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James Brinsford

Emily Atack named as Holly Willoughby's replacement on This Morning

This Morning is having a shake-up of its presenters as usual co-hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield take a break from the ITV daytime show over Easter.

Former Inbetweeners actress Emily Atack will be joining her fellow I'm A Celebrity campmate John Barrowman in taking the helm.

Emily has proved to be a hit with the public, who voted her into second place behind King of the Jungle Harry Redknapp.

ITV bosses are obviously hoping that her bubbly personality will captivate viewers and Emily cannot be more excited about presenting alongside her "best mate".

Emily Atack shared this stunning selfie on her Instagram ahead of joining This Morning (Instagram)
Emily is hoping this will be her big break in TV presenting (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

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The new pairing will come together on This Morning for the first time on Friday April 12 and Emily has spoken to The Sun about her new TV gig.

Emily said: “I am absolutely over the moon to be joining This Morning with my best mate John Barrowman over Easter.

“It’s a dream come true to be presenting one of my favourite shows. I look ­forward to being on the iconic sofa.

“We’re going to have so much fun.”

Emily and John Barrowman finished behind Harry Redknapp on I'm A Celebrity (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
John and Emily will replace Holly and Phil (REX/Shutterstock)

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Sources have said that there is a hope that Emily will live up to expectations with ITV bosses, who are hoping this will lead to more presenting roles with the channel in the future.

It could be an early indication what an Emily and John show could look like, as the pair are apparently in talks to do something together.

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Emily has spoken previously about this project, saying: “There are ideas floating around. At the moment everything is meetings and exciting opportunities.”

Until then though, the This Morning sofa will be the first opportunity to see if ITV have the new Phil and Holly on their hands.

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