Yahoo News This Morning's Ruth and Eamonn aren't social distancing on show because they live together
This Morning presenters Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have explained to concerned viewers why they are not sitting further apart on the show at the moment.
With the current coronavirus situation, it's expected that those appearing on live TV sit an appropriate distance away from each other.
However, Ruth and Eamonn have still been sitting in close proximity as normal, and had to explain again on today's (April 3) episode that because they live together, it isn't an issue.
They had already gone through it last Friday, when Eamonn said: "As regards to social distancing, now don't bother phoning in and asking, 'Why are these two together?' Because we are together, we live together. In case a lot of you don't know this, we actually do!"
"Some people think it's a fake marriage, a TV marriage." Ruth joked, with Eamonn adding: "A lot of people think, 'How could she have pulled him?'"
"Punching!" Ruth quipped, as Eamonn continued: "But we even share a bed... when I don't fall asleep downstairs on the sofa."
"We're okay, this is allowed because we're from the same household," Ruth added.
"If it was me and Rochelle Humes here..." Eamonn noted, before Ruth interjected: "Much to your disappointment... you're stuck with me I'm afraid."
Meanwhile, last week Phillip Schofield was forced to clarify the 'windows' on the show's set after some viewers had expressed concern that life seemed to be going on as normal in the background despite the current restrictions.
"We should say that when we were on the South Bank that was our view, now we're in Television Centre, it's not," he said. "That was recorded two years ago. And it's on a very, very long, long loop."
Co-presenter Holly Willoughby added: "We can make it winter, we can make it snow at the drop of a hat. Literally we can do all sorts of stuff. I mean, we can't today... we want the sunshine."
"It was spring for ages, then we thought, 'Oh to hell with it, let's put some leaves on the trees,'" Phil added. "Which is what we've done now. But it's not a live shot."
This Morning airs weekday mornings on ITV at 10am.
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