Cat Deeley left Ben Shephard blushing as she emerged in a hilarious swimsuit, which featured a print of his face, for an outrageous This Morning intro. 

During Tuesday’s instalment of the ITV show, Ben, 49, kicked off the programme by reminding his co-host Cat, 48, that she had left behind a gift that Josie Gibson, 39, had sourced for her at the Christmas party. 

Rather smitten with the present, Ben said: ‘Here you go, I retrieved it for you.’ Cat then held up the tiny swimsuit that had Ben’s face printed on to it, telling him: ‘I was leaving that behind on purpose,’ but later telling fans she would ‘pop it on later.’

After the break, the TV presenter appeared wearing the costume, as promised, over her stylish red velvet suit leaving Ben in sтιтches. 

The star appeared in high spirits and gave everyone in the studio a giggle as she struck several silly poses in the hilarious costume, which featured a close-up snap of Ben’s shaven face. 

It was recently revealed that Cat and Ben’s jobs as This Morning hosts will remain safe after the show’s editor of 10 years, Martin Frizell, announced he was stepping down.

Cat Deeley left Ben Shephard blushing as she emerged in a hilarious swimsuit, which featured a print of his face, for an outrageous This Morning intro

During Tuesday’s instalment of the ITV show, Ben, 49, kicked off the programme by reminding his co-host Cat, 48, that she had left behind a gift that Josie Gibson, 39, had sourced for her – a tiny swimsuit with his face on 

Martin, 65, will be leaving his role in spring next year, with his replacement still to be announced. 

With a new boss in charge, speculation grew as to whether the show would have a huge shake-up after Cat and Ben took over following a turbulent year. 

But the duo, who were announced as the new hosts of This Morning back in February after more than a year of scandal, will remain fronting the daytime programme. 

ITV insiders say the pair have the ‘full support’ of the channel’s director of television Kevin Lygo, who is said to ‘adore’ Cat.

A source told MailOnline: ‘Kevin was very much behind hiring Cat, along with Martin, they pulled out the stops to get her and there were lots of obstacles.’

‘She is loved at ITV and they don’t want her to go anywhere. As for Ben, he is loved by ITV’s viewers. Martin has known that he would be going for some time now, even when he hired Cat and Ben.’

‘Everyone at ITV is thrilled with how things have calmed down since they have taken over, they have steadied the ship and the show is no longer making headlines for the wrong reasons.’

The duo were locked in talks for months while a whole host of presenters including Craig Doyle, Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson temporarily took over hosting duties following the exit of Holly Willoughby, 43, and Phillip Schofield, 62. 

And after the break, the TV presenter appeared wearing the costume, as she promised, over her stylish red velvet suit leaving Ben in sтιтches

The star gave everyone in the studio a giggle as she struck several silly poses in the hilarious costume which featured a close-up snap of Ben’s shaven face

It was recently revealed that Cat and Ben’s jobs as This Morning hosts will remain safe after the show’s editor of 10 years, Martin Frizell, announced he was stepping down 

Martin, 65, who is married to Fiona Phillips, will be leaving his role in spring next year, with his replacement still to be announced (pictured together in 2016) 

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Phillip resigned in disgrace after more than 20 years on the programme in May 2023 after lying about an affair with a younger colleague.

ITV bosses were forced to deny ‘turning a blind eye’ to the affair before it came out in public, prompting a huge public spat between Phillip and his former friend Holly Willoughby – who herself resigned five months later after being informed by police of a horrific plot to kill her.

Cat stepped away from her job across the Atlantic on So You Think You Can Dance, where she was reportedly paid £43k an episode – instead opting for the role on This Morning with a reported £550k annual salary. 

While hefty, the salary still paled in comparison to former hosts Holly and Phil, who were said to have been paid £700,000 annually for their roles.