Ruth Langsford breaks silence on return to This Morning amid ITV shake-up as she arrives in Australia for I’m A Celeb

RUTH Langsford confirmed she could beryllium making a sensational comeback to the This Morning sofa.

As she touched down successful Australia to enactment connected the I’m A Celebrity spin-off amusement Unpacked, Ruth told us: "Never accidental never."

The Sun revealed she's one of 3 apical TV faces that could return, on with Rylan Clark and Amanda Holden.

She told The Sun: “I don’t know, I haven’t been connected it for 2 years.

“I don’t instrumentality overmuch notice.”

Asked if she would fancy returning, she said: “Never accidental never.”

Ruth antecedently hosted This Morning with ex-husband Eamonn Holmes for 14 years.

The fashionable duo weren't blessed erstwhile they were replaced successful their play Thursday and Friday slot successful 2020 by existent hosts Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond.

Eamonn has taken purpose astatine the amusement galore times since, portion Ruth, who is inactive a main presenter connected the channel's Loose Women, has kept considerably quieter.

Frizell's announcement shocked ITV unit including presenters Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard who could spot a presenting “shake-up” with a caller squad expected to travel successful and rejuvenate the brand.

Today Cat and Ben's roles were said to beryllium safe, according to the Mail, with transmission main Kevin Lygo peculiarly invested successful their partnership.

News of his departure comes conscionable 2 months aft erstwhile presenter Phillip Schofield described the mercurial writer arsenic a “s***” - dragging up 2 years of turbulent This Morning toxicity.

Although ITV volition externally advertise the £155,000 a twelvemonth role, existent Associate Editor Vivek Sharma is heavy tipped to onshore the coveted gig.

Last nighttime a root said: “This truly is the extremity of an epoch for daytime telly; immense changes are afoot.

“The amusement has ne'er genuinely recovered from Holly and Phil’s departure, and this is simply a accidental to determination connected from the aged defender and bring successful caller faces to detoxify the marque erstwhile and for all.

“The anticipation is that a fewer tweaks present and determination tin marque a immense quality - with presenters added to the roster, and a fewer breathtaking caller features. 

“Martin was mercurial and merciless erstwhile helium was angry, and a fewer radical were beauteous frightened of him.

“Martin was aged school, but helium was besides hugely talented, hands-on, hard-working, and dedicated to the moving of that ship.

“His strengths, however, were that helium was a full maverick and perfectly fearless. 

“Whilst officially ITV volition unfastened the occupation up to outer candidates, the feeling is Vivek is simply a shoo-in - he’s brilliant, young, talented and conscionable what the amusement needs to freshen-up and prosecute with a TikTok generation. He is bursting with ideas.

“But helium knows not to reinvent the wheel, and alienate This Morning halfway assemblage of housewives and young mums - but helium volition bash it his way.”

The fiery editor, 65, announced his departure yesterday successful an interior email to each unit - minutes earlier the authoritative announcement from broadcast bosses.

He volition usage his clip distant from London’s White City to walk much clip - and attraction for - his wife, erstwhile GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips who, heartbreakingly, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2022.

Family antheral Martin said successful a connection yesterday: “Next twelvemonth I'm expecting my household priorities to alteration truthful I request to escaped up clip for them. 

“I emotion my squad astatine ITV and volition miss them and the thrill of unrecorded telly but it's an ever on, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week committedness and I won't beryllium capable to bash both.

“It's been a privilege to pb genuinely large presenters and producers, betwixt america we've turned retired much than six 1000 hours of unrecorded topical telly, that's astir 20,000 items and the gongs are ever nice.”

Referencing his pride successful campaigns covering subjects specified arsenic suicide, menopause and testicular cancer, helium added: “This juggernaut is the toughest trial for immoderate broadcast journalist.”

A root added: “Editing This Morning is an all-consuming job, and Martin felt helium couldn't springiness his each some to the amusement and his family. Something, sadly, had to give.

“As anyone knows who has Alzheimer’s successful the family, it’s a genuinely awful, cruel and progressive disease. Martin adores Fiona and present she indispensable beryllium his priority. 

“This was each his determination though, and of people helium would similar to support his manus successful telly and who knows what the future holds; he’s made a batch of unthinkable contacts implicit a hugely palmy career.”

Vivek antecedently produced Steph’s Packed Lunch connected Channel 4, a amusement - based astatine Leeds dock - which rapidly became cult viewing astatine lunchtime - hosted by erstwhile BBC Breakfast prima Steph McGovern - and garnered a immense pursuing of loyal viewers.

He was antecedently poached by Piers Morgan to tally his award-winning Uncensored show.