holly willoughby phillip schofield play date ahead this morning return© Photo: Getty Images

Holly Willoughby glows in stunning selfie during special 'play date' ahead of This Morning return

The star is a natural beauty

September 2, 2022

Holly Willoughby, 41, is no stranger to a candid photo, and on Thursday she showed off her natural beauty as she posed alongside Phillip Schofield ahead of their return to This Morning.

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The presenting duo will return to screens on Monday morning after enjoying a summer break from the show. In the snap, taken in Holly's £3million West London home, the pair looked closer than ever and are beaming from ear-to-ear.

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Captioning the sweet snap, the mother-of-three wrote: "Well look who came over for a play date before school starts… See you on Monday @schofe @thismorning … I’ve missed you!!!!! Can’t wait to see you all!!!!"

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Fans were delighted to learn of their return and left gushing messages in the comments section. One fan wrote: "Both looking refreshed and ready!" A second wrote: "Oh how I’ve missed you two."

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Phillip popped round to Holly's ahead of their return on Monday

A third added: "Yah the dream time is back missed you both," alongside a red love heart emoji.

A host of familiar faces filled in for Holly and Phillip as they enjoyed their time away, Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary were the first to hold down the fort for the ITV regulars, kicking off the summer rota on July 11 and remained hosting for two weeks.

They then passed the reins to Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle for a week before Vernon Kay and Rochelle Humes took over.

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The star rarely shares photos of her children

The stars' return to the screen comes just as Holly opened up about her eldest son Harry, 12, who will be going back to school soon and shared a rare photo alongside him as they snuggled on the sofa.

The ITV host wrote: "All the stripes and all the feels… soaking up the last few moments before back to school," alongside an apple emoji.

In the heartwarming picture, Holly donned a striped linen dressing gown in grey and white, whilst harry lay on top of his mother facing away from the camera. The doting mother's early morning look matched the grey and white striped decorative cushions which surrounded the duo.

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