Fans have claimed to have spotted a change in Holly Willoughby as they closely observed her appearance on This Morning following the recent scandal involving her former co-star and friend. The presenter has been back on screens for another week of the ITV daytime show alongside Dermot O'Leary.
Holly, 42, has been ploughing on with her commitment to the show after Phillip Schofield quit the programme after more than 20 years amid rumours of a 'feud' between the pair. However, he later stepped back from ITV altogether after admitting to lying to Holly and his employers about a relationship with a much younger ITV colleague.
And following her two-week break amid the fallout from Phillip's admission, Holly addressed the scandal head on in a statement read out live on air. After being supported by Josie Gibson, the mum-of-three then hosted alongside Craig Doyle before Dermot stepped in to host with her for the past two weeks.
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Following their latest stint on the famous sofa together, Dermot took to Instagram with another snap of the pair. It showed Holly looking beautiful in hot pink as she perched herself on the sofa and smiled towards the camera.
Meanwhile, Dermot, 50, made himself at home by spreading himself across the top of the sofa behind Holly and gave a little pout as the picture was taken. "Going into Wednesday like this," the former X Factor star captioned the post with a sunshine emoji.
And fans rushed to respond, particularly commenting an observation they made about Holly. @pat_askew said: "You work brilliantly together in nice to see Hollys real smile…" @fdonovan2017 posted: "Love these two on this morning. Dermot really makes Holly laugh. He needs to stay permanently."
@lp.bxnds replied: "She’s so much happier." @_jetahajdinimehmeti commented: "You two definitely do so good together holly is soo much happier literally the power team." @darsky75 replied: "A perfect pair @hollywilloughby seems so much lighter and happier and @dermotoleary is." @littlemisshuo added: "Team dermot and holly."