Holly Willoughby's This Morning replacement has been 'lined-up' and it's a VERY familiar face

Holly is working on I'm A Celebrity in November

Author: Polly ForemanPublished 18th Sep 2018
Last updated 18th Sep 2018

Popular host Holly Willoughby will take a break from presenting This Morning later this year as she joins Dec Donnelly in the jungle to host I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! But who will replace her?

It's been reported that Loose Women star Christine Lampard, 39, is 'lined-up' by ITV to join Phillip Schofield in presenting This Morning, while Holly is away in Australia for six weeks from November.

A source told The Mirror, “Christine is the natural first choice because she and Phil work so well together both on and off screen. Everyone has their fingers crossed because she’s such a lovely person to work with – and the viewers love her too."

Of course, if the reports are correct, this wouldn't be the first time Christine and Phillip have worked together. Christine hosted Dancing On Ice alongside Phillip between 2012-2014 and she's also stood in on This Morning before.

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Holly Willoughby's This Morning replacement has been 'lined-up' and it's a VERY familiar face
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Holly is set to stand in for Ant McPartlin on I'm A Celebrity this year as he takes a year off work to focus on recovering from his addiction issues.

In a statement released by ITV in August, Holly said, "I couldn’t be more excited to have been asked to stand alongside Dec for the next jungle adventure. I love Ant and want to send him my best wishes and support for a continued recovery.

"These are big shoes, not to fill, but just to keep warm for a little bit... Honestly, I’m a huge fan of I’m a Celebrity and actually feel like I’ve won a competition to go and hang out on my favourite show! When is it a good time to tell Dec I’m scared of everything that moves?!"

Meanwhile, it's also a busy time for Christine. The Northern Irish presenter is expecting her first child with her husband Frank Lampard at any moment.

The happy couple announced their news in May, with the former England footballer writing, 'We have some exciting news we wanted to share with you. The Lampard family is growing!😀 My gorgeous wife @christinelampard is pregnant and we all couldn’t be happier!!!'

Frank is already a dad to his two daughters, Isla and Luna, whom he shares with his ex-wife Elen Rivas.

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