This Morning viewers ‘switch off’ and slam ITV show as ‘dreadful and insulting’ as hosts Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond pause live TV broadcast to perform DANCE routine

This Morning viewers were left ‘switching off’ and hit out at the ITV show as ‘dreadful and insulting’ as hosts Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond paused the live broadcast to perform a dance routine on air.

Dermot, 52, and Alison, 51, play music requests submitted by viewers at home following the ad breaks during their regular Friday slot on the show.

And today (February 27) was no different, with Shirley Bassey‘s 1967 rendition of Hey Big Spender! ringing out in the studio as the show returned.

Instead of moving swiftly on, Alison and Dermot began singing the lyrics to one another, in between announcing upcoming segments on the show.

Soon, the duo were getting carried away, singing over one another during their announcements, as well as dancing and lip-synching to the tune.

For two minutes, the stars continued to dance, with Alison joking of Dermot encouraging her to keep going: ‘If you can’t beat them, join them.’

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This Morning viewers were left ‘switching off’ and hit out at the ITV show as ‘dreadful and insulting’ as hosts Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond danced on air today (February 27)

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The duo were getting carried away, singing over one another during their announcements, as well as dancing and lip-synching to a tune

Taking things one step further, Dermot was then seen lifting Alison high up in the air – spinning her around in the studio as the song came to its end.

The duo were met with claps and cheers from the crew in the studio, as they bowed for the cameras and laughed at one another.

However, fans at home didn’t see the funny side, and were soon taking to X, formerly Twitter, to hit back at the ‘dreadful’ scenes, saying they ‘switched off’.

One penned: ‘WTF are these pair doing?? Shameful,’ as another chimed in: ‘Just switched off #ThisMorning. That’s enough of that!’

‘Dear god,’ someone else reacted, as a fourth wrote: ‘Just switched on to see these two ‘dancing’ and shouting. Children’s TV at its worst. Dreadful and verging on insulting. I’m off.’

‘Enough,’ someone else simply penned, alongside an image of them turning off their TV in their home following the scenes.

Fans were left divided after watching the moment on screen

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The duo were met with claps and cheers from the crew in the studio, as they bowed for the cameras and laughed at one another after performing a dance

Others disagreed, and hit back that they found the moment amusing.

Someone else wrote: ‘Yes Dermot & Alison! Big Spenders! Love it!’ as a second penned: ‘Really enjoyed that, hope Dermot hasn’t done his back in!’

It comes after Alison Hammond left her This Morning co-star Ben Shephard speechless and stifling his laughs as she cracked a VERY rude joke live on the show.

The TV presenters were seen sipping on popular drink ‘bubble tea’ before an ad break, as they were joined by Nick Ferrari and Nicola Thorp to discuss the latest headlines from around the world.

Re-appearing after the ad break, Alison, 51, was seen joking with Ben about whether or not he liked the sweet beverage first popularised in Taiwan in the 1980s.

Ben, 51, tried to explain he wasn’t a fan of the tapioca pearls that are commonly found in the drink, explaining: ‘I quite like the [explosive] stuff in my mouth.’

Alison then responded: ‘Oh, I love the feelings of balls exploding in the mouth.’

Shocked, Ben went completely silent, looking at Alison and around the room before she awkwardly continued by announcing what was coming next on the show.

‘Coming up over the next few hours,’ Alison began, before Ben could be heard letting out a laugh, quickly covering it up by introducing the rest of the programme.

Elsewhere, fans were left open-mouthed as Ben dashed to the PUB in the middle of the show’s live broadcast, bringing back a pint for co-star Angela Scanlon.

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This Morning fans were left open-mouthed as Ben Shephard dashed to the PUB in the middle of the show’s live broadcast, bringing back a pint for co-star Angela Scanlon

Ben and Angela, 42, were joined by Tom Swarbrick for the morning news segment on Wednesday where the group were seen discussing the weather.

Talking about the sunshine across London, Tom, 38, was seen dashing out of the studio while the show was on air to find the nearest pub to enjoy a drink in the warmer weather.

Later joining the LBC radio show host via live video link later in the show, Tom was seen slowly sipping on a beer as he encouraged the rest of the This Morning family to come down and join him.

Tom told his co-stars: ‘For 40 days and nights, we’ve had continuous rainfall in Britain, and this is the first moment that I feel as a nation, we are so back.’

‘I have this glorious bit of nectar here, the first one of the year,’ Tom continued, as Ben gasped: ‘Oh, that looks so good, the condensation on the outside!’

‘Down! Down! Down!’ Angela could be heard shouting as Tom took a swig, before Ben added: ‘Tom, I’m going to come out. Can you order me one?’

‘Come down, you could do the show from here! The sun is out, we’re having the best time of our lives!’ Tom encouraged them.

Ben wasted no time in leaving the studio, getting up from the sofa and leaving Angela to host the ITV show alone as he also headed to the pub.

The scenes saw cameras follow Ben as he ran down a street in the nation’s capital, finding Tom and drinking his own pint in the sunshine alongside him.

Drinking outside the pub, Ben could be heard telling Angela and the studio: ‘This is absolutely glorious! Happy rest of the year, everybody! Scanlon, I’ll bring you one back.’

Following the ad break, Ben was back in the studio with his co-star, who has stepped in to replace Cat Deeley after she went missing from hosting duties.

Handing Angela the remainder of his drink, she was seen taking a swig while introducing the upcoming segments of the show.

‘I want to look professional,’ Angela joked as she handed Ben back the drink.

Fans were quick to react to the live TV moment, taking to X, formerly Twitter, to joke about the segment – which aired at 10:50am.

One penned: ‘Out on the lash while live on This Morning,’ as another chimed in: ‘Is this segment “how to be a piss head at 10.50am”.’

A third wrote: ‘What a job, to be able to nip out for a beer live,’ as a fourth added: ‘Who has a pint at 11am?’