ITV fans have called for Cat Deeley and Rylan Clark to become the permanent presenters of This Morning after Holly Willoughby left the show.
The 47-year-old TV personality and actress, who replaces Josie Gibson as she flies to Australia to take part in I’m A Celeb, made her debut alongside Rylan, 35, on Monday.
And on Tuesday – after appearing in just two episodes – viewers demanded that new presenting duo Cat and Rylan be the permanent presenters of This Morning.
On Twitter, now PLEASE keep them.
Another wrote: “Rylan and Cat Deeley should be the permanent presenters of This Morning.”
‘Please keep her!’: ITV fans have called for Cat Deeley and Rylan Clark to become permanent presenters of This Morning after Holly Willoughby quit the show
A third added: “Oh come on @thismorning you know Cat and Ryland are a winning combination.”
Co-host Stephen Mulhern agreed, saying during his appearance on the show on Tuesday: “By the way Cat, good to see you on the sofa.”
This comes after Holly Willoughby left the show last month “for the sake of her family” after discovering she was the target of a foiled kidnapping and murder plot, and has not been permanently replaced since.
This came five months after Philip Schofield’s departure after his affair with a young male showrunner became public, followed by claims of an increasingly strained relationship with his co-host.
A source previously told The Sun: “Cat is an experienced professional player and executives have been keen to sign her for some time. “She takes live television in stride and is very funny and personable with guests.
“She is comfortable interviewing both pop stars and politicians. So if things go well, she could be a much more permanent solution to Holly’s departure.” Cat would be the safe captain who would stabilize the ship.
“Rylan has also been a huge success, so fans can expect to see a lot more of him in the future.”
Cat, who was born in West Bromwich in 1976, began her career as a model in her teenage years before hosting the MTV chart show Hitlist UK with Edith Bowman and moving to SM:TV from 1998.
She hosted the show for four years alongside Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly and featured a fan-favorite comedy segment called “Chums”, which parodied Friends.
The show also became known for broadcasting the Pokémon animated series, the associated “PokéRap”, a telephone competition called “Wonkey Donkey” and the sketch segment “Dec Says”.
But Chums was perhaps the most famous part of the show, as he took part in a set that recreated Monica Geller’s apartment in the US comedy.
Chums saw the trio joined by a range of celebrity guests, from Tom Jones to Carol Vorderman to Mariah Carey.
Fans loved Dec and Cat’s fictional will-they-won’t-they romance during the skit and hoped every week that the pair would finally kiss before being rudely interrupted.
Chums ended as Ant and Dec said goodbye to SM:TV and ended with Dec and Deeley finally kissing despite a disastrous wedding day.
New presenters: The TV personality and actress, 47, who replaces Josie Gibson as she flies to Australia to take part in I’m A Celeb, made her debut alongside Rylan, 35, on Monday
On Tuesday – after appearing in just two episodes – viewers called for new presenting duo Cat and Rylan to become This Morning’s permanent presenters
The trio then appeared in a special one-off sketch on the final episode of SM:TV in 2003, before Ant and Dec briefly revived it on Saturday Night Takeaway in March 2021, with Deeley appearing for a hilarious reunion.
Twenty years after the wedding, Cat and Dec reunited when it emerged Ant had forgotten to sign their marriage certificate all those years ago.
Cat also joined Ant and Dec for an SM:TV reunion special on ITV in December 2020, where they looked back on the show’s history.
After finding fame on SM:TV, Cat made several other TV appearances, including Fame Academy, which she co-hosted in 2002 with Patrick Kielty – whom she married in 2012.
Cat also hosted Stars In The Eyes between 2003 and 2006 and hosted the Brit Awards in 2004, when she famously arrived at Earl’s Court in London wearing a bottle of champagne and wearing suspenders and fishnet stockings.
In 2006, she moved to the United States to pursue a career in hosting in the United States and began hosting the entertainment show “So You Think You Can Dance?” in its second season, presenting every episode since then.
Other famous appearances included her role as herself in Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got the Pop Factor, Life’s Too Short and House of Lies.
She was married to businessman Mark Whelan between 2001 and 2006, but then married fellow TV presenter Kielty in Rome in 2012.
The couple, who have two sons, lived in California but moved to north London in 2020 after Kielty and their eldest child Milo were involved in a shooting at Century City Mall in Los Angeles.
