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has revealed he would love to host This Morning for another decade.<br>The presenter, 49, took over as a co-host of the Friday slot in January 2021 with .<br>Speaking on the Christmas Episode of the podcast Dish, he said: 'It's a nice thing. If someone said to me "you're doing Fridays for the next 10 years". I'd be over the moon. I love it.'<br>      (image:  )    Keen: Dermot O'Leary has revealed he would love to host This Morning for another decade<br>It comes after Dermot revealed he and Alison were forced to have a 'very frank' chat following an 'awkward on-air moment' that took place shortly after they took over as co-hosts.<br>Doting father Dermot explained that he and Alison 'were thrown together with no time to prepare'.<br>  RELATED ARTICLES                                                                        Share this article                  Share                                  Dermot said: 'We literally met for the first time in 15 years or so and that morning we presented two-and-a-half hours of live television together.'<br>      (image:  )    Co-hosts: The presenter, 49, took over as a co-host of the Friday slot in January 2021 with Alison Hammond<br>    window.FFF = window.FFF || {};    window.FFF.currency = '{"gbpToAud":1.8394}';      window.FFF = window.FFF || {};    window.FFF.ad = window.FFF.ad || inline: adAdded: false, overlay: celebNames: '';    window.FFF.ad.overlay.celebNames = 'Alison_Hammond'; 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Talk about festive attire...<br>                        <br>At this time of year, an embellished blazer would make a welcome staple in any wardrobe. Alison's ticks plenty of boxes with its longline fit and emerald colourway.<br>                        <br>In fact, it would layer over everything from a T-shirt and jeans to an LBD. What's not to love? Click through to snap one up for £49.99.<br>                        <br>Or treat yourself to a glamorous jacket from our shopping carousel. Don't forget to check out the rest of Alison's outfit while you're there!<br>                                                                                              ...NOW GET ONE LIKE IT                  (image:  )                                                                                                                                                                                        <br                                        <br>                                    </a>                                                                                                                                                                                          adverts.addToArray(id: 'fff-inline-accessorise-ad', type: '632x132', pos: 'native_fff_accessorise', FFFtype: 'inline',  fff: true);                                                //only pick one inline ad        if (!window.FFF.ad.inline.added)              window.FFF.ad.inline.added = true;            var dfpType = '840x114';            if (false) dfpType = '964x85';            adverts.addToArray(id: 'fff', type: dfpType, pos: 'fff', extraZoneOptions: FFFname: 'Alison_Hammond', FFFtype: 'inline', fff: true);                      (image:  )    Difficult start: It comes after Dermot revealed he and Alison were forced to have a 'very frank' chat following an 'awkward on-air moment' that took place shortly after they took over as co-hosts<br>Adding that he and Alison 'both did something that the other didn't like' live on air, Dermot said he and his co-presenter were forced to thrash things out.<br>Speaking to last year, he explained: 'We both did something that the other didn't like - nothing major - but after it happened we looked at each other, and I said: ''You didn't like it when I did that, did you?''<br>'And she said no, she didn't. And I said: ''OK, well I didn't like it when you did that thing''.'<br>He added: 'And we both laughed, because now we knew. The most important thing is to find out what annoys the other and make sure you don't do it again.'<br>      Dermot added that he now sees Alison 'as a sister' and the pair now 'have each other's backs'.<br>The veteran TV host also noted that now he and Alison 'know each other's beats and nuances' and that their co-hosting gig 'feels really natural'.<br>ITV announced last year that Dermot and Alison would be replacing Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on This Morning's Friday slot.<br>Eamonn and Ruth, who presented the Friday morning slot for 14 years, now host the ITV show from Monday to Thursday during the schools' summer holiday.<br>      (image:  )    Best pals: Dermot added that he now sees Alison 'as a sister' and the pair now 'have each other's backs'<br>                                data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links">  Read more:                  DM.later('bundle', function()        DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');    );  United want to have a new manager in place for next Saturday's relegation crunch game with .<br>The club's director of football Victor Orta is continuing to pursue targets after 's Carlos Corberan and  at their respective clubs.<br>Orta has not yet given up on his preferred choice, Rayo Vallecano's Andoni Iraola, but the 40-year-old coach has been reluctant to end his association with the Spanish club on bad terms.<br> <br /> Vallecano refused permission for Iraola to join Leeds unless his £7m release clause was met as they are sixth in  Liga and exceeding expectations.  For him to go, Iraola would have to pay his own release clause and be seen to be forcing his way out.<br>Ahead of Vallecano's game with Getafe on Sunday, Iraola said: ‘It's true that there has been noise but my situation hasn't changed.  I'm still focused on Rayo.'<br>      (image:  )    Leeds are hoping to appoint a new manager in the next week, with Rayo Vallecano boss Andoni Iraola (pictured) their preferred option<br>      (image:  )    They drew 2-2 with Manchester United under caretaker boss Michael Skubala on Wednesday<br>So Leeds' Under-21s boss, Michael Skubala, will continue in charge of the team for Sunday's visit of hated rivals Manchester United after overseeing a <br>Skubala, 40, who admitted not a single Leeds fan had asked him for his autograph, said: ‘I'm enjoying it, let me say that.  I love coaching and developing players at all levels.'<br>Leeds are also considering Nuno Espirito Santo, the former Tottenham boss now at Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, former Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard and Celtic's Ange Postecoglou.<br>      (image:  )    Jesse Marsch was sacked as Leeds manager after a poor run of results left the club close to the drop zone<br>