ITV This Morning fans issues plea as Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield return - and Lee Mack causes chaos

It's been a couple of weeks since they were last on-air together but Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield made their This Morning return on Tuesday (April 19).

The hosting duo opened the latest edition of the ITV daytime programme as usual by welcoming viewers to the show before turning to welcome each other back to the helm, with Holly adding that it was 'nice' to see Phillip and those watching at home. The pair were replaced on the show by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary and Josie Gibson and Vernon Kay during their time off.

Phillip, who turned 60 the day after finishing up This Morning for Easter on April 1, also shared a selfie during the ad break of him and his co-host and friend beaming on the famous sofa telling his millions of followers: "Back with my bestie."

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The show was once again jam-packed with interviews, cooking, fashion, and more leaving no time for either Holly or Phil to go into what they got up to during their time off but what we do know is that Schofe hit the slopes with some unlikely holiday companions.

But not everyone was thrilled to have the pair back and were quickly making a plea to This Morning bosses.

@Miss_Vix88 tweeted: "Bring back Vernon & Josie and even Alison & Dermot at least it’s a laugh when they’re on #ThisMorning."

"Can we have a mix of Josie, Alison, Vernon & Dermot presenting please @thismorning #ThisMorning," @IckieBickie asked.

@JayHBaker94 shared alongside a GIF of Monster's Inc character Boo bursting into tears: "Me realising Philip and Holly are back... Wish it was Vernon and Josie (Like the majority of Twitterers) #ThisMorning."

"Can we have Josie, Vernon and Alison back