ITV This Morning betting odds on Phillip Schofield’s replacement as Brummie star named favourite

The daytime TV world was shaken this week when Phillip Schofield stepped down from his role as an ITV This Morning presenter. The 61-year-old had worked on the show for more than 20 years.

When Schofield joined the show in 2002 he was co-hosting with Fern Britton after replacing John Leslie. That partership lasted until 2009 when Holly Willoughby replaced her.

Willoughby and Schofield have had a successful and long-lasting partnership as co-hosts of This Morning which lasted almost 15 years. The two were said to be good friends although there have often been rumours of discontent behind the scenes in recent weeks leading up to his shock exit.

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And now with Schofield’s reign at an end, bookies BoyleSports has released the odds on fan-favourites who may replace the star. Scroll down to see each one.

Alison Hammond

Alison Hammond has taken over from Dermot O’Leary as the favourite to replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning after BoyleSports cut her odds into 2/1.

Birmingham-born Hammond was chalked up at 4/1, but those chances have been trimmed after a surge in support, making her the new frontrunner to join Holly Willoughby on the sofa following Schofield’s announcement that he has quit the show.

Alison took over presenting duties alongside Dermot O’Leary on Monday and the regular Friday hosts are fighting it out to host the show on a more permanent basis with Holly if the latest odds are anything to go by.

Sarah Kinsella, spokesperson for BoyleSports, said: “Punters reckon it could be an all-female set-up on the sofa and Alison Hammond is the new favourite to host alongside Holly Willoughby as the pair already have a brilliant on-screen rapport.”

Dermot O’Leary

Dermot was the original 6/4 favourite to land the coveted role, but has since been eased out slightly to 5/2 in the betting.

The Colchester native has plenty of experience presenting the popular ITV morning show already with his first appearance as guest host coming back in 2013 where he filled in for Phillip Schofield for a week.

More recently, O’Leary has been hosting This Morning on Fridays and Bank Holidays alongside This Morning host favourite Alison Hammond. Given O’Leary’s popularity and presenting experience it’s no surprise to see him among the favourites to join Holly Willoughby as the next permanent This Morning co-host.

Rylan Clark

Next up in the betting to become the next This Morning host is Rylan Clark at odds of 3/1. Those odds see Clark right in the mix among the favourites and only just behind Dermot O’Leary at 5/2.

Rylan originally shot to fame during the 9th series of The X Factor in 2012. It was clear that Clark had a big personality from his time on the show and he landed a gig as a co-host of Big Brother ’s Bit on the Side.

His success at hosting that show along with his previous X Factor experience saw him get a spot on This Morning in 2014 where he would discuss the latest happenings from the show.

In recent years Rylan has been one of the primary stand-in hosts on This Morning in cases where one of the permanent hosts weren’t available to present. Rylan’s popularity and experience as stand-in host of This Morning make him a very interesting bet to be the next permanent co-host of the ITV’s popular morning show.

Stacey Solomon

There are plenty of other big names in the running with Stacey Solomon an interesting candidate making her way up the betting. The Loose Women regular is 8/1 from 12/1 to land the gig.

Vernon Kay

Vernon is also in the running at 3/1.

Keith Lemon

Keith been added to the market at 33/1.

Amanda Holden

Amanda is on the cards at 50/1.

Ryan Tubridy

Irish favourite Ryan, who is set to host The Late Late Show for the final time this Friday, is a 100/1 outsider.

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