Sian Welby revealed as new This Morning host
This Morning’s showbiz reporter Sian Welby will host the present subsequent week as they proceed to seek for a substitute for Holly Willoughby.
ITV bosses are mentioned to be impressed with Ms Welby after a variety of appearances on the programme and have paired her with Dermot O’Leary to anchor Monday to Thursday.
Sources on the community say that Ms Welby, 37, is a ‘rising star’ and wish to give her an opportunity to indicate if she will be able to current the daytime present.
One advised MailOnline: ‘Sian has many years of presenting experience under her belt, she is very much ear marked as being a star of the future.
‘She has done really well already on This Morning so the bosses thought it was time to give her the reins to the whole show rather than just segments.’
This Morning’s showbiz reporter Sian Welby will host the show next week as they continue to search for a replacement for Holly Willoughby
Ms Welby hosts Capital Breakfast alongside Roman Kemp and is also a regular reporter for This Morning, with show bosses dubbing her a ‘rising star’
They continued: ‘Viewers love a new, fresh face on the show so everyone involved in it is really excited.’
Ms Welby hosts Capital Breakfast alongside Roman Kemp and is also a regular reporter for This Morning.
She and O’Leary will be joined in the studio by Hollywood stars Kevin Hart and Gugu Mbatha Raw to chat about the new action packed heist film LIFT, as well as catching up with comedian and former Strictly winner, Bill Bailey.
Alison Hammond and O’Leary will continue to host their as usual Friday slot.
Ms Welby is the former anchor of Channel 5 News after being spotted by chiefs at the broadcaster in 2010.
She also hosted a show on Heart Radio between 2017 and 2020.
Ms Welby’s role on This Morning comes three months after Ms Willoughby quit after 14 years at the helm of This Morning after an alleged kidnap plot was revealed.
Former security guard Gavin Plumb has also been accused of incitement to murder her. Since then, ITV bosses have been searching for a replacement for her.
They were left ‘gutted’ last month when Cat Deeley ruled herself out of the role after signing for US talent show, So Yoi Think You Can Dance.
Chiefs also had their eye on The Voice presenter Emma Willis but she is understood to have turned down the job as she can’t commit to three days.
Christine Lampard was also said to not be keen on working four days a week.
I’m A Celeb star Josie Gibson has been hosting the show for the last two weeks.
Sian has been paired with Dermot O’Leary to anchor Monday to Thursday subsequent week whereas they proceed to seek for a substitute for Holly Willoughby (pictured in September)
Since leaving This Morning, it has been claimed Ms Willoughby is ‘overhauling her demure Queen of daytime TV picture’.
She at the moment fronts Dancing On Ice, which suffered its lowest ever viewing figures as host Holly made her TV comeback.
The Sunday night time present, which noticed stars together with Amber Davies and Ricky Hatton take to the ice, had a launch viewing determine of simply 3.6 million.
In comparability the launch was watched by 4.1 million in 2023 and 4.3 million in 2022. 2021’s opening present noticed 5.4 million tuning in whereas 2020’s determine was 5.1 million.
The programme additionally reunited the TV star with Stephen Mulhern, who has changed Phillip Schofield as host of the skating present.
Since leaving This Morning, it has been claimed Ms Willoughby is ‘overhauling her demure Queen of daytime TV picture’ (pictured on Sunday’s Dancing On Ice launch present)
