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Joe Lycett made a joke at Holly Willoughby’s expense during a pre-recorded acceptance speech at the Bafta TV Awards (Picture: Getty)

Joe Lycett appeared to take aim at Holly Willoughby’s expense during his Bafta TV Awards 2023 acceptance speech.

The comedian, who picked up the features gong for his special Joe Lycett Vs Beckham: Got Your Back At Xmas, didn’t attend the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, but instead filmed a pre-recorded message.

Making a cheeky reference to This Morning presenter Holly, he began by saying: ‘I’m sorry to not be there, but according to my PR team I have shingles.’

Joe’s mention of the infection, a condition caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, appeared to be about Holly, who was recently absent from the ITV daytime programme due to the illness.

After a brief hiatus from This Morning, she returned on April 24 where she told viewers: ‘It’s nice to be back. I’m much better.

Holly was absent from This Morning last month after coming down with shingles (Picture: Rex)

‘I had a wobbly week and a half. If anyone’s had shingles, it’s really not the nicest thing, but yes, I’m much better.’

Joe’s dig wasn’t the only one of the night aimed at Holly, with hosts Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett also getting in on the action.

Gesturing to Imelda Staunton, who received a nomination for the best actress prize for her role as the late Queen in The Crown, Rob said: ‘She’s nominated for her performance in The Crown.

‘Apparently, Holly and Phil got to watch that a couple of days before everybody else. A little bit of edge for you, early doors.’

The This Morning hosts were criticised on social media after they saw the late Queen lying in state without taking part in the public queue.

During tonight’s Bafta TV Awards, This Morning’s official Twitter account confirmed that Holly and her co-host Phillip Schofield will be back on the programme on Monday (May 15) in the wake of a reported off-air feud.

Over the past week, there have been reports that Holly and Phil’s relationship has come under strain, with insiders claiming that they are not on good terms behind-the-scenes.

Phil, however, appeared to downplay rumours of a feud and he heaped praise on Holly in a statement shared with The Sun.

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Over at tonight’s ceremony, Bad Sisters, Derry Girls, I Am Ruth, and The Traitors each walked away with two awards, making them the big winners of the night.

Meanwhile, performance category winners included Ben Whishaw, Kate Winslet, Adeel Akhtar, Anne-Marie Duff, Lenny Rush, Siobhán McSweeney, and Claudia Winkleman.

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