This Morning

Fern Britton is making her first appearance on This Morning tomorrow as a guest since leaving in 2009.

She's promoting her new ITV Daytime show 'Culinary Genius' which she is co-hosting with Gordon Ramsay.

The only appearances she has made since 2009 was a recorded VT on the 25th Anniversary Special from the Albert Dock, and on the phone paying tribute on the day of Denise Robertson's death last year.

Obviously she is appearing this week whilst Eamonn and Ruth are presenting. Adds fuel to the fire that Fern and Phillip do not have a great relationship since she left.

I don't believe there's been any great falling out - they didn't ever socialise outside of work. I've worked brilliantly with many colleagues in the past but barely talk to them once we've moved on.

Britton is the sole host of Culinary Genius. Ramsay is the judge for one week, there will be a different judge each week.

Yes. The other judges are Davina McCall, David Walliams, Dermot O'Leary, Bradley Walsh and Jason Manford.

This Morning is being replaced by: Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs Columbo. I know it's Good Friday but Loose Woman and Lorraine are on today. Any ideas why?

Because there lost out during the horse racing?

Lorraine and Loose Women have been pre-recorded.

If I remember rightly Loose Women was on last year on Good Friday but it was the Loose Women & Kids Special

They did use to pre-record This Morning with past interviews in the Richard and Judy and early Fern and Phillip days for a Bank Holiday. Not quite sure why they no longer do this now.

Don't forget John Bishop!

Columbo is an odd replacement when the programming around it is the same as usual but a shame bank holiday TV is now just the usual daytime lineup just time shifted slightly due to shorter news bulletins rather than something slightly different.

To be fair, Columbo is an improvement on the same old generic daytime output.