This Morning viewers find Holly Willoughby's 'perfect' co-host after spotting star's change

This Morning viewers have decided on Holly Willoughby's 'perfect' co-host after spotting a difference in her. The presenter was seen holding back the tears earlier this week when she returned to screens for the first time amid the scandal engulfing her former co-star and friend.

Holly, 42, hadn't been seen on screens for a fortnight after extending her pre-planned half-term break following the announcement that her former co-star had quit This Morning due to their rumoured fallout behind the scenes 'becoming the story'. However, he later stepped back from ITV altogether after admitting to lying to Holly and his employers about a relationship with a much younger ITV colleague.

During her return to screens on Monday (June 5), mum-of-three Holly addressed the scandal head on in a statement read out live on air as she was supported by her new co-host Josie Gibson.

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The pair soon cracked on with the first show of the week and it has been business as usual since on the popular ITV daytime show. But in a bit of a switch-up, Josie passed the presenting baton over to Craig Doyle for Holly's last two shows of the week before Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary return on Friday (June 9) as usual.

And at the beginning of Thursday's instalment, Holly bid farewell to Craig. "Hello, good morning welcome to Thursday's This Morning," Holly began as she said goodbye to Craig. "So Craig, you are headed home tonight. Excited to see the kids?"

"Yeah, the kids I guess," he replied. "I mean it's always nice to see the kids." Holly then asked: "I'll put it this way then who will be the most excited to see you?" to which Craig admitted: "The dog. It's always the dog. We all get giddy