Eamonn Holmes involves This Morning’s rescue as he fills in for Covid-stricken Vernon Kay

EAMONN Holmes will fill in for Vernon Kay on This Morning tomorrow after visitor Vernon Kay was struck down by coronavirus.

Present stalwart Eamonn offered the ITV daytime present with spouse Ruth Langsford for the previous two weeks and can now host alongside Rochelle Humes tomorrow and on Tuesday.

Eamonn Holmes will fill in for Vernon Kay on This MorningCredit score: Rex

Vernon needed to pull out of internet hosting the present after catching coronavirusCredit score: Rex

Asserting the information on social media, he wrote: “However simply when u thought you’d removed me …. illness with @AlisonHammond and @vernonkay means I am off the bench.

“Get nicely quickly to them however I’ve my Boots on and I am able to play . Monday and Tues line up is now myself and @RochelleHumes. Hope you may be part of us.”

Vernon, 47, had been set to interchange Phillip Schofield, 59, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week in a significant reserving for the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! finalist.

Nonetheless, ITV bosses have been left scrambling to interchange him.

Vernon’s optimistic coronavirus check has additionally meant his plans to cowl Steve Wright’s Radio 2 present have needed to be axed.

Vernon completely instructed The Solar: “I’m completely gutted that due to a optimistic Covid check I’m now not in a position to current on This Morning subsequent week with Rochelle nor do Radio 2 visitor internet hosting and Steve Wright’s cowl, two iconic exhibits which I’ve been a fan of for many years.”

Former Saturdays singer Rochelle had beforehand instructed of her pleasure at welcoming Vernon into the This Morning fold.

Rochelle, 32, mentioned: “I’m so trying ahead to internet hosting with the great Alison Hammond once more. I can also’t wait to welcome Vernon Kay into the This Morning household!”

Vernon had admitted the reserving was ‘an enormous tick’ for his profession  after watching the daytime staple because it began in 1988.

After taking a couple of weeks off for summer season, Holly and Phil will return to host the present from Monday sixth September.

Subsequent month Holly will go face to face along with her co-star Alison Hammond within the battle for Greatest Presenter on the Nationwide Tv Awards.

The pair will go up in opposition to Ant and Dec, Bradley Walsh and former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan.

This Morning has additionally been nominated for Greatest Daytime programme alongside Loose Women, The Chase and The Repair Shop.