THIS Morning viewers were shocked today as Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford stepped in for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
The regular Monday pairing took two months off from the show over the summer, and some viewers were surprised to see them both away again on the first day of half-term.
One regular viewer wrote on Twitter: “#thismorning Are Phil and Holly on holiday again ? They have more time off work than someone on a 0 hour contract.”
Another posted: “Phil and holly are off more than Dr Ranj is away from his practice #ThisMorning.”
A third shared: “Ahhhh just wondering for when holly and Phil will be back on this morning hahaha. Here I think everyone has two weeks off x.”
A representative for This Morning confirmed Holly and Phil are on holiday for half-term.
Earlier this month it was revealed Holly and Phil will get a £150,000 pay rise to work an extra 30 minutes a day.
ITV bosses are extending This Morning to fill the Jeremy Kyle Show slot instead of bringing in a new programme.
And according to the Mirror, Holly and Phil are set to cash in over the move, bringing their annual salary up to £750,000 each.
Holly was reportedly given a £200,000 pay rise from ITV bosses in 2017 to bring her in line with Phillip’s own £600,000 earnings following reports of the disparity.
Now both are getting a boost as This Morning airs for longer from 10am instead of the usual 10.30am slot.
Meanwhile Good Morning Britain will start half an hour later at 6.30am and Lorraine Kelly will start late too.
ITV axed The Jeremy Kyle Show permanently after guest Steve Dymond, 63, died from an overdose.
He had appeared on the show 10 days previously which saw him fail a love rat lie detector test.
Channel bosses hastily rescheduled episodes of Dickinson’s Real Deal in the show’s usual slot until coming up with this solution.
Jeremy’s flagship series had been the most popular programme on ITV’s daytime schedules with an excess of one million viewers tuning in daily.
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