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Rebecca Koncienzcy

ITV This Morning viewers unimpressed with April Fool's Day prank

This Morning viewers were left unimpressed with the show's April Fool's Day prank.

Fans of the ITV daytime TV show didn't fall for the segment about the impact of Brexit on Irish leprechauns as they watched Alison Hammond search for the mythical fairies.

Despite the high production quality, people watching at home immediately knew the leprechaun whisper was more than it seemed.

Taking to Twitter , one said: "Don’t think anyone will be falling for thismorning April fools"

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Another said: "Did they really think they fooled us with all that Leprechaun stuff?"

A third added: "The best April fools has to be this 'leprechaun whisperer' thing on This Morning...what the..."

But it was later revealed that this segment was completely real when the real April Fools Day prank was revealed in a hilarious makeover disaster, leaving Holly Willoughby in tears.

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Some, including host Phillip Schofield, also picked up on the fact that Alison seemed to be pronouncing leprechaun, 'leper con'.

One said: "What's a leper con?"

Another said: "leppry-cons?"

A third pointed out: "Alison it is not lepri-cons!!!!! Lepri-corrrrns"

*This Morning is on ITV1, weekdays and Sundays from 10:30am

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