ITV This Morning viewers squirm as Alison Hammond forced to apologise after Dermot O'Leary's remark

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This Morning presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary have been at the centre of rumours of an apparent feud between them for quite some time. And whilst hosting the ITV show on Monday morning, things got slightly heated as Dermot called his co-star a 'b***h'.

Alison and Dermot have presented the daytime show together every Friday since January 2021, but are currently stepping in throughout the week whilst Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield take their annual summer break.

However, sources have previously claimed that the pair have clashed, bickered and struggled to ‘hit it off’ behind the scenes, with fellow presenter Josie Gibson recently defending them, telling OK! : "Those two are like brother and sister'".

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During Monday morning's show, Alison was forced to apologise to viewers after Dermot O'Leary broke the rules and swore live on air. As former Big Brother contestant Kate Lawler presented the show's competition segment, Alison had a 'Big Brother' reunion with her as she was on the reality show herself back in 2002.

Dermot, 49, then surprised Alison with a throwback as he said: "Let's have a quick look at you and Kate in this iconic moment in the Big Brother house."

Footage then showed Dermot presenting the spin-off show Big Brother's Little Brother, which he hosted from 2001 until 2008.

Alison, 47, then poked fun at her co-star, saying; "Look at you with a bald head, you should so go back to that bald head. Why don't you shave your head? Look how fit you look."

The pair continued to joke with one another as Alison said: "You were so good on that show," and Dermot