This Morning's Dermot O'Leary speaks out on ITV star's 'hidden' health battle

Dermot O'Leary has spoken out on a 'hidden' health battle faced by one of This Morning co-star Rochelle Humes, during discussion on Friday's show.

Taking over from colleagues Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley who hosted Monday to Thursday, Dermot and Alison Hammond were back to do the honours for the ITV programme's final episode of this week. Around an hour into the live broadcast, the presenters sat down with resident medic Dr Rosena, who talked to them about what it was like growing up with a stammer and, how she firmly believed that hers was down to a past trauma.

Asked by Alison how she 'overcame' her stammer, Dr Rosena replied: "The narrative we're trying to create now is that, rather than overcoming it, it' about learning to live with it. I had speech therapy which was really helpful, but ultimately, I felt safer again in my life and my environment, so that significantly helped."

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Pressed y Dermot on what advice she would give parents of children suffering from stammers, Dr Rosena then added: "It's so hard, because 80% of children with stammers are bullied, but help is out there; there are some incredible organisations. You can go to the GP and get support and help. Just know that you're not alone."

The doctor then went onto name famous people with stammers, such as movie legend Marilyn Monroe, US President Joe Biden, music megstar Ed Sheeran and it was then that Dermot added: "Emily Blunt, our own Rochelle, Tiger Woods."

Speaking openly about her stammer during an appearance on Loose Women last year,, Rochelle explained: ""It's so ironic because now I talk for a living you couldn't write it could you? I saw like a speech therapist for quite a while but I think it was a confidence thing really, to just really find my own feet. "

She added: "I don't notice it as much now, of course I talk for a living as I said but if I'm nervous I will fall over myself a little bit and I'll remember to slow down."