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Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary's 'future on This Morning is confirmed as bosses pin their hopes on a ratings boost after dramatic tug-of-war with rival channels'


The show is said to be pinning hopes of a ratings boost on the pair after a fall since Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard took over the main roles.

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary have been confirmed as the summer hosts of This Morning after ITV bosses won a tug-of-war between channels, it was reported on Friday (Pictured in June) It was rumoured that Craig Doyle and Josie Gibson would possibly be stepping into the roles, but a source confirmed to The Sun that Friday hosts Alison and Dermot were locked in (Pictured in June) Dermot is set to front his new series alongside comedian Katherine Ryan, 41 - and the exciting gig comes just months after he missed out on replacing Phillip Schofield as full-time host of This Morning.

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