The two music veterans had been among the first celeb visitors to affix Shephard and Deeley on the couch on Monday as they formally took over the reins from Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
The pair will host the ITV present from Monday to Thursday, with Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary presenting on Fridays.
Jools Holland and Sir Rod Stewart had been among the many first This Morning visitors welcomed by Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley (Yui Mok/PA)
During their first present, Shephard and Deeley interviewed Rod and Holland about their new chart-topping album, Swing Fever.
After Shephard stated it was a “real treat” to have them each on, Rod stated: “Good luck to you too, you were great, you’re the best… Round of applause for them… they love you.”
Holland added that he hopes the brand new roles go “really well” for them, jokingly including: “We haven’t cancelled you yet.”
Shephard replied in jest: “Not yet… we’ve still got 15 minutes to go.”
Discussing their album, Holland admitted he initially thought Rod’s request to make the file with him was “bogus”.
Along with the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, the musicians produced an album which celebrates massive band songs together with Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Almost Like Being In Love.
Holland stated the album is an “expression of joy”, including: “I think in a rather miserable world at the moment, it’s nice to just have a moment for that.”
Also among the many visitors on Shephard and Deeley’s first present was Dame Barbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell, who desires to lift additional consciousness of dementia, carrying on the legacy of the actress who campaigned in regards to the illness after being identified with Alzheimer’s earlier than her demise aged 83 in 2020.
Fashion and wonder knowledgeable Trinny Woodall additionally offered a confidence masterclass and This Morning presenter Steve Wilson and his staff of young taste-testers sampled some Easter treats.
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Monday marked former Good Morning Britain presenter Shephard and So You Think You Can Dance host Deeley’s first time official helming ITV1’s flagship morning programme collectively.
Opening the present, Deeley stated: “We are so excited to be here… This show has been a huge part of our lives for so long so to be actually standing here with you, it’s good.”
Shephard, 49, agreed, saying: “It is very special, we are thrilled to be here”, and thanked those that have despatched them messages of help.
They included presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, who labored alongside Deeley on SM:TV Live early on of their careers, who offered a “word of warning” to Shephard.
Donnelly stated: “Have the best time. You’re going to be amazing, we can’t wait to watch.”
McPartlin added: “A little bit of a word of advice for Ben about Cat, because we’ve worked with Cat, and she might be all sweetness and light but that girl can party, don’t think she can’t”, with Donnelly chipping in: “Keep the lock on the drinks cabinet.”
Deeley, 47, responded to their quips by saying: “Listen, my motto in life… work hard, play hard.”
Former footballer Chris Kamara, with whom Shephard labored on ITV sport present Ninja Warrior UK, additionally had some recommendation to supply Deeley about her new co-star.
He stated: “He’s like a bear with a sore head when West Ham get beat, and the rest of the time he is just miserable… Only kidding!
“Let me tell you, Cat, he was one of the best things to happen to me and I’m sure you will see that, and vice versa of course.
“Good luck to you both. I think you’re going to smash it.”
Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield offered This Morning collectively for greater than 13 years (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Deeley rose to fame as a presenter of Saturday morning ITV kids’s programme SM:TV Live alongside McPartlin and Donnelly, and its spin-off music programme, CD:UK, with Willoughby.
She can also be identified for internet hosting ITV’s Stars In Their Eyes, the BBC’s Fame Academy and American competitors present So You Think You Can Dance, which she offered for greater than a decade.
She is married to Co Down native and host of the Late Late Show Patrick Kielty.
Shephard is thought for fronting the ITV quiz present Tipping Point and beforehand co-hosting ITV1’s breakfast present Good Morning Britain (GMB).
He left GMB in February so as to entrance This Morning, which he has beforehand offered as a alternative for Schofield.
Last 12 months, This Morning noticed a rotation of presenters on the well-known couch, together with Deeley, who hosted alongside Rylan Clark in November.
Schofield left ITV and was dropped by his expertise company after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” relationship with a younger male colleague final May.
In October, Willoughby additionally left the present, saying she had made the “decision for me and my family”.
