Davina McCall has admitted that her relationship with Kylie Minogue ‘is complicated’ as she reveals why they are no longer friends after their ‘phone snub’.
The presenter, 56, appeared in the singer’s music video Word Is Out in 1991, just a a year before her presenting career kicked off.
Appearing on Richard Herring’s podcast, Davina said: ‘How could I forget dancing for Kylie. It was the highlight of my career. I was quite good friends with Kylie and we used to hang out. We are not friends now. That is too complicated.
‘It is weird you lose touch with people. She changed her phone number and did not give me the new one. No, that is a joke… or is it?’
She also revealed how she managed to appear in Kylie’s video in the first place.
She continued: ‘I was running nightclubs at the time and she lost her director of the video and me being the constant hustler I said “If I get you a director, can I be a dancer in your video”.
At the time, the song hit top 20 in the charts in the UK, reaching number 16 and ending Minogue’s run of 13 consecutive UK top-10 hits.
MailOnline have contacted Kylie’s representatives for a comment.
Following Davina’s many presenting jobs, ITV bosses have decided to hold live auditions to find the perfect star to replace Holly Willoughby on the This Morning sofa in the coming weeks, with talks for Davina to audition.
With presenter Josie Gibson, 38, who hosts two or three times a week, going to Australia to appear on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, executives are using the opportunity to audition for a presenter to take over when the programme is relaunched in the new year.
Sources at the network say that they will ‘test the chemistry and likeability’ of a number of potential anchors.
They also say that they are primarily looking for a woman as they hope to still sign Ben Shephard, 48, to take over Phillip Schofield’s role in January as they had originally planned to pair him with Ms Willoughby.
Bosses were thrilled with their partnership when they tried Mr Shephard out alongside her last month.
One insider told the Mail: ‘There will be a mix of different hosts over the coming weeks as bosses screen test various contenders, some who will have been on the show before and some won’t.
‘There is a great existing pool of presenters both male and female who have featured before but bosses will also be looking outside of the show to try potential new faces out.
‘It’s an obvious way to test chemistry, likeability, and the sheer skill of presenters to see if they can make hosting a live two and a half hour show look easy.
‘The show requires a solid pairing that look and feel comfortable and have the ability to swiftly navigate from the light-hearted moments through to the tougher ones.
‘Bosses have been inundated with suggestions for the next This Morning duo but they will take their time to get it right but there has been huge interest from agents calling in on behalf of their clients.’
Frontrunners to replace Ms Willoughby, 42, who quit two weeks ago after 14 years hosting This Morning, include Kate Garraway and Davina McCall.
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