Holly Willoughby 'looks forward' after fears Phil would 'drag her down with him'
22.05.2023 - 07:05
/ ok.co.uk
Holly Willoughby is 'looking forward' to exciting plans to ‘rejuvenate This Morning' after her This Morning co-presenter Phillip Schofield sensationally stepped down after two decades hosting the show. A source tells OK! that Holly, 42, is keen to refresh her role on the daytime show when she returns following her half term break, which will now start today, a week earlier than previously planned. Speaking before this weekend's big changes at the helm of the popular show, the source said: “Holly is waiting patiently for Phillip’s departure from the show.
She still has a lot of love for him, but is becoming increasingly worried about her own reputation. “By Phil not holding his hands up and bowing out of the show, it’s almost as if he’s dragging Holly down with him. She knows she still has plenty more years of television left in her.
"She doesn’t want to think too far into the future because she knows it’ll hurt Phil, but she’s looking forward to being paired up with someone new. She wants to rejuvenate This Morning, because she knows her stint with Phillip has had its day.” While Holly and Phillip, 61, had been putting on a united front for viewers, our source told us the atmosphere was tense once the cameras stop rolling, explaining: “Their relationship is becoming more strained every day.” Phillip has seen his popularity nose dive in recent weeks, with a source at ITV telling OK!: “Not a lot of people like Phil. I can’t believe he’s still on the show.” Rumours are now abound as to who could replace him, with Dermot O’Leary or Alison Hammond, who currently present Friday’s show, both being firm favourites.
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