicking things off and together with our brilliant family of hosts – made up of the biggest names in TV – they will be serving up really exciting content on Britain’s biggest daytime show.’
Craig’s announcement comes after Cat and her co-host Ben announced they would be departing This Morning for several weeks.
The new hosts, who joined the ITV daytime show in March and are said to be receiving an annual salary of £555,000, are currently on a seven-week break.
During their summer break, a rotation of guest presenters will be brought in to front the show in their absence.
Friday favourites Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary kicked off the summer shows from, Monday, July 15, before a mix of familiar faces returned to the sofa.
A trailer played announcing Rylan’s return to This Morning before Craig and Josie came back on air during Wednesday’s instalment of the show to address yet another presenter shake-up
Pretending to be upset, Craig was playfully comforted by Josie before he headed over to the Loose Women studio next door during the crossover segment between the two shows
Also stepping in to host were Josie, Craig, Rylan Clark, Rochelle Humes and Joel Dommett, and new mum Sian Welby also made her return to broadcasting since welcoming her baby daughter Ruby last month.
Ben and Cat return to ITV’s flagship daytime show on September 2, and Alison and Dermot return to fronting Fridays on September 6.
However, viewers were left baffled when the early exit was announced.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, they shared: ‘Ben and Cat only joined #ThisMorning back in April of this year’; ‘Back in September?? Its July 11… ITS ONLY THE 11th of July part timers basically got TWO month off work what a Joke!’; ‘Let’s see if they do come back in September. Their viewing figures suggest maybe not #thismorning.’
Other viewers were delighted by the shakeup, however, as they expressed their delight at seeing Irish presenter Craig back on their screens.
Ben and Cat’s summer break comes weeks after they took time off for Easter.
The duo enjoyed two weeks away from the programme in April, during which time Alison and Dermot fronted Monday to Friday for the fortnight.
Ben and Cat were officially announced as the new This Morning hosts in February after months of whispers.
The news comes after This Morning previously announced the replacements for main presenters Cat Deeley , 47, and Ben Shephard , 49, over the summer last month as the duo aren’t set to return until September 2
