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THIS MORNING'S BEN SHEPHARD AND CAT DEELEY SUFFERED AN AWKWARD MOMENT DURING MONDAY'S SHOW. TIANNA CORBIN TV Reporter 15:12, 02 Jun 2025 On Monday’s instalment of This Morning,
things turned a bit awkward for presenters Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley. After an advert break, the two ITV stars were handing over the reins to resident chef, Phil Vickery. Ben said:
“Welcome back! So Phil is cooking up a delicious dish for the whole family and he’s live from the This Morning allotment. It looks wonderful down there Phillip- We’re trying to connect to
his ear, can he hear us?” The screen then cut to Phil at the allotment preparing the dish he was going to be making. As Ben asked if he was able to hear them in the studio, it was clear they
were suffering some technical difficulties. Oblivious that he was on air, Phil continued to prep the dish as Cat burst out laughing over the deadpan silence. Article continues belowREAD
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dear…” She replied: “He could be just ignoring us? Should I try Phillip again?” Cat then shouted his full name, as previously in the show, the chef confessed his mother calls him Phillip
when he’s in trouble. While Cat gave it her best efforts to get his attention, Ben asked: "Has anyone got a phone? Someone phone him. Can the cameraman hear us?” Although it was clear
even the team on location had no idea they were being spoken to, as Ben revealed, it was quite fun getting an insight into what they were doing. He added: “This is quite fun actually, we
could just watch them and see what they get up to!” After a while, Ben informed viewers that the ITV team were going to try and ring Phil and the crew to get a response, although wanted them
to be back on-screen. Cat added: “He might do something naughty though, you know what Phil Vickery is like! He might be doing something a little bit naughty.” Someone in the studio could be
heard telling Ben and Cat they were giving Phil a ring to tell him he was on air. To fill the gap, they aired a pre-recorded segment of the latest ITV competition before it returned to Ben
and Cat. As Cat shouted: "Phillip, can you hear us?” He jokingly replied: “Is that my mother…?” Article continues below The chef confirmed he was now able to hear them both in the
studio as he started cooking his dish of the day. _THIS MORNING IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON ITVX._