Yeah Alison not intelligent enough for main presenter (sorry it's true). Josie who I thought was dim is actually more intelligent than most.
Also on a side note, what was Gok doing up on the counter this morning? He looked ridiculous.
To be in a role like This Morning you need to be flexible and have a wide knowledge base across current affairs. You need to also have the ability to pivot from discussing home hacks to then moving to breaking political news etc,
Alison and Rochelle aren’t comfortable or experienced presenters so much of their focus is on making sure they keep to the timing of the show, say the right thing off the autocue, laugh/suck up to Phil etc. They don’t have any journalistic experience to explore topics or ask the tough questions.
Alison half the time mixes up guests names so I doubt researching current affairs is at the top of her agenda.
Rochelle over time has improved in terms of presenting but I think they have told her that she’s too rigid and hence why we now have these stupid ditzy moments. It’s like they are planned for so she can go off script.
“Do something funny here Rochelle”
“Ok how about I forget how to push the spin to win trolley and how the balls work?
“Great”
“Then I can pretend to be like holly and laugh about it for five mins whilst Phil mocks me”
Holly is the same really, whenever they have serious guests on holly just does a serious face, nods in the right places, asks a token question that’s been fed through her ear to her and let’s Phil take the lead.
Josie has surprised me actually. She comes over as having a grasp on what’s going on. Is naturally warm on camera and not afraid to ask questions.
I find myself clenching when Rochelle and Alison are on as it’s an uncomfortable watch but yeah Josie isn’t too bad!
