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Charlotte McIntyre

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary ignore Phil and Holly 'feud' as they host This Morning

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary refused to address the 'feud' between their This Morning co-stars Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield as they hosted Friday's show in the usual fashion.

DJ Fat Tony opened the show as Alison began: "Welcome to your feel good Friday, DJ Fat Tony is absolutely killing it."

Dermot went on to joke that guest Gyles Brandreth was dancing in the studio before Alison revealed her son was a budding DJ.

The pair failed to mention Holly and Phillip's reported feud which has dominated newspaper headlines this week.

Last week, Holly was reportedly left blindsided after her co-host Phillip released a statement addressing their "cooled" friendship amid rumours of a "feud".

Alison and Dermot hosted Friday's This Morning (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Phillip broke his silence on rumours the pair were no longer close after years of working together on ITV shows including This Morning and Dancing on Ice.

He described Holly as his "rock" but admitted the "last few weeks haven't been easy for either of us".

The presenting duo have continued to put on an united front at work but sources close to Holly claimed she was "deeply upset" over allegedly being kept in the dark over Phillip's brother Timothy facing child sex offences charges and found out about the trial when her co-star took time off This Morning.

Timothy was found guilty of the charges and will be sentenced today.

Holly and Phillip have been hosting This Morning together since 2009 (ITV)

"Holly had to find out from someone else which must have been awful for her. She has been so loyal to him," the source told The Mail. "It has been upsetting for her, they have been pretty inseparable for 14 years. They have been through so much together, some happy and some really tough. But now their once super close friendship is no longer."

In a statement to The Sun, Phillip shut down any suggestion that his friendship with Holly has suffered in recent weeks.

He said: "The last few weeks haven't been easy for either of us. My family went through a real ordeal. And Holly's support throughout meant the world to me, as did the support of my bosses at ITV, my editor Martin Frizell and the whole This Morning family, including our amazing viewers."

Mirror has previously contacted representatives for Holly and Phillip for comment on the reports of a feud.

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