Get to know Storm Huntley as she becomes frontrunner to replace Holly Willoughby on This Morning
Posted by  badge Boss on Oct 23, 2023 - 02:26PM
Storm Huntley is now the favourite to replace Holly Willoughby on This Morning (Picture: ITV)

Word on the street is that is set to take ’s place on the sofa.

The rumour mill was sent into overdrive when Holly, 42, announced earlier this month that she had after co-hosting for 14 years.

Viewers have since been speculating over with the likes of Josie Gibson and Alison Hammond currently picking up Dermot O’Leary and Craig Doyle.

So, with Ben Shephard could he and Channel 5 star Storm be our new daytime duo?

Who is Storm Huntley?

Storm is best known for co-presenting on Jeremy Vine (Picture: ITV)

You probably known Storm Huntley best from her work on Jeremy Vine’s programme.

The joined the show in 2018 when it replaced The Wright Stuff.

Since 2015, she’s also worked on the seasonal CBeebies show Down on the Farm, which was nominated for a Bafta Scotland Award in 2016.

Similarly, her rumoured predecessor Holly also having hosted on CBBC herself back in the 2000s.

On the daily live morning phone-in debate show Jeremy Vine, Storm is a co-host who introduces callers to the presenter.

She also reads out viewer messages and has her own solo slot from 11:15am – when Jeremy leaves to front his BBC Radio 2 show – until 12:40pm, discussing the topics of the day.

The Scottish star started out in children’s TV (Picture: ITV)
Storm is married and shares a son with her husband (Picture: ITV)

As for her personal life, the star is married to Kerr Okan, who is lead singer of the rock band The LaFontaines.

They wed in September 2021 on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland, with fellow television presenter Carol Smillie as the officiating registrar.

Following their nuptials, Storm announced on Jeremy Vine that her professional name would now just be Storm.

She Otis, on in July 2022.

Will Storm Huntley replace Holly Willoughby on This Morning?

At the moment, no confirmed decision has been made about new This Morning hosts.

However, rumours persist following a turbulent year for the award-winning daytime show.

Following Phillip Schofield’s resignation earlier this year – after he admitted to an affair with a much younger male colleague and lying about it to bosses and loved ones – other famous hosts have been used on rotation, rather than booking a permanent stand-in for Phillip instantly.

Bosses are said to be eyeing her up for a spot on the famous ITV sofa (Picture: ITV)

Fans are still awaiting an official announcement on both Holly and Phillip’s replacements, although, Storm has become a surprise frontrunner.

Before her name was thrown into the mix, it was said that Good Morning Britain’s Kate Garraway would be joining the team.

Then, reports surfaced that execs wereto become ‘the next Richard and Judy’.

Emma and Matt Willis, comedian Joel Dommett and his wife Hannah Cooper, and Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy were all reportedly being eyed up.

Holly quit the show this month after 14 yers (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
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While Storm hasn’t exactly confirmed latest murmurings that she’s in the running, she also didn’t say no.

Taking to Instagram to address the headlines, she wrote: ‘Very flattering but I think there may be a scheduling issue there.’