Holly Willoughby sends hidden message with latest ITV This Morning outfit as she ditches Phillip Schofield

Holly Willoughby has sent a hidden message to her fans and This Morning viewers as she appeared on the show without Phillip Schofield. The hosting duo have been back fronting the ITV daytime programme this week but as Wednesday's edition (March 8) of the show go underway, Holly was going it alone - sort of.

The 42-year-old was without her co-host but was joined by numerous other female colleagues as they marked International Women's Day. After the opening credits rolled, Holly was seen sat in the middle of the show's famous sofa surrounded by her fellow women as she cheered: "Hello and welcome to your Wednesday This Morning and happy International Women's Day."

Explaining what was happening as Lizzo's hit track 'Good As Hell' played out in the background, the mum-of-three continued: "Well look at this. What a lovely way to start the show! To celebrate International Women's Day we wanted to start with the incredible ladies that help put this show together - from our hard-working runners and producers to our wonderful crew and incredible line-up of This Morning experts."

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She added: "We are very proud to work with you amazing women. You are all brilliant. Give yourself a huge round of applause." Holly, who has two sons and a daughter with her husband Dan Baldwin, then went on to share her own emotional message.

She said: "I just wanted to say within your workplace, you are obviously all brilliant, but we all know this is just the tip of the iceberg and actually, our lives are very full and busy. You know, the juggle and the struggle feels very real sometimes. Sometimes we feel on top of the world, sometimes we feel like