Denise Van Outen and Richard Bacon are set to stand in for This Morning's regular presenters for six weeks over the summer.

Former EastEnders actor Chris Parker will also join the team in July and August to give weekly gossip tidbits every Tuesday, whilst Fern Britton, Phillip Schofield and Lorraine Kelly take a break.

The programme's editor Alan Rook said: "We're thrilled to have secured such a sensational line-up of presenters. This Morning will be an irresistible mix of ground-breaking and innovative features this summer.

"We're getting the show out across Britain in a way that hasn't been done before and we want everyone to get involved."

The summer edition will run from Monday, July 18 until Friday, August 26, reports Waveguide.