Alison Hammond was noticeably missing from This Morning on Friday, with Angela Scanlon stepping in
Alison Hammond was absent from the latest episode of This Morning in a major shake-up.
The 51-year-old usually presents the hit ITV programme on Fridays with co-star Dermot O’Leary, but she was missing from today’s (June 19) instalment.
Instead, Dermot welcomed Angela Scanlon to the show. At the start of the programme, the pair were seen dancing to 1976 hit I Love to Boogie by rock band T. Rex.
“Hi everyone, welcome to Friday’s This Morning! Look who’s here, welcome to Angela Scanlon everyone!” Dermot began, as the room erupted into applause.
Angela then said: “Thank you very much,” before Dermot asked: “How are you?”
Angela replied: “I’m very well thank you, happy to be here again!” with Dermot then giving her a hug.
Kicking off the show, the Irish presenter then said: “It’s Father’s Day this weekend so today, we’re celebrating with the songs that remind you guys of the father figure in your life.”
Dermot added: “Whether it’s your dad, grandad, stepdad, someone that knows your dad, we want to hear about them, as long as they’re guys, and [it’s] music that means something to you.”
Alison’s absence didn’t go unnoticed by viewers, after the star mentioned her upcoming appearance on the show during an interview on Good Morning Britain earlier this week.
Teasing today’s edition of This Morning, Alison told Susanna Reid and Martin Lewis on Wednesday (June 17): “[I’ll] be back on Friday… We’ve got Jason Mimosa on Friday, that’s gonna be fun!” Correcting her name slip-up, Susanna laughed: “I think it’s Momoa!”
“Interesting, seems to be a last minute substitution. Haven’t they reference a few times this week that Jason Momoa would be in the studio with Alison and Dermot,” one person wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Another added: “No Hammond presenting today,” while a third said: “No Alison.”
There hasn’t been any additional information on Alison’s whereabouts, though she was seen updating her Instagram followers on Thursday (June 18) with a video of her new leopard print shoes.
