Alison Hammond says goodbye to member of ITV This Morning team hours after Holly Willoughby and Josie Gibson bid another farewell

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Alison Hammond has paid a gushing tribute to a departing member of the This Morning team.

The ITV daytime show's host took to Instagram with a video as they celebrated at Sam P almano's leaving do.

The clip showed the attendees - including Alison's pal and co-star Josie Gibson - getting involved in a viral TikTok trend to Beyonce track, Partition.

"Farewell to @sampalmano , one of our producers who works on @thismorning ," Alison shared alongside the brilliant clip.

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"You are so loved and will be missed from the team !! Farewell but please stay in touch."

She added: "Sam is in blue shirt and loves dancing on tables."

But fans ended up being distracted by Josie's stunning look for the leaving party.

@singlelifeinadoublebed said: "I would love to know where Josie's hot pink dress is from. She looks incredible !@josiegibson85."

"Please tell @josiegibson85 she looks stunning! Have a fab night all," finnthefabulous1 wrote.

@tazval1 commented: "@alisonhammond55 loving @josiegibson85 dress..where did she get it..beautiful."

But another follower, @bev.danceone, was quick to point out: "There all leaving that’s another one today."

That's because Alison's goodbye to Sam came hours after Josie and Holly Willoughby bid a farewell to another key team member on This Morning.

The pair, who were presenting the show together for the first time, were joined by chef Phil Vickery who was on hand to rustle up a range of fruit crumbles for the hosts.

Following the cooking segment, the team also prepared a special one to give as a parting gift to floor manager Tim, who was leaving after decades working behind-the-scenes on the