Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard are mentioned to be ITV’s prime decisions to entrance This Morning following the departures of Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby earlier this yr.
Schofield give up the present in May after he admitted he lied about an affair with a younger male colleague.
Then months later, Willoughby, who had introduced the present for 14 years, revealed she was stepping away from the daytime collection in October.
Ever since, the present has been fronted by a special roster of presenters, together with Craig Doyle, Rylan Clark, Emma Willis and I’m a Celebrity contestant Josie Gibson, alongside the hosts of Friday episodes, Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond.
Now it’s been claimed that Deeley, 47, and Shephard, 49, are ITV’s best choice to change into everlasting fixtures on the mid-morning stalwart.
A supply informed The Sun their casting “will be a real boost to morale” among the many present’s manufacturing group after a rocky yr, stating: “Lots of people were considered. Ultimately, it’s about chemistry.
“Cat really impressed when she came in, and Ben is a consummate professional and hugely popular with the housewife demographic.
“He’s an extremely safe pair of hands, has real gravitas, and doesn’t have a whiff of scandal around him.”
The outlet additionally claimed that the pair will earn the identical wage of £550,000, which is £150,000 lower than what Schofield and Willoughby have been incomes.
In response to the claims, an ITV spokesperson informed The Standard: “We do not touch upon hypothesis.”
Deeley’s grew to become a family title when she fronted BAFTA-winning kids’s present SM:TV Live alongside Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly.
She additionally presenter its spin-off chart present, CD:UK and later introduced Fame Academy alongside her now husband Patrick Kielty in addition to a reboot of Stars in Their Eyes.
Since 2006, Deeley has made a reputation for herself throughout the pond internet hosting dance competitors, So You Think You Can Dance.
While Shephard is an ITV common having been aside of the Good Morning Britain group since 2014, and in addition hosts sport present, Tipping Point and Ninja Warrior.
