Holly Willoughby has returned to social media for the first time since Phillip Schofield’s explosive departure from This Morning.
The TV star, who was absent from the morning show during the furore, returned to screens on Monday but has not shared anything on her personal Instagram account since May 18.
On Tuesday she marked a return to Instagram, sharing a photo of herself in the dress she will wear for the live broadcast, which she will host with Josie Gibson.
She posted: "Morning Tuesday… see you on @thismorning at 10am with @josiegibson85 … the wonderful @sarah.beeny joins us today to talk about her incredibly important and personal documentary #hwstyle dress by @ghostfashion"
Holly said she felt “shaken, troubled, let down and worried” as she made an emotional return to This Morning on Monday in the wake of Phillip Schofield’s departure from the ITV programme.
The TV presenter, 42, was back on screen after being pictured in Portugal with her family on a half-term break following the shock departure of her former co-host Schofield and his subsequent revelation of an affair with a younger ITV employee.
During interviews last week, Schofield told The Sun and BBC that Willoughby did not know about the “unwise, but not illegal” affair.
Holly Willoughby (left) and Phillip Schofield (Ian West/PA)
Willoughby was joined on screen by Josie Gibson and thanked viewers for their support.
Former This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes and the show’s former resident doctor Dr Ranj Singh have both separately made allegations about the culture behind the scenes at the programme in the wake of Schofield’s departure.
ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall has been called to a parliamentary committee on June 14 to answer questions about the broadcaster’s approach to safeguarding and complaint handling following Schofield’s exit.
