Holly Willoughby might be known for keeping her children out of the spotlight - but she had them in the hot seat this week on the set of This Morning.
The 42-year-old TV star is a proud mother of three; 13-year-old son Harry, 11-year-old daughter Belle, and eight-year-old son Chester who she shares with her producer husband Daniel Baldwin, 48.
Proud mum Holly is fiercely protective of her children and rarely features them on her social media posts.
But on Friday she offered a glimpse of her family life as he three children appeared at the This Morning studios to see her.
Taking to Instagram at the end of the week, Holly shared a photo that showed the back of her three children who were sat on the famous TV sofa.
Holly herself was facing her children and presenting a beaming smile.
She shared the snap alongside a caption reading: “Favourite interview of the week… the kids popped into @thismorning as they have broken up from school, Soooo lovely having them there.”
She continued: “They have grown so much since the last time they were here…
“So that’s me for two weeks… I’m off to be with them and see if I can break the record for the most chocolate eggs consumed in 24 hours… wish me luck!”
The snap and message was a hit with fans and followers who remarked on the happy family.
One follower commented: “That smile just shows how incredible of a Mum you are… they’re lucky kids.”
And another typed: “So lovely, they’ll be so proud of their awesome mum.”
Holly has previously explained her rationale behind keeping her children’s identities a closely guarded secret.
And fans who follow her social media accounts will know she rarely features them - and whenever she does, she ensures their faces are obscured.
She said on the ITV show in the past: ”I choose not to show my children's faces because I know that's the deal. If you show one photograph, then they're out there.
"They're for consumption for everybody, which is why I choose not to do it.”
Earlier this year she stunned - or perhaps horrified - her followers when she shared a video of her son, Chester, chopping her hair.
She uploaded the clip which showed a pair of hands gingerly snipping off a long portion of hair from the back of Holly’s head.
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She wrote at the time: “Chester decided it was time… When your 8 year old gets hold of the scissors.”
Holly now won’t be back on the This Morning set until after Easter as she prepares to take some time off for the holidays.
Friday hosts Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond are stepping up to fill the shoes of Holly and her recently rotating door of co-stars to host the show during her Easter break.
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