Rylan Clark will reportedly be making a return to This Morning after more than a year away from the famous sofa.

It’s thought he will be presenting alongside Josie Gibson as just one of the replacements on ITV’s flagship programme since Holly Willoughby left the show earlier this month after 14 years.

Her former co-host Phillip Schofield also exited This Morning in May this year.

Rylan, who rose to fame after starring on The X Factor back in 2011 has featured on a variety of TV programmes over the years, becoming a firm favourite for viewers on the likes of Celebrity Gogglebox and Strictly Come Dancing’s spin-off show It Takes Two.

The Essex star also hosts the BBC Radio 2 programme Rylan On Saturday and was previously the face of Big Brother’s Bit On The Side on Channel 5.

The 35-year-old last presented This Morning in summer 2022 when he accompanied Loose Women’s Ruth Langsford.

According to several publications, he will be back presenting from Monday to Thursday next week for holiday cover.

A source told MailOnline: “Rylan is just so popular with the British public, he is adored.

“This Morning bosses are absolutely delighted to have got him back on after such a long break. He will be joining Josie and he is thrilled.

“The pair of them will have such a laugh together, ITV executives are sure that they will be a real hit with the viewers.”

Rylan previously presented This Morning for five years between 2014 and 2019, sometimes alongside his ex-husband Dan Neal.

Rylan Clark to host new reality series Hot Mess Summer

Rylan was recently announced as the host of a new reality series called Hot Mess Summer, which will be released on Amazon Prime Video.

Eight party-loving Britons will be challenged to spend the summer running a bar in one of Zante’s busiest party spots.

In the six-part series, the participants think they will be arriving for a summer of fun when they have actually been nominated by their friends, who are sick of their antics on a night out, to successfully run a bar at the height of holiday season where they will be tasked with mixing cocktails and cleaning toilets.

Speaking about the show, Rylan said: “Hot Mess Summer is going to be funny, entertaining, chaotic and everything you’d expect from a Zante bar.

“But our eight party lovers are hopefully going to take away real-life lessons as they go from being the party animal to having instrumental roles in running a successful bar.

“All I’ll say is that it’s not as easy as it sounds…”