Ruth Langsford denies taking dig at This Morning replacement Alison Hammond
Eva Wall
British TV presenter Ruth Langsford has denied taking a dig at Alison Hammond, her replacement on ITV's This Morning.
Last week it was announced that husband-and-wife due Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes would lose their current presenting positions on This Morning, merely filling in for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield over the summer break.
Ruth and Eamonn have been replaced by Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond, and the couple stated that they were 'disappointed and devastated' by the shake-up.
British TV presenter Ruth Langsford has denied taking a dig at Alison Hammond, her replacement on ITV's This Morning. Pic: REX Features
Ruth, 60, appeared to take a dig at Alison, who became a household name after appearing on Big Brother, by saying that she worked hard to earn her role as a presenter and didn't become famous through reality television.
Responding to MailOnline, Ruth's spokesperson has denied that the comment was intended to criticise Alison.
The spokesperson stated: 'The comments from Ruth were made as a general observation in an interview conducted more than six weeks ago about the industry and different routes into the business.
Ruth, 60, appeared to take a dig at Alison, who became a household name after appearing on Big Brother, by saying that she worked hard to earn her role as a presenter and didn't become famous through reality television. Pic: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock
'Ruth was simply illustrating a point that whereas some presenters launch their career by being on other TV programmes first, her and Eamonn's experience and career paths had taken a different and more traditional path.
'This wasn't directed at anyone in particular — indeed she (Ruth) has always been supportive of a number of her professional colleagues and friends who have taken this route.'
The comments in question were made during an interview published in Sunday's Mirror Notebook, although Ruth was speaking five weeks before the shake-up at This Morning was announced.
Ruth spoke about her graft to scale the presenting ranks and land the This Morning job she has held for almost 14 years, stating: 'We've put the work in. We didn't do a reality show and get an overnight job on the telly.' Pic: ITV/REX/Shutterstock
Ruth spoke about her graft to scale the presenting ranks and land the This Morning job she has held for almost 14 years, stating: 'We've put the work in. We didn't do a reality show and get an overnight job on the telly.
'We've come up through the ranks. Eamonn was only 19 when he started out. And he was doing the teatime news in Belfast during The Troubles. It was heavy stuff. And now he's got an OBE for services to broadcasting.'
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