on Fridays by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary, and would move to a school and bank holiday presenting slot. This change came into place in 2021. In December 2021, Holmes announced he was leaving This Morning and would be moving to GB News. In an episode of Loose Women, it was confirmed that Ruth Langsford is the longest-serving This Morning presenter, having first joined the show in 1999. In 2021, Vernon Kay joined the This Morning team as regular stand-in presenter in the absence of the main hosts, presenting alongside Rochelle Humes and Josie Gibson for the first time over the Christmas break for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. On the 7 July 2022, This Morning announced a host of new presenters taking the reins while Holly and Philip take their regular summer break. The new hosts will include regular Friday presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary, as well as Ruth Langsford, Josie Gibson, Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay, Rylan Clark, Craig Doyle, Mollie King and Andi Peters. Alison and Dermot will kick off the summer months by hosting the first two weeks. After that, there will be a mix of onscreen partnerships as follows: Josie and Craig, Rochelle and Andi, Josie and Vernon, Rochelle and Craig, Mollie and Craig, and Ruth and Rylan. Rochelle and Vernon will take the reins for the remaining shows before Phillip and Holly's comeback on 5 September. On 22 August, Ruth Langsford returned to This Morning to present for the first time in nearly a year. Rylan presented alongside her. On 29 August, Vernon Kay returned to present This Morning for the last week of the summer holidays. Rochelle presented alongside him. On 12 December the Christmas Holidays began with Alison & Dermot presenting all week (12th-16th). From the week beginning the 19th Craig Doyle & Josie Gibson presented. Phillip & Holly presented a special edition of the programme at Christmas Day from 10am to 12pm. Controversies Classism: 'It's a Toff Life' In 2018, viewers and commentators criticised a segment titled 'It's A Toff Life.' Instalments set a series of challenge for former Made in Chelsea cast member Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo that included completing tasks required of staff in KFC and a sewage works. Viewers deemed the segment "pathetically patronising" to watch Toffolo "slum it like ordinary folk for the day" and claimed the show was 'patronising working class people.' Boris Johnson selfie In December