Kirstie Allsopp: Phil Spencers Second Choice Joke

Kirstie Allsopp poked fun at her co-host Phil Spencer as she joked she was his 'second choice' of Location, Location, Location presenter.

The personalities appeared on This Morning on Wednesday to reflect on 25 years on screen together ahead of the property programme's return with a new series.

Kirstie, 54, and Phil, 56, joined daytime hosts and on the sofa as they looked back over their careers. 

Kirstie was quick to admit that she was not first choice to join Phil on screen, after being lined up alongside 'an Italian girl with legs up to [her chest]' during the audition process. 

Ben began: 'You look at the two of you now, and you can't imagine one without the other, but I didn't realise Kirstie that Phil made you fight for your place alongside him? He had a screen test with other women?' 

Looking back on the first time the presenting duo were put together, she said: 'There was an Italian girl with legs up to here,' before pointing to her upper chest. 

'Phil really, really wanted her but the problem was, her accent was so strong.' 

Shaking his head, Phil responded: 'That's not quite true,' but Kirstie continued: 'And then there was a really sweet girl who was an estate agent but I think that she probably was a bit intimidated by the whole thing.

'He sort of ended up with me by default, we did a non-transmissible pilot, thank god that will never come to air - and we both thought, "Oh, that was fun, but we've got real jobs". Then, they commissioned the show and they asked us to present it!'

The duo also reflected on the shock from both show fans and contributors alike about how involved they are in the property searching and buying process behind-the-scenes of the show. 

Kirstie and Phil joked that their photo was on a number of fridges after helping families and couples find their dream property up and down the country. 

Kirstie said: 'It's such a lovely thing to have a job which means that every time you meet anyone, you can have a conversation about something that really matters to them, it's a great privilege.'

Phil added: 'I've done several re-visits, which we love doing going back a few years later, and it's really special to find a picture of us and the crew on the day that we filmed and the day we found their house.'

'I was talking to an estate agent on Friday, I was negotiating a deal that we made, and at the end I said, "Keep my number, if there's a problem, ring me"... and he said, "I thought it was all fake,' Kirstie added. 

To which Phil again chimed in: 'I had a couple, we'd done three days filming and we sat in the pub at the end of the show and we were discussing tactics and value and negotiation, and I got my phone out to ring the agent. 

'They went, "Hang on, you're not actually going to do that are you?"'

Kirstie concluded: 'People think that Phil and I end every working day in a pub, pretending to make a telephone call!'

Last year, Kirstie and Phil revealed what their relationship is really like as they admitted they don't spend time together outside of work.

The Location, Location, Location hosts were subject to raised eyebrows when Phil failed to . 

Tying the knot with property tycoon Ben Anderson in a secret ceremony at Mayfair's Grosvenor Chapel, the star's co-host was notably absent from the celebrations. 

However it was later revealed the event was so heavily cloaked in secrecy that even guests were unaware they were attending a wedding until the last minute.

Phil and Kirstie said that while they are great friends of 25 years, they never socialise outside of work.

Speaking in an interview with The Telegraph, Kirstie confessed: 'We don’t socialise, because we work so much together.'

Phil added: 'But we’re very, very fond of each other. There’s no one else who’s been through this experience. I put Kirstie among the most important people in my life.'

The pair have been part of each other's lives through the biggest moments as Kirstie added: 'In the most significant parts of our lives, we’ve been there for each other. I think Phil was one of the first people I ever told I was pregnant.'

This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1 and ITVX.