This Morning anchors Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary were taken aback when they realised they were live on TV.
Since the departure of long-time presenter Phillip Schofield and the absence of Holly Willoughby over the last week, the pair has been hosting most episodes of the ITV breakfast show jointly.
While the show has gone off without a hitch on TV, the presenters made a mistake when a live cross cut to them a little early.
On Wednesday’s broadcast, Lorraine anchor Ranvir Singh concluded the show with the customary cross to the This Morning studio to see what was up next on their show.
However, as soon as she done so, it became evident that the two hosts had no idea they were being aired.
While Dermot was heard asking a producer for a glass of water, Alison was lounging on the couch, scrolling her phone.
‘We’re on you,’ Ranvir said as she tried to get their attention.
She added: ‘Hello, are you ready for us yet my loves.’
When the hosts realised what was going on, they glanced up and attempted to keep it together, just as Alison stated, ‘we weren’t’.
As Dermot apologised and Ranvir joked about crossing ‘too early,’ the group burst out laughing.
‘Have I interrupted?’ she joked, to which Alison replied they ‘loved’ to see her.
Dermot jumped in and declared they were ‘absolutely ready,’ and the two went on to describe what was going to happen on the show.
After doing so, the Lorraine fill-in host joked: ‘That was smooth – nobody noticed.’
‘Lots of love see you in a bit,’ she added.’
Despite the fact that the show is currently under scrutiny as a result of Schofield’s admission that he had a ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a much younger male colleague while still married, a relationship he also admitted lying about to his bosses and colleagues, the fill-in hosts have done their best to have fun on set and ignore the drama.
Outta Puffy Daddys, a dance-dad tribe, was on the show this week, and Alison tweeted a video of herself bopping along with the group.
Lorraine airs weekdays from 9am on ITV1.
Source My Celebrity Life.