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Christopher Megrath

This Morning Holly Willoughby surprises Phillip Schofield ahead of his birthday

Holly Willoughby serenaded Phillip Schofield in his This Morning dressing room as she handed over birthday gifts for her friend .

Holly and Phillip are This Morning 's hosts from Monday to Thursday before Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary take over on Friday. This means Phil will be able to enjoy his birthday celebrations off the air unlike Holly who had to spend her 40th at work.

The ITV presenters celebrated backstage ahead of Phil's 60th birthday tomorrow. Before today's episode of This Morning aired, Phil was prepping for the day in his dressing room.

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Phillip shared a snap to his Instagram story of the hallway adorned with gold and silver balloons backstage where the dressing rooms are located. Holly decided it would be the perfect time to give Phil his presents and did so in style. Surprising him in his dressing room, Holly burst through the doors as she sang happy birthday.

His Instagram story read: "@thismorning have gone early on my birthday, thanks guys." The 59-year-old also shared snaps of a table full of presents, including a box of Pol Roger champagne and multiple cards, while confetti and balloons cover the room.

Holly shared the birthday serenading to her Instagram story which Phillip later reposted. Captioning the repost, Phil said: "I love you team."

Phil was also surprised on air with yet another cake, this time crafted by the hands of Holly herself. Phil, visibly surprised asked: "Did you make this?" Holly hit back with a quick "yes I did" before admitting her her newfound skills flourishing.

"I've been practising a lot," she said. "I wanted to do something special for you and I hope you like it." Tearing into the cake, both presenters saw it crumble to which Holly said: "It's all in the presentation."

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