Shingles explained as Holly Willoughby misses This Morning due to condition
ok.co.ukHolly Willoughby will be absent from This Morning for another week as the TV favourite has contracted shingles. Holly, 42, took to Instagram on Sunday evening, 16 April, just hours before she was set to return to screens on Monday morning and shared that she won't be hosting the popular ITV breakfast show as planned.
She wrote on her Story: "Hi... just to let you know I may be away for the rest of the week as I have Shingles... I'll be back as soon as I'm better." She signed off the message, which was on a green This Morning branded template, with "huge love" as well as her name with plenty of kisses.
As to what shingles is, the condition is classed as an infection that produces a painful rash on the body and is caused by the chickenpox virus, according to the NHS.
It is common to get the shingles rash on the chest or abdomen but it can appear anywhere on the body including the face, eyes and genitals, the health service said.
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