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Aisling O’Loughlin demoted to ‘fill-in presenter’ at TV3

Aisling O’Loughlin will return to TV3 – but only as a “fill-in presenter.”

The presenter exclusively told  Goss.ie that she would “not be returning to Xpose”, leading TV3 to announce she along with Lisa Cannon and Peter O’Riordan were all leaving the show.

“She sees what she was offered by TV3 was a demotion,” a source has revealed.

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The Xpose star role as a fill-in presenter will mean she will cover for any regular hosts when they are on holiday or sick.

“Aisling was told she was off Xpose before she spoke to any reporter,” the source told The Irish Sun.

“Aisling had spent ten years hosting Xpose and building up the brand.

“And this is the thanks she gets. She never wanted this.”

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The source revealed that Aisling found out she was gone from Xpose while at home on maternity leave.

“She was at home on maternity leave minding her own business when she got the call saying she was gone from Xpose,” they continued.

“Aisling was more than ready for a change. It was the way this was handled that has her livid.”

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