Holly Willoughby's nerves hosting This Morning for first time – as she quits after 14 years
ok.co.ukHolly Willoughby made her This Morning debut in 2009 alongside co-host Phillip Schofield, when she took over Fern Britton's role.The 42 year old TV presenter appeared nervous as she fronted This Morning for the very first time at 28 years old in a resurfaced clip.
Holly can be seen holding onto Phillip's arm as they open the show together, which Holly previously revealed was "one of the scariest things" she'd had to do during her TV career.
Looking back on her This Morning debut with Phillip, 62, the mum-of-three previously said: "I just remember this was one of the scariest things in my telly career that I'd ever had to do." She went on to brand it "terrifying", adding: "To come in that day and stand next to you as well, the whole thing was just terrifying." Holly and Phillip first started working together in 2006 when they began presenting ITV's Dancing on Ice together, and three years later it was announced that Holly would be replacing Fern Britton on This Morning.
The duo presented the show together until 2023. Phillip walked away from This Morning in May while Holly announced in October she'd made the difficult decision to also quit the show.
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