22-05-2023, 09:42 PM
(22-05-2023, 09:36 PM)Brekkie Wrote: Going back to when Phillip first came in as the regular Friday presenter prior to stepping into the main role and who did he co-present with on the Friday - was it Ruth?
I know in the years following Phil hosted 5 days whilst Fern just did Tue-Thu for a few years, with Lorraine Kelly hosting at least Mondays (possibly Mon/Fri) for a year or so. Think it was towards the end of Fern's tenure after she went back up to four days a week that Eamonn came in on Fridays to co-host with Ruth.
Fern had a reduced schedule because she'd just had a baby but ITV were so desperate after Colleen and Twiggy had turned out to be a disaster that they agreed to it.
Eamonn and Ruth didn't start doing Fridays until 2006 IIRC but Ruth was a stand in from 2002.
I think Holly did This Morning in 2008, a year before Fern left but as we know she was on DOI before than.