Patrick is the new host of Irish talk show The Late Late Show after replacing Ryan Tubridy.
The bookmakers’ new favorite to be half of This Morning’s presenting team was announced last Thursday as fans praised her presenting skills.
William Hill has revealed that 35-year-old Rylan has a 5/4 chance of succeeding Phillip and more recently Holly.
Rylan is currently a guest presenter on the breakfast show alongside permanent presenter Josie Gibson.
His long odds will be welcome news for Rylan, who has had a tough year due to his mother’s poor health.
Hart: It comes after Holly Willoughby left the show last month “for the sake of her family” after discovering she was the target of a foiled kidnapping and murder plot
Iconic: Cat began her career as co-host of ITV children’s show SMTV Live, for which she won a BAFTA Children’s Award, and spin-off chart show CD:UK (seen in 2000).
Rylan is currently a rotating presenter Monday to Thursday alongside Josie Gibson, Craig Doyle, Rochelle Humes and Ben Shepherd.
However, it seems unlikely that the duo will stay permanently as Josie only has a 50/1 chance of replacing Holly.
The favorite to replace Holly is Loose Women’s Christine Lampard.
William Hill also revealed the four people who are hot on Rylan’s heels to replace Philip Schofield. At the top is Dermot O’Leary.
Dermot, 50, is best known for his previous presenting role on The X Factor. He currently co-hosts This Morning with Alison Hammond, 48, and bookies say he has a 3/1 chance of taking on the role permanently.
The father-of-one has been linked to This Morning since 2014, when he acted as Schofield’s replacement.
Dermot admitted in September that audiences might notice the awkwardness between him and Alison.
He said: “The presenters make a difference… if two people don’t get along, the viewers can see that.”
“Alison Hammond, my co-host, and I didn’t really know each other when we started working together, but now we’re like family. “I think it has something to do with honesty.”
An insider signed off on this, saying: “Alison and Dermot had a difficult start, they had very different levels of experience and came from completely different places, but then they started getting on quite well.”
Marvin, 38, member of boy band JLS, runners-up on the fifth season of X Factor in 2008.
Favourite: It comes after William Hill revealed Rylan Clark, 35, has a 5/4 chance of taking on Philip Schofield and Holly, 42 (seen with Josie Gibson).
He previously presented This Morning during the summer holidays with his wife Rochelle.
William Hill says he has a 3/1 chance of taking the top spot, while Rochelle Humes, 34, was previously given a 10/1 chance of replacing Holly.
The pair currently co-host the popular BBC Saturday night game show The Hit List.
Separately, Rochelle has been a regular co-host of family favorite Ninja Warrior UK, which returns for its fifth season next year.
Marvin and Rochelle are a hit with viewers who can relate to their busy household – the couple share daughters Alaia-Mai, 10, and Valentina, six, and three-year-old son Blake.
They are favorites to succeed Willoughby and Schofield as hosts of Dancing On Ice in 2024 should Holly leave.
Although Stephen, 46, is best known for his presenting, he is also a magician.
He began his career as a presenter of various children’s television programs on CITV with magical themes, some without.
From 2006 to 2007, Stephen broke into mainstream television with Dancing On Ice: Defrosted.
He quickly began to gain popularity in 2007 when he became the presenter of Britain’s Got More Talent, a sister show to Britain’s Got Talent for artists who did not make it into the main show.
Could it be him? According to William Hill, Dermot O’Leary, 50, has a 3/1 chance of replacing Holly and Phil
Good chance: William Hill says Marvin Humes, 38, has a 3/1 chance of taking the top spot, while Rochelle Humes, 34, who was previously at odds of 10/1, has fallen out of the top five
The moderator remained in this position until 2019.
Stephen officially became a household name when he began hosting the hit game show Catchphrase from its revival in 2013 to the present.
He was a guest presenter on This Morning from 2012 to 2013.
Stephen is also considered favorite to succeed Schofield as presenter of Dancing On Ice in 2024 should Holly stay.
Richard Madeley is 14/1 to replace Schofield, says William Hill.
It’s no surprise that Richard, 67, is on this list as he initially hosted the show alongside his wife Judy, 75, in 1988.
The couple left the show in 2001 to host their own, Richard & Judy, which ran on Channel 4 until 2009.
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1 and ITX.