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This Morning viewers were left baffled as an ITV weather presenter was replaced without warning, leaving her fans ranting at the new star: 'Who are you?!'
The ITV daytime show returned on Tuesday morning as Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley were joined by a series of panellists and guests through the show.
During one ad break, the regular ITV weather segment was announced - but it didn't take long for fans to be left disappointed, as regular presenter Sally Williams went missing from the broadcast.
Instead, the weather segment was presented by Emma Jesson, who has previously appeared on the ITV weekend news programmes as a meteorologist.
Emma updated viewers on the latest on Storm Chandra as she introduced the segment, before going on to detail the weather across the UK for today (January 27).
Fans were quick to flood to X, formerly Twitter, to share their thoughts - as they were left asking over regular weather presenter Sally.
This Morning viewers were left baffled as an ITV weather presenter Sally Williams was replaced by Emma Jesson without warning
It didn't take long for fans to be left disappointed, as regular presenter Sally Williams went missing from the broadcast
One penned alongside an image of Emma presenting the segment: 'I'm sorry, who are you?' as another chimed in: 'Where TF is Sally? I've got a history teacher instead.'
A third penned: 'A new weather woman? Who's that?' as a fourth agreed: 'Where's Sally? We've got a barmaid today.'
It comes after BBC meteorologist Carol Kirkwood revealed she was stepping down from BBC Breakfast after more than two decades on screen.
The 63-year-old struggled to get her words out as she announced the news on BBC Breakfast this morning - immediately after delivering the latest on Storm Chandra.
Met Office-trained Carol choked up as she joined presenters Sally Nugent and Jon Kay on the programme's sofa and said: 'So, I'm going to be leaving - and it's really hard, really hard for me to say this because I love my job.
'But it's great - I don't want to be coming in in my Zimmer frame and saying, "I can't reach the Northern Isles anymore!".'
Carol, who hails from Morar on the west coast of Scotland near the Isle of Skye, says she plans to spend more time with her husband, police officer Steve Randall, whom she wed at the end of 2023.
Emma is often seen presenting the weather on ITV's weekend programming
Fans took to X as they were left confused by the change in weather presenter
Carol Kirkwood was on the verge of tears as she announced she would leave the BBC after more than 25 years (seen announcing the news on BBC Breakfast today)
'We only got married a couple of years ago and we're ships that pass in the night so I'm so looking forward to doing that,' she said, adding that the pair hope to travel, and she will be able to spend more time writing novels, having already published five.
Carol had kept the news of her departure secret from everyone - including her friends and her colleagues at BBC Breakfast.
Turning to Sally and Jon, she added: 'I didn't want to get emotional but you two are my friends and I love you dearly.'
As Carol finished delivering the news, Sally held her hand and Jon reached for a box of tissues, before both giving her a tight hug.
Sally joked: 'There's one important thing that we haven't mentioned, which is that you are going to get a lie in.'
Carol's BBC career has regularly seen her go above and beyond the use of a clicker.
She has memorably reported on sunshine and showers at Wimbledon, the Chelsea Flower Show and Royal Ascot for BBC Breakfast, where she has been the main weather presenter since 2010.
And her sunny disposition has seen her laugh through the perils of live broadcasting, including being dragged to the ground by dogs on more than one occasion and laughing off a gaffe in which she called dog-walkers in Greenwich Park 'doggers'.
She was comforted as she delivered the news to presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent - Jon going so far as to offer her a tissue...
...before reaching across for a hug live on air. Carol had kept the news a secret from her friends and even production staff at the BBC
Carol began her BBC career as a production secretary and production assistant on, ironically, BBC Breakfast - and had no designs on becoming a meteorologist, leaving the corporation for a time to work in consultancy.
She then auditioned for and underwent training at The Weather Channel in the US to become presenter on its short-lived UK edition, before she trained with the BBC and the Met Office to join the corporation full-time.
She joined the BBC Weather Centre in 1998, and quickly became a familiar face to millions on BBC News and BBC Breakfast.
Her sparkling personality and endless on-screen charm has won her fans across the country, a collection of industry awards and wider recognition, including a place on Strictly Come Dancing in 2015, where she reached week eight with Pasha Kovalev.
Born Carol MacKellaig, she wed property developer Jimmy Kirkwood before announcing that they were separating in 2008 after nearly two decades.
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1 and ITVX
