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Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary were left in hysterics on This Morning as they introduced an American couple claiming to be in a throuple with a Welsh ghost.

Tuesday's episode of the ITV show saw 'clairvoyant' Rebekah Carmichael and her girlfriend, ghost hunter Katharyn, delve deep into their relationship with ghost Rupert. 

Standing at 6ft 6in with blond hair and blue eyes, Rupert is claimed to have been a member of the British Army in pre-revolution America.

Rebekah said the relationship began one day in 2020 in North Carolina when Rupert approached her, concerned that she was walking alone, outside the house he would have been at in 1781. From there, she said, romance blossomed.  

'There's three in the bed but one of them is dead,' Alison began as she introduced the pair, prompting a snigger from Dermot.

'Find out how the ghost of a Welshman became the third wheel in an American couple's relationship,' she added. 'Yes, we're serious.'

Dermot said: 'Exactly what could possess you to go anywhere else,' before the duo burst into fits of giggles.

They returned after the break to speak to Rebekah and Katharyn about their unconventional home life.

Alison said: 'In the United States, a couple Rebekah Carmichael and Katharyn are waiting to tell us all about a mysterious man who has become the third person in their relationship.'

'He's called Rupert, he's from Wales and he's a ghost,' Dermot said. 

After meeting in 2020, Rebekah said a bond formed between herself and Rupert over time. She later met Katharyn and the pair began a relationship.

But Rupert was already in the picture, so part of the dating stage for the couple was for Katharyn to establish the ghost's existence.

Katharyn is a paranormal investigator, known as a ghost hunter, and

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