Cat Deeley is scheduled to take over as the permanent co-host of ITV’s This Morning.

Following a challenging few months for the show, insiders have revealed to The Sun that ITV bosses are considering keeping Deeley in an attempt to save the show.

Willoughby, 42, announced her departure from the show after 14 years in early October, five months after her co-host Phillip Schofield agreed to leave after more than 20 years.

According to reports, Deeley “takes live TV in her stride and is really witty and personable with guests.”

“She’s comfortable interviewing both pop stars and politicians. Cat would be a safe captain to steady the ship,” the insider explained.

There are also rumors that Deeley, 47, and her comedian husband Patrick Kielty, 52, could be the new ‘Richard and Judy,’ who hosted the morning show from 1988 until 2001.

“Cat and Pat has a great ring to it,” said the insider. “A married couple hosting This Morning again would be the dream . . . although to just have Cat would be perfect too.”

Fans are now adoring Deeley and Ryan Clark’s hosting duties, with one begging for the duo to be “permanent hosts of This Morning.”