Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary to fill in as interim This Morning hosts

Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond (Ian West/PA)

Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary will fill in as hosts on This Morning on Monday following Phillip Schofield’s departure from the show, ITV has confirmed.

On Saturday, Schofield announced he was stepping down from presenting the ITV talk show with “immediate effect” after more than 20 years on the programme.