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This Morning: Where are Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield?
Phil and Holly are missing this week (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
This Morning stars Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield are missing from the show today, with Josie Gibson and Vernon Kay stepping in to replace them.
The pair are hosting the show for the first time together, interviewing the likes of I’m A Celebrity’s Simon Gregson appearing on the programme.
They’re taking over on the programme in the run up to Christmas, with Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary also appearing together over the coming days.
But where are Holly and Phil, and why aren’t they hosting the show together?
Here’s everything you need to know.
Where are Holly and Phil on This Morning?
The pair were missing on Monday’s show (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
The pair are enjoying a well-earned Christmas break, having hosted their final show together last Friday.
They announced the news while presented a rare Friday show together, taking over from Alison and Dermot before breaking up for the festive period.
Holly dressed in a special Christmas outfit and rocked a crimson silk velvet minidress last week on the show, sharing a message with fans ahead of her time off.
The presenter shared a picture of her festive outfit on Instagram, writing: ‘It’s CHRIIIIIISTMAAAAAS! Final day on @thismorning until Christmas Day… open the fizz!’
It comes after Holly slammed reports claiming that she’s planning on quitting This Morning, calling them ‘so unfair and untrue’.
The presenter said it ‘hurt’ to read stories in the press claiming she plans to leave the ITV show, which she hosts alongside Phillip.
Appearing on the Jonathan Ross Show, Willoughby admitted it was sometimes ‘difficult’ to deal with the scrutiny surrounding her job.
She said: ‘I do really love him (Schofield). I really love him. We’re lucky. We really are. I’ve read those things too. It hurts sometimes because it’s so unfair and untrue, so it’s difficult sometimes.
This Morning airs on weekdays at 10am on ITV.
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