This Morning chaos as technical blunder sees Sharon Marshall forced to call chef Phil live on air
The ITV show is no stranger to experiencing technical blunders on some occasions.
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Viewers had already seen Phil, 64, cooking up a tasty meal in This Morning's allotment.
Presenters Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley ran into an unfortunate technical blunder while trying to get an update.
Ben, 46, told the audience: "Phil is cooking up a delicious dish for the whole family and he's live from The This Morning allotment."
"It looks wonderful down there, Philip. We're trying to connect up his ear - can you hear us, Phil?"
The technical blunder saw Phil unable to hear Ben as he instead continued preparing the dish he was working.
Cat laughed as she quipped: "He could be just ignoring us", while Ben remarked: "Oh, dear."
Looking for a solution, Ben asked out loud: "Has anyone got a phone? Someone phone him. Can the cameraman hear us?"
He added: "So, nobody can hear us at the moment. This is quite fun, we can just watch them and see what they get up to."
In the background, soaps expert Sharon Marshall said she was calling Phil on her phone.
After showing a contest for viewers, however, the show was soon back on track.
This Morning star reveals HUGE change to the show amid ITV cuts
The presenters managed to successfully connect to Phil in the allotment this time.
Elsewhere, a This Morning star revealed bosses have made a U-turn on a bizarre rule amid ITV cuts.
Sweeping changes were announced last month to ITV Daytime shows that will impact the likes of This Morning, Loose Women and Lorraine.
More than 220 jobs will be lost as part of the shake-up — meaning almost half of the 450 employed on the four flagship shows GMB, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women will be let go.
But amid the changes, This Morning have introduced a style change.
Ben Shephard's career to date
1998 - Got his big break when he hosted The Bigger Breakfast for Channel 4
2000 - Joined GMTV breakfast (now GMB) presenting Entertainment Today before becoming a permanent host in 2005
2004 - Ben hosted the first three series of The X Factor's spin-off series Xtra Factor
2006 - Presented singing contestant Soapstar Superstar alongside Ferne Britton
2006 - Landed his own Saturday show with Magic Radio
2008 - Hosted Who Dares, Sings! with Denise van Outen
2009 - Ben presented revived the classic game show The Krypton Factor
2010 - Signed a reported £495k deal with Sky Sports to front Goals on Sunday and other sporting specials
2013 - Returned to ITV daytime with Tipping Point
2015 - Co-hosted Ninja Warrior UK with Rochelle Humes and Chris Kamara
2019 - Quit Sky Sports and Goals on Sunday
2024 - Left Good Morning Britain to join This Morning with Cat Deeley
The show has long had an unwritten rule in place that meant presenters could not wear a specific item of clothing.
However, show staple Rochelle Humes said on TikTok: "There's a new rule, we didn't used to be allowed to wear jeans, did we?
"But we can wear jeans now. This is amazing news for me."
This Morning airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
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