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‘Shaken, troubled’ Holly Willoughby returns to This Morning

Here is her opening statement in full

  • June 5, 2023
Holly Willoughby, This Morning presenter and former co-host of Philip Schofield: “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.” Picture: Getty

Holly Willoughby has returned to This Morning for the first time since Phillip Schofield’s departure.

Here is her opening speech in full:

“Hi there. Good morning. Josie (Gibson), thank you for being here. Right, deep breath.

“Firstly, are you OK? It feels very strange indeed sitting here without Phil.

“And I imagine that you might have been feeling a lot like I have – shaken, troubled, let down, worried for the wellbeing of people ...