Holly Willoughby returned to ITV's This Morning on Monday, June 5 following a two-week break. The 42-year-old made her comeback alongside Josie Gibson as she addressed her co-star Phillip Schofield's shock exit.
The presenter broke from tradition as she returned to the broadcaster's flagship daytime programme. The mum-of-three always shares her outfit of the day with her 8.3 million Instagram followers with the hashtag #HWStyle.
However, Holly remained silent on the social media platform before her appearance as she made her comeback in a stunning white dress from Reiss and nude heels. Her last This Morning fashion post was shared on Thursday, May 18, her final show with Phil.
Read more: Holly Willoughby's emotional statement in full as she returns to ITV This Morning
The 61-year-old stepped down from his role as host on Saturday, May 20 after reports of a rift with Holly, but later admitted to an affair with a younger colleague and quit ITV completely on Friday, May 26.
As Holly returned without her friend and co-star of 14 years, she told ITV viewers: "Right, deep breath. Firstly, are you okay? I hope so. Feels very strange indeed sitting here without Phil and I imagine you might have been feeling a lot like I have, shaken, troubled, let down, worried about the wellbeing of people on all sides of what's been going on, and full of questions."
She continued: "You, me, and all of us at This Morning gave our love and support to someone who was not telling the truth. Who acted in a way that they themselves felt that they had to resign from ITV and step down from a career that they loved. That is a lot to process and it's equally hard to see the toll that it's taken on their own mental health.
"I think what unites us all now is a desire to heal, for the health and wellbeing of everyone. I hope that as we start this new chapter and get back to a place of warmth and magic that this show holds for all of us we can find strength in each other."
Holly added: "And from the heart, can I just say thank you for all of your kind messages and thank you for being here this morning, myself, Josie, Dermot, Alison and Craig, and every single person that works on this show, will continue to work hard every single day to bring you the show that we love." You can read more on this here.
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