This Morning's Craig Doyle left red-faced as he shares childhood celebrity crush
Craig Doyle was left red-faced as he disclosed his teenage crush on This Morning.
The ITV presenter opened up about his secret celebrity crush during Thursday's instalment alongside co-host Alison Hammond. The pair were interviewing The Corrs stars Andrea and Caroline Corr when Craig made his brazen admission.
He asked the pair: "Can I tell you a little secret? As a 15-year-old boy in Ireland, I took up the bassoon to try and go out with your sister Sharon." As Andrea laughed, Caroline quite rightly asked: "Is Sharon aware of this, at all?." Craig quipped: "She is now."
Andrea and Caroline Corr appeared on This Morning (Getty Images)The presenter added: "The same teacher said 'you’re not good enough', and it never happened." Andrea added: "And it didn't work. Was she even aware?." As Craig confidently repeated: "Eh, she is now….I was young and in love."
Craig has proved to be a welcome addition to the This Morning family since 2022, and this week, he returns to the ITV sofa to co-host alongside Cat Deeley and Alison Hammond. The Irish star has been a fan favourite among viewers in recent times and has made quite an impression on bosses.
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It comes as his co-presenter, 'seasoned pro' Cat, is rumoured to replace Holly Willoughby on the show, while producers are still hunting for Phillip Schofield 's permanent replacement.
The Dublin-born presenter has been working in TV for quite some time and is best known in Ireland for hosting an array of shows on the Irish Network channel RTÉ, as well as his other work commitments with channels including BBC, ITV, and BT Sport. Craig even had his own chat show on RTÉ One back in 2010, called Tonight with Craig Doyle, as well as RTÉ Two's Craig Doyle Live, which ran from 2011 to 2013.
Craig Doyle revealed his childhood crush on This Morning (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Craig previously opened up about how 'grateful' he feels for the opportunity to present the programme. He told The Times: "I love doing the This Morning show. It's great fun and I feel so grateful at this stage in my career to get an opportunity to do a show this size. Given that I'm on my second or third lap of this industry, to get an opportunity like this is fantastic."
Fans were left in disbelief when they discovered Craig's real age as he joined This Morning last year. Viewers couldn't quite believe it when they found out the Irish star is actually in his fifties. One curious fan took to Twitter in August 2022 to share their disbelief, writing: "So I Googled Craig. That man is never 51!"
Another quipped: "I don't know who this fella is but Google tells me he's 51! Gonna need your skincare regime please Mr Doyle", while a third joked that Craig, who is now 52, hasn't aged in 25 years. "What the hell is going on? How is this man in his 50s? He literally hasn't aged a day in 25 years. He's very easy on the eyes as well," they tweeted.
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