11-10-2023, 02:58 PM
(11-10-2023, 02:24 PM)James2001 Wrote: You can understand if they don't want to have any "main" presenters of the show from now on, the perils of them pushing Philip and Holly as the stars of the show have become all too obvious over the last few months when they've had to scramble to change things to hide their prominence over all the titles and promotion. I imagine it's going to be an ensemble affair from now on with no actual headline hosts.
I think it's just important to have a strong enough B-team who you are constantly supporting and aiding in development. The part of me that holds back when it comes to Alison is the occasions when there's a political or hard news item. Nobody expects a Jeremy Paxman-style interview on This Morning, but it's important that given the job of interviewing the Prime Minister or serious politicians, you can hold them to account rather than give them a ten-minute PR slot. I think she's fantastic in every other aspect. It's been almost three years since she and Dermot took over the Friday show, and in that time ITV should have been preparing them for taking over from Holly and Phil at some point down the line. If by this point there are any reservations, then that's the fault of ITV and they have failed to prepare for an inevitable situation. It's the same with GMB.