Metro: This Morning to ‘undergo complete revamp with two completely brand new hosts’ after Holly Willoughby exit

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This Morning is set to undergo a ‘complete revamp’ after the exit of its two hosts this year.

Back in May, Phillip Schofield, 61, stepped down from the ITV breakfast programme after admitting to lying about an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a much younger colleague.

Then, over the weekend, Holly 42, also announced she was leaving the show, saying it was a ‘difficult goodbye’.

While the past two months have seen Holly presenting alongside a range of other ITV stars including Alison Hammond, Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle.

However, with the show now lacking a permanent host, bosses are said to be looking at pushing for a ‘complete revamp’ in coming months.

The broadcaster is now reportedly casting the net for the ‘new Phil and Holly’, with untested hosts taking over in a redesigned set from January.

‘It has been a turbulent 12 months culminating in a seismic past few weeks,’ a source has now said.

‘Holly’s decision to leave has sent shockwaves through the corridors of power at ITV, but the feeling now is that change must be made — and this is the impetus needed.

‘This Morning boss Martin Frizell will continue to lead the charge and is working tirelessly to give viewers what they want — a warm, buzzy, feel-good magazine show, marshalled by two fresh new anchors,’ they added when speaking to The Sun.

They added: ‘A stream of exciting presenters, from all different walks of life, will meet with execs over the next few weeks until they find a pairing with the perfect chemistry.’

Good Morning Britain presenter Ben Shephard, who recently joined Holly on This Morning, is one name in the mix to take over from Schofield.

He is set to be screen-tested alongside a host of potential ‘exciting’ female names.

The source then said that the show was ITV’s ‘most lucrative daytime brand’ that was just as much about the format as the faces.

‘The goal is to bring back the chemistry of the show’s halcyon days and get viewing figures back up to the million mark,’ they said.

‘Every effort is being made to achieve this.’

First launched in 1988, this year marks This Morning’s 35th anniversary.

Over the years it’s been fronted by Richard Madeley and Judy Finnnigan, Fern Britton, Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, before Holly and Phil started presenting together in 2009.

When announcing she was leaving the show, Holly thanked ‘everyone who has ever worked on the show over the years…every guest who has sat on our sofa and the wonderful viewers’.

She said she would miss them all ‘so much’.

Metro.co.uk has contacted ITV for comment.