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Sam Cook

Phillip Schofield and his This Morning stand-in Joel Dommett turn up at fancy dress party as exactly the same character

A huge array of celebrities came together to celebrate the 50th birthday of Leigh Francis (Keith Lemon) over the weekend. Amongst the likes of Holly Willoughby, Emily Atack and Emma Bunton was This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield, 61, who donned a red suit and moustache as Ron Burgundy from the Anchorman films.

Sharing a photo of himself to his Instagram Stories, Phillip wrote: “Stay classy San Diego” - a nod to Burgundy’s catchphrase. In a pure coincidence (or so we think), another celebrity was dressed as the exact same character for the star-studded celebration.

Much like Phillip, The Masked Singer host Joel Dommett - who you can read more about here - also went as Ron Burgundy. Phillip posted a photo of him and Joel, 37, to his Instagram Stories and joked: “2 glasses of Burgundy please.”

Read more: This Morning viewers call for Joel Dommett to replace Phillip Schofield permanently

The pair’s matching outfits comes following rumours that Joel is set to replace Phillip on This Morning. Last month Joel appeared alongside Holly Willoughby while Phillip was on holiday and was a huge hit with viewers of the ITV show.

Joel joined Holly Willoughby on the This Morning sofa (ITV)

Following his two-episode stint, people shared their hopes that Joel would join the line up full-time. One person wrote on social media at the time: “Petition to get @joeldommett a permanent spot on #thismorning - I've not laughed like this at This Morning in a long time!”

This Morning is currently hosted by Phillip and Holly on Monday-Friday and by Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond on Fridays. Would you like to see Joel replace Phillip? Let us know in the comments.

This Morning airs on ITV1 and ITVX on weekdays from 10am. For the latest TV and showbiz news sign up to our newsletter here.

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