Holly Willoughby was unexpectedly absent from This Morning on Monday, with no explanation given as to why she wasn't on the ITV show to start another week, right after she was spotted partying at Glastonbury over the weekend.
For the past two weeks, viewers have seen Holly host the programme alongside Dermot O'Leary, the star that bookies are still tipping to be the full time replacement for Phillip Schofield, after his controversial exit from This Morning right at the end of last month. After also taking a day off on Thursday, as usual, Holly didn't host on Friday, with Alison Hammond coming in to team up with Dermot, as she does every week, but those watching at home on Monday, were fully expecting to see Holly at the helm.
However, as Lorraine Kelly crossed live to This Morning at the end of her first live show of this week, Holly was nowhere to be seen and was instead Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle who joined her. Minutes later, after opening credits rolled on This Morning, Craig gave the briefest of statements about Holly's absence, informing fans she'd be back tomorrow, but without elaborating on the reason for her being off.
