Daybreak

[chirpychirpy]

If they've sacked Adrian Chiles, why is he still presenting it this morning? He looks far more awkward than usual today, and hardly surprising. Christine not in today - I wonder if she can't face it anymore. I'm hoping they'll replace her with the fabulous Anna Williamson but she seems to have been usurped in recent weeks by the comparatively dull Sam Mann whoever she is. Your thoughts?

[emmie]

don't watch it, and can't stand chiles or his cohort. When they were on the other channel the one show, did watch once or twice, but couldn't see what the so called chemistry was, both dull as ditchwater.

[jd_here]

Probably the most boring man on television with the most overated sidekick ITV could find, All ITV have to do now is find a replacement for him for football.

Who should they replace them with, quite honestly I don't give a monkeys, I never watch ITV news, it's like the Sun on tv!

[ojread2]

They have both been dumped

God help their ratings if the have that awful Kate Garraway presenting.

[venator]

Agreed, jd-there - lots of mindless twitter and all the adverts! The phone ins to win a holiday promotions are adverts, too - should come out of the allowable time.

[chelle7272]

Never watch it, there iswn't one presenter on there I can tolerate! em10 I absolutley agree I never could see this so called chemistry between Chiles and Bleakley.
I'm gutted he's still doing the football though.

[VHG]

Who says they have been sacked, not Daybreak.

They are still on the Daybreak web site.

I believe the Daily Mirror had it as it headline recently, but we have had no official word from Daybreak.

Anyway I believe the Daily Mirror said "phased out" over the next few weeks rather than sacked right now.

Maybe they will go, but just because the Mirror has it as their headline does not make it true.

[andy-hughes]

The concensus is that both are being sacked, but not until the New Year.

The information has leaked to the press, and AC is very unhappy - although looking at him on TV at any time, how on earth would you be able to tell???

You have to wonder about the thought processes that went into poaching them from the BBC for mega-money - neither of them have proved suitable, which as far as Childs was concerned, was pretty obvious. The man has no personality, a doleful face, a boring Brumie accent, a so-called 'dry' sense of humour, for which read, no humour, and a way of squinting at the camera that suggests he needs specs.

CB's accent is too strong, her looks are distractingly exaggerated and angular, she appears vacuous for serious items, and over-enthusiastic for frivolous items, and the two of them do not gel in the slightest, lawd knows what this 'chemistry' was supposed to be about.

It was only a matter of time before this car-crash TV was stopped - let's hope they think more carefully next time.

I ay get Vaughan and Snowdon on, at least they interact convincingly.

[gingejbee]

My thoughts - don't give a damn, I've better things to do. Our TV never goes on before 6pm at the very earliest.

[bibblebub]

it could be Natasha Kerplunk with "Chubby" Holmes http://www.guardian.c...kaplinsky-tipped-host

[Tizzi24]

They're going to spoil another programme now, by having CB co-host Dancing on Ice!

[emmie]

bibblebub, i read that, Kaplinsky with her track record, join Channel 5 news wasn't it? promptly have baby, go on leave, come back, and promptly fall pregnant again, as to that fool Holmes, rather have Dr Watson thank you.

[daisya]

Lol @ tizzi

[andy-hughes]

I love the way AC is in a huff about being told he could leave the show 'with his dignity intact'!

What 'dignity' would that be then???

Chortle!

[emmie]

AH, on hearing the news of their removal, did you read further, he apparently said, and i quote, dark forces have leaked it for their own ends and i am mightily unhappy about it, what does he think this is, the salem witch hunts.

[craft1948]

That'll have the viewers running away from Dancing on Ice.........

[andy-hughes]

Tomorrow's competition on Daybreak -

Christine and Adrian are being sacked, do you give a

a) monkeys
b) toss
c) flying one

Answers by e-mail please to overblownegosinasulk.com

[trt]

Who watches this crap at that time in the morning, Im just turning over on my feather pillow!

[smurfchops]

They were both on there this morning, I switched over to it when Toyal Wilcox happened to be on, (I have never watched it before by the way cos of the Bleakley) anyway the lovely Toyah was twittering away and they hardly showed you Bleakley and Chiles. Bleakley kept saying Mmm, Mmm, Yes, what a riveting conversationalist ... Quite obvious ITV cant wait to get rid. Dont blame them either.

[andy-hughes]

There wil be this buttock-clenching period where Chiles and Bleakley turn up and attempt to do their job, knowing that everyone - studio people, viewers, press, know that they are being fired for beng usless, but because both are still employed by the corporation, they can't storm off in a hissy fit, they have to grit their teeth ( a frightening thought in her case!) and just get on with it.

It's a salutory lesson for everyone concerned - it doesn't matter how fabulous the powers-that-be think you are, viewer power still rules, because no viewers means no advetising, and that means no money.