ALISON Hammond appeared to be relieved when This Morning ended as she danced her way out of the show.
She'd spent the last two and a half hours attempting to shut down claims of a "toxic" culture by carrying on as normal.
That's despite former This Morning stars speaking out against the show's culture of bullying.
The Friday hosts Alison and Dermot O'Leary kicked off a newspaper review with a toe-curling side note after Phillip Schofield's affair with a younger colleague was exposed.
Despite This Morning being splashed across most of today's national newspapers, the daytime presenters went ahead with an in-depth look at the biggest stories of the day.
Addressing the elephant in the room before kicking off This Morning View at the start of the programme, Dermot said: "We all know we happen to be in the news at the moment and of course we appreciate that.
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"But just from both of us, the crew and the whole team downstairs, we love making this show for you."
Alison cut in, to add: "Yes, we really do and that's exactly what we're going to do, we're going to continue doing that. Let's go on with our first news story."
The issues were ignored for the rest of the show, as the duo promised the crisis-hit daytime show would return tomorrow.
One viewer said: "And that’s it. The show that should be taken off air has finished for today.
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"Alison Hammond literally dancing for joy that it’s over. Interestingly Loose Women says they have an extra 15mins."
Another said: "The relief on Alison and Dermot's faces when the show ended."
"Alison dancing like everyone is happy to work on This Morning," joked another.
Other viewers pointed out Alison's laugh was "over the top" and "fake" amid the drama.
One said: "Let’s all laugh uncontrollably whilst cameras are still on."
Meanwhile, Eamonn Holmes slammed Phillip as a "liar" and accused him of being "delusional" while they were on air.
It's after Phillip broke his silence on the claims made about a "toxic" work environment, writing on Instagram: "Now I no longer work on this morning I am free to say this.
"I hope you have noticed that it’s the same handful of people with a grudge against me all the show who seem to have the loudest voice."
He penned on Instagram: "Now I no longer work on this morning I am free to say this.
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"I hope you have noticed that it’s the same handful of people with a grudge against me all the show who seem to have the loudest voice."
Over the course of a dramatic few days ITV has consistently defended This Morning and its handling of the affair, but admitted to secretly investigating rumours of Phillip's affair three years ago.
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