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Cathy Owen

Why Holly Willoughby isn't on This Morning this week

Those tuning into This Morning on Monday, May 9 might be wondering where Holly Willoughby is.

The 41-year-old presents the popular daytime show from Monday to Thursday every week, but will not be hosting alongside Phillip Schofield as usual because she is busy on another ITV show.

Phillip, who was joined by Rochelle Humes, on Monday, revealed that Holly won't be on the show all week because she will be presenting new ITV show The Games live.

It will involve celebrity contestants tying to master some of the toughest Olympic sports in just a couple of weeks.

Normally it takes years, if not decades, to train to be an Olympic athlete. However, the celebrity contestants on ITV's The Games have just five weeks to prepare to compete across 10 track and field sports before going head-to-head on live TV to win the gold medal.

The 12 super-fit celebrities will battle it out over a week of live programming from today (May 9), competing in events including diving, cycling, running and weightlifting, each trying to rack up enough points to get them to the top of the medals table and crowned Champion of The Games 2022.

Presenter Holly says: "To do a show like this, you need to have real commitment and drive.

"They're a really fantastic bunch. There's 12 of them, there are 10 events that they're going to be competing in, so there's a lot for them to do. But ultimately, one of them will be crowned the champion."

Preparing to hit the athletics track, dive into the swimming pool and climb onto the bike saddle are ex-Love Islanders Wes Nelson and Olivia Attwood, Emmerdale actor Rebecca Sarker, former Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas, Harry Potter actor Josh Herdman, model and autism ambassador Christine McGuinness, The Wanted star Max George, footballer and singer-songwriter Chelcee Grimes, ex-Strictly pro Kevin Clifton, Corrie actor Colson Smith, ITV newsreader Lucrezia Millarini, and influencer, model and daughter of Spice Girl Mel B, Phoenix Brown.

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