Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary 'furious' over 35 second Phillip Schofield tribute

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Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary stepped in to host Monday's This Morning (May 22) following the departure of Phillip Schofield, to whom they paid a short 35-second tribute.

However, the pair are said to have been left "furious" over having to pay tribute to Phillip, following his revelation that he had had an affair with a much younger colleague while working on the show.

Opening the show on Monday, Alison announced: "We can't start today's show without paying tribute to the man who spent the last two decades sitting on the This Morning sofa, Phillip Schofield." To which Demort added: "Everyone on and off the screen at ITV and This Morning want to say a huge thank you to Phil for what he's done to make this show a success over the last 21 years." "Quite simply we all know he's one of the best live television broadcasters this country has ever had and we, and all the team, wish him all the best for the future," Alison finished.

Both are now said to be "furious" over having to pay tribute to their former co-worker, with a source telling The Mirror: "Both are furious.The telling thing in all of this is the silence where Phil’s colleagues could have stepped in to back him. "No one wants to be damaged by association.There is a real shock behind the scenes that such a successful show has been so badly hit by the actions of one presenter. "The thinking last week was that when it returned after the summer, Phil would not be replaced by one person – but that there’d be a rolling rota on the sofa, much like there is on Good Morning Britain.