Holly Willoughby forced to make change away from ITV This Morning after she falls ill before return

Holly Willoughby has been forced to make a change away from This Morning after ill health hampered her planned return to the show. The presenter was due back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Monday (April 17) after a two-week Easter break.

However, her planned return alongside Phillip Schofield was hit by a setback after she fell ill. The 42-year-old was last seen on the programme earlier this month where she was hosting alongside both Alison Hammond and Joel Dommett as Phillip, 61, took an unexpected week off hosting duties.

But in an Instagram post shared by both Holly and This Morning on Sunday (April 16), the mum-of-three confirmed her return had been hit by a setback and that she'd be away for a "few days" - or the whole week - due to being struck down by shingles. She wrote on the distinctive green This Morning logo backdrop: "Hi ...just to let you know I may be away for the rest of the week as I have Shingles," she said with frustrated-face emoji.

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Holly added: "I'll be back as soon as I'm better. Huge Love." After her announcement, This Morning confirmed that Rochelle Humes would be stepping in to her presenting shoes and the former singer made her hosting return to the show for the first time in months.

But Holly's ill health didn't only effect her work on This Morning but her work away from her hosting gig. Away from hosting shows such as This Morning and Dancing on Ice, the presenter has her own business, Wylde Moon.

She launched the lifestyle brand, which explores topics from "beauty and fashion to energy and healing" but also features its own boutique where Holly has launched perfumes, candles, diffusers, and even a sparkling