This Morning viewers slam 'painful' segment as Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary burst into hysterics while taking over hosting duties during Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard's summer break Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Carolina Piras For Mailonline Published: 14:42, 15 July 2024 | Updated: 14:58, 15 July 2024 e-mail 16 shares 33 View comments This Morning viewers slammed a 'painful to watch' segment as Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary took over hosting duties from Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard on Monday. Alison, 49, and Dermot, 51, welcomed two experts who claimed that faking your own laugh can 'cheer you up' and help people become happier over time - with a technique called laughter yoga.
As the pair - who have taken over from the main hosts of the ITV1 daytime show during their seven-week summer break - discussed the odd technique, they proceeded to demonstrate a forced laugh on air. The duo joined them in trying the 'fake laughter' method - but ended up cackling in hysterics, leaving viewers of the daytime show bewildered. Viewers took to X, formerly known as Twitter , to share their disappointment with the 'lack of content'.
This Morning viewers slammed a 'painful to watch' segment as Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary took over hosting duties from Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard on Monday Alison, 49, and Dermot, 51, welcomed two experts who claimed that faking your own laugh can 'cheer you up' and help people become happier over time 'What is this hell? @thismo.