This Morning fans were left in shock as Cat Deeley shook her behind in Ben Shephard‘s direction during a ‘cringe’ segment.

The presenters were joined by MC Grammar, real name Jacob Mitchell, to celebrate World Book Day on Thursday.

MC Grammar appeared in the ITV studio to talk about his movement encouraging children to read by rapping books.

This week, the social media star broke a Guinness World Record as he got 859 school children rapping and rhyming in a 30-minute lesson to encourage reading.

He took to This Morning to encourage young people to get reading, and help adults to encourage their little ones to pick up books by making it enjoyable through music.

MC Grammar rose to fame through a social media clip posted in 2019, which saw him rapping world-famous children’s book The Gruffalo to his daughter.

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This Morning fans were left in shock and hitting out ‘what fresh hell is this’ as Cat Deeley shook her behind in Ben Shephard’s direction in a ‘cringe’ segment

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Getting ITV stars Ben, 51, and Cat, 49, involved – MC Grammar asked the duo to help him rap Each Peach Pear Plum, written by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Since then, his educational raps have gained millions of views online – and recently saw him supported by hip hop superstar Snoop Dogg.

Getting ITV stars Ben, 51, and Cat, 49, involved – he asked the duo to help him rap Each Peach Pear Plum, written by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.

Handing them a pair of sunglasses each, and giving them a rap-ready ‘make-over’, Cat and Ben were seen bobbing along to the music as they chimed in with the rap.

Getting into the music, Cat was seen waving her hands in the air, before standing up from the This Morning sofa and appearing to twerk in Ben’s direction, leaving him laughing.

However, viewers at home failed to see the funny side of the segment – taking to X, formerly Twitter, to hit out against the ‘cringe’ scenes.

One penned: ‘What fresh hell is this?!’ as another agreed: ‘Oh no, this is awful.’

A third person wrote: ‘To new viewers… No, you are not hallucinating. This is perfectly normal for this s**t show,’ as a fourth chimed in: ‘Dies from cringe.’

‘Please Cat, no,’ another fan begged, as someone else penned: ‘OMG, that was horrendous. Can this show get any worse?’

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The presenters were joined by MC Grammar, real name Jacob Mitchell, to celebrate World Book Day on Thursday

It comes after This Morning fans were left gasping as Cat paid a creepy compliment to her co-star, with viewers taking to social media to hit out ‘no male presenter could get away with that’.

The TV presenter returned to the ITV daytime series earlier this week after a mystery absence last week, joining Ben, Tom Swarbrick and Bryony Gordon for a segment discussing the latest headlines.

Talk turned to Harry Styles‘ performance at the BRIT Awards over the weekend, particularly his outfit choice of high-waisted trousers, a shirt and tie, and Tom, 38, was encouraged to change into a more formal look to mimic that of the singer.

Re-appearing later on in the show, Tom posed in a pair of tight-fitting suit trousers, a shirt and bright pink tie, modelling the new look in front of Cat, 49, and Ben, 51.

Striking a pose, he joked: ‘It needs a novelty tie, it all looks a bit serious…’

But as Bryony insisted: ‘It makes you look young and fresh, which I didn’t think would be the case,’ Cat chimed in: ‘I do actually agree, it does make him look a bit sixth form… which is strangely attractive, in a weird way.’

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This Morning fans were left gasping as Cat Deeley paid a VERY creepy compliment to her co-star, with viewers taking to social media to hit out ‘no male presenter could get away with that’

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Tom, 38, was encouraged to change into a more formal look to mimic that of singer Harry Styles during his appearance on the BRIT Award stage over the weekend

Moving on from the comment, Tom continued: ‘So we’ve gone from Harry Styles fashion icon to The Inbetweeners…?’

To which Cat continued: ‘Yes, it reminds me of being a teenager’, to which Bryony concluded: ‘It’s just the way that you wear it.’

Fans at home were left shocked by Cat’s comment, and took to X, formerly Twitter, to react – with one writing: ‘Oh dear Cat, that comment it going to haunt you.’

Another chimed in: ‘If a male had made that comment about sixth formers there would be hell on This Morning.’

Someone else replied: ‘I thought that too. She did back it up by saying it reminds her of being a teenager. Thank god Ben didn’t say it.’

It comes after Cat admitted to a major blunder as she returned to the ITV daytime show after a mysterious absence.

Cat was away from the programme for a number of episodes last week, with Angela Scanlon and Alison Hammond stepping in to cover for her.

She was back alongside Ben Shephard on March 2, but soon confessed to an off-camera mishap before the show went live on air.

Ben, 51, began by saying: ‘She’s back and you know what she’s already done?’

To which Cat replied: ‘Oh, go on then, tell them,’ before Ben proceeded to reveal that Cat had sat on an iPad – ‘blowing the budget’ for the show.

Cat said she had ‘wrecked’ the device, explaining: ‘I was putting my shoe on and I thought, “You know what, I need to sit down, [or] I’m gonna fall on my face and lose my teeth”.’

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During Cat’s absence, Ben was joined by guest co-presenters including Angela Scanlon (pictured) and Alison Hammond

She added: ‘And so I sat on it and it just went [cracking noise]. So I’ve blown the budget already, my butt.’

Taking to X during Cat’s absence, fans were previously confused when Irish presenter Angela, 42, stepped in for a second day in a row.

One wrote: ‘Where’s Cat?’ as another chimed in: ‘Team, where’s Cat?’

‘How far down the list of replacements was Angela Scanlon?’ someone else hit out, as another concluded: ‘I’m late! Where’s cat?’

Others hit out against Angela, with one writing: ‘Get rid of her and I may watch again,’ as another added: ‘Can Scanlon try better to disguise reading the autocue?’

But fans were quick to step in to defend the presenter, adding: ‘Angela Scanlon is a total breath of fresh air on This Morning today!

‘She stepped in at the last minute for Cat Deeley and the chemistry with Ben Shephard is already top-tier. Can we see more of this duo?’

Someone else penned: ‘Angela is great, natural, down to earth,’ as a third added: ‘Can we please replace Cat Deeley with Angela Scanlon?’

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It comes after Cat was previously left blushing when one of her This Morning co-stars complimented her bottom live on air

When Ben and Cat returned to the ITV series after the half term break, the latter showcased her outfit on social media, featuring a tight-fitting pair of jeans.

Upon heading to the kitchen area, co-star Clodagh McKenna showed off her carbonara bake.

But talk soon turned to Cat’s outfit, with Clodagh, 50, not holding back as she complimented the presenter – pointing out her behind.

Discussing the ingredients used in the recipe, the trio of presenters were joking about using ‘the cheek’ pork meat for her dish, which was packed with pancetta.

It prompted Clodagh to joke: ‘Is it the cheek or the bottom? A cheeky bottom.

‘I did mention earlier and I’m not sure I can mention this on TV but I did say earlier how good Cat’s bottom is looking in these jeans. They really do.

‘I said she’s got to wear these jeans every day on the show, viewership will soar!’

Cat was seen covering her behind as she blushed, telling Clodagh: ‘Oh my God, thank you… You are very, very kind and I think I’m probably blushing a bit now.’

Cat continued to giggle alongside Ben, before Clodagh joked: ‘I hope I didn’t embarrass you! Now, onto my pork cheeks.’