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But I’ve also changed because I have always been a people pleaser, I think to my detriment in many cases.

So I think to get a different presenter in place would be probably wise not just for me, but certainly for the BBC as well.

One I try for myself is certainly comfortable – though I would probably have to lie in it for seven hours or so to test it properly, I think to myself.

As Somers put it, remembering the “fragile, gentle young man” he’d helped get sober back in 2017: “I think to judge anybody on a night when they are very intoxicated would be a tragic mistake.”

The 66-year-old added: "I think we've all been through very difficult times. These are dark times that we're living in and I think, to a certain extent, everyone is just worn out."