Holly Willoughby leaves This Morning without saying goodbye and 'looks to the future'

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Holly Willoughby left This Morning without saying goodbye to fans of the ITV show, as she 'looks to the future'. The mum-of-three is currently on her summer break but surprised fans as she didn’t announce her absence and secretly left the show, with Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond taking her place, writes The Mirror.Many fans of the show have branded Holly “rude” for not giving her viewers the heads up of her break with others speculating she won’t be returning to This Morning.Following Phillip Schofield ’s departure in May and the scandal that surrounded it, Holly is looking to focus on her family and be a “full-time mum” during the summer holidays, it has been reported.An insider told new!

magazine: “She appreciates her family more than ever right now… the last couple of months have been really stressful and it’s highlighted for her the importance of family."“She will be thinking about the future and making sure her family is priority,” they added.Holly, who is mum to 14-year-old son Harry, 12-year-old daughter Belle, and eight-year-old son Chester, will be using her time off wisely and will be “reassessing her priorities” and “decide her next move and her future on the show”.The ITV presenter faced backlash after Phil left This Morning in May, following rumours of a feud between the pair.

Days after his departure, Phillip released a bombshell statement admitting he had lied about an affair with a younger male employee and quit ITV altogether.Many fans of the show insisted Holly must have known about the affair but she was adamant Phil had lied to her too, after she quizzed her former co-presenter over the rumours back in 2020.She said of Phil's revelation in a statement: “It's taken time to process yesterday's news.