Joel Dommett recalls wife's allergic reaction before wedding This Morning viewers threatened to "switch off" on Monday after realising that regular co-host Dermot O'Leary was absent. Fans tuned in for their usual Monday (July 22) episode, only to find that Alison Hammond's typical co-host Dermot had been replaced by The Masked Singer UK star Joel Demmott. This change sparked some backlash, with social media users even promising to switch channels due to the presenter shake-up.
One disgruntled viewer vented: "Think I'll go out with these two presenting. Have a word ITV! #thismorning. Another shared the same sentiment, adding: "Switch off - Christ not these 2 together I'm off #thismorning.
" (sic) A third complained: "Joel's voice is already starting to grate...
". However, some fans seemed to enjoy the new presenting duo, praising ITV for pairing them up. "2 minutes in and Alison Hammond and Joel Dommett already making me laugh, this is going to be a good show! Good luck to the producer today, it's going to be chaos!" reports the Mirror .
(sic) READ MORE This Morning's Alison Hammond 'shuts down' co-star as she yells 'enough' [LATEST] This Morning's Dermot O'Leary was missing from Monday's show (Image: ITV) The news of Dermot's absence will not have shocked those who follow Alison and her ITV co-star on social media. The pair announced last week that the former X Factor star would be away on Monday and Tuesday. In a behind-the-scenes video, Alison said: "I'm going to miss you," .