Craig Doyle

Craig Doyle filled in for Dermot O'Leary during the latest edition of ITV's This Morning and viewers at home were left flustered as he recalled his incident ...

He's out of his mind on chicken feed and jumped from the bin onto my leg, right up my shorts. Want all the jaw-dropping stories from the world of showbiz and up to the minute news from TV and soaps? "I ran down the garden and i'm taking things off and the mouse goes. "I open the thing and the mouse was there looking at me and he'd been in there a day eating. "I went to feed the chickens in my shorts. He explained: "I had a bad mouse incident a couple of years ago"

CRAIG DOYLE stepped in to present This Morning alongside Alison Hammond as Dermot O'Leary took 'a day off' from his hosting duties on the ITV show.

#ThisMorning." "I'm a little disappointed, I was aiming for 15." "I'm going to be a good girl today, I am." "Did he? @DawudAishah shared: "Alison is such a big flirt. "Lovely," Alison replied before explaining to viewers: "Dermot's having a day off today."

Fans are used to seeing the presenter entertain viewers alongside Dermot O'Leary as the pair have hosted the Friday edition of the ITV daytime show since ...

Craig started his broadcast career at BBC Local Radio as a reporter and producer. He added: "Join @alisonhammond55 and I from 10 am @thismorning @itv." The 51-year-old has hosted various sports programmes from Wimbledon to MotoGP. He started out on local radio and became well-known to rugby fans as lead anchor of BT's coverage of Premiership and European Rugby.

SPORTS fans will tell you presenters have a big part to play in the match day experience.Craig has become one of the most recognisable hosts in sports.

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ITV viewers has praised 'brilliant' Craig Doyle as he made his This Morning presenting debut, hosting alongside Alison Hammond.

The new presenters are all excellent and a breath of fresh air on the show,” another person went on. “I really like Craig Doyle! @thismorning should have him on more often! Others might also recognise Craig as a blast from the past as he used to host the children's programme Diggit on GMTV from 1998 to 2002 with Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates.

Garry Enfield said: "What's this guy doing with Alison, shouldn't it be Dermot or Josie?" While Andy Gibson shared a picture of Alison and Craig on his TV ...

Meanwhile Elliot Gonzalez was baffled why he hadn't hosted before: "How is this the first time Craig Doyle has presented This Morning?! A proper natural. don't you think him and Josie would be brilliant presenting together." Jane Graham was a particular fan of his Irish accent.

This is the first time he has been on the ITV show's couch as a presenter alongside Alison Hammond.

The new presenters are all excellent and a breath of fresh air on the show,” another person went on. “I really like Craig Doyle! @thismorning should have him on more often! #thismorning”.