{"id":68982,"date":"2023-10-23T13:27:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=68982"},"modified":"2023-10-23T13:27:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:27:47","slug":"channel-5-presenter-emerges-as-shock-favourite-to-replace-holly-willoughby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/tv-movies\/channel-5-presenter-emerges-as-shock-favourite-to-replace-holly-willoughby\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 5 presenter emerges as shock favourite to replace Holly Willoughby"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Channel Five presenter has reportedly emerged as a front runner to take over Holly Willoughby's sought-after This Morning role. <\/p>\n

While ITV is said to be considering some of the biggest names in the industry, they are also reportedly considering up-and-coming talent.<\/p>\n

And now, Scottish TV presenter Storm Huntley, 36, is understood to be a favourite to take on the job.<\/p>\n

The TV star presents segments on Channel 5's Jeremy Vine programme and also has her own spin-off of the show called Storm Huntley.<\/p>\n

Storm started off as a researcher at the BBC before taking on a meteorology course at the Open University to become a weather presenter.<\/p>\n


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In 2014, she joined Scottish broadcaster STV, where she regularly presented weather forecasts.<\/p>\n

Like Holly, Storm also has experience in children's TV presenting, having worked on the CBeebies show 'Down On The Farm' since 2015.<\/p>\n

Holly, who quit This Morning earlier this month after 14 years, started her career in children's television, hosting CITV's 'Ministry of Mayhem' in 2004. <\/p>\n

Pr Guru Andy Barr told The Sun that advertisers would be "queueing up to return to the programme" if Storm, from Glasgow, took on the role. <\/p>\n


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The 10 Yetis chief, said: "Storm Huntley is fast rising up the bookies odds to make the jump over to ITV's This Morning."<\/p>\n

The mum shares a one-year-old son with rocker husband Kerr Okan, who is a member of the band The LaFontaines.<\/p>\n

Addressing the rumours last week on social media, Storm laughed them off, saying: "Very flattering, but I think there may be a scheduling issue there."<\/p>\n

ITV is remaining tight-lipped on who could be taking over the role. A number of showbiz names are said to be in the running, such as Alison Hammond, Rochelle Humes, Josie Gibson, as well as Kate Garraway and Davina McCall. <\/p>\n


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It comes as Loose Women star Ruth Langsford, who previously hosted the show with her husband Eamonn Holmes, said she would consider a return following Holly's exit. <\/p>\n

Ruth told Woman&Home: "I love This Morning, but reports that ITV have recently asked me back aren't true. I laughed when I saw that report. I have no idea where these things come from. It's like when people write a nasty comment on my Instagram, I find it amusing."<\/p>\n

She continued: "If they asked me, I would certainly consider it. I did a week with Rylan last year, and I wasn't torn because of Eamonn's situation. Eamonn has left ITV, it's done and dusted. <\/p>\n

"He's got another job, which he loves. Also, I don't have to ask Eamonn's permission to do anything, or for him me, so if ITV said, 'Would you come and do a week on This Morning?' and if I was free and it was with the right person, I probably would do it.'"<\/p>\n<\/p>\n