This Morning: Dermot issues apology after nut allergy reference This Morning host Dermot O'Leary said sorry for a segment on Tuesday's show, which left viewers upset. Prior to the show's This Morning's View feature on Wednesday (May 27) he issued the prepared apology. "Quickly before we start, yesterday there was a reference on the show to nut allergies in The Morning View.

Apologies from us," he said. "We just want to reiterate that we take those very seriously, especially dangerous ones on the show. So following on from stories this week about a family not being able to fly because of an allergy issue we are going to be doing a special segment on it next week as well.

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His apology came about after outraged viewers took to social media to slam media commentator Nick Ferrari's attitude while discussing the story of BBC weather presenter Georgie Palmer and her family being ordered off a plane after she told the crew her daughter was allergic to peanuts. READ MORE: GMB presenters clash with Wes Streeting as viewers slam 'car crash' interview Dermot O'Leary issued an apology on Wednesday's This Monring (Image: ITV) Taking to Instagram the Vegan, gluten, dairy, wheat, nut, soya and egg free brand @creativenature posted a clip to their 48.1 thousand followers of the LBC Radio presenter saying: "If you don't like peanuts then don't get on the plane because I do and I can't eat them because someone at the back of the plane is going to dr.