08-08-2023, 01:04 PM
God - pulling at straws if you think Twiggy and Colleen being a disaster 22 years ago is reason enough not to appoint a host. Holly directly replace Fern a few years later with little fuss, and when she's been on maternity they've bought in a replacement rather than gone through guest hosts.
The difference here compared to The One Show and GMB is there is an obvious replacement waiting to go who seems to want the job. If they're not careful he'll walk away if ITV won't commit. Colin Murray had to threaten to do that to be named as the permanent host of Countdown after almost a year still regarded as the "guest host". When you have the right man for the job you shouldn't dither.
Anyway - we're going round in circles on that. Away from who is fronting it I do think a visual refresh is long overdue - certainly the graphics and titles. The studio has actually aged quite well and think the layout generally works, but some cosmetic changes would freshen it up.
The difference here compared to The One Show and GMB is there is an obvious replacement waiting to go who seems to want the job. If they're not careful he'll walk away if ITV won't commit. Colin Murray had to threaten to do that to be named as the permanent host of Countdown after almost a year still regarded as the "guest host". When you have the right man for the job you shouldn't dither.
Anyway - we're going round in circles on that. Away from who is fronting it I do think a visual refresh is long overdue - certainly the graphics and titles. The studio has actually aged quite well and think the layout generally works, but some cosmetic changes would freshen it up.