Eamonn Holmes has fuelled rumours he could be set to take over from Adrian Childs on ITV's Daybreak show.

The TV presenter, 51, admitted he'd like to be considered for the role after it emerged Childs and co-presenter Christina Bleakley are being axed. 

He spoke while attending a Manchester United charity luncheon on Monday with his wife Ruth Langsford. 

This Lunchtime: Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes hosted the Ladies Who Lunch fundraiser in Manchester

'I'm the longest serving breakfast presenter in the country, so I'd like to think I'd be in the frame,' he told the Manchester Evening News. 

When asked if he'd been approached, he added: 'In this business you get enquiries and approaches all the time.'

Holmes has always been a morning TV show presenter, currently hosting Sky's Sunrise and This Morning on Fridays and half-term holidays with his wife. 

He's been critical of Daybreak in the past and claimed it had copied ideas from his own show. 

'I haven't seen a minute of it and I won't be watching' he said. 

'I'm far too busy on my own show, although I take it as a compliment that they like ours so much they decided to steal elements from it for theirs.'

He also claimed he'd previously turned down an offer to present Daybreak, saying it had been a 'difficult decision' but he didn't regret it.

Leading the ladies: Strictly Come Dacing's Ola Jordan was among the women flocking to the Manchester United Foundation Ladies Lunch

Newsreader Natasha Kaplinksy is being tipped to replace Bleakley on the show.He's been tipped to replace Adrian Chiles on ailing breakfast show Daybreak.

Yesterday Holmes joined his wife Ruth Langsford at a Manchester United charity luncheon.

The 51-year-old was certainly in good spirits as he teamed up with the Manchester United Foundation to host their 'Ladies Who Lunch' event.