Phillip Schofield has been in hospital undergoing surgery for a 'debilitating' eye condition as viewers wonder when he and Holly Willoughby will eventually return to This Morning.
As they do every year, the ITV show's main presenters have taken an extensive break for summer, meaning that a growing number of stand-in hosts have stepped into front the show, kicking off with Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary and ending up with Vernon Kay and Rochelle Humes, who are set to take the reins this week.
This week, many viewers have been delighted by the returns of both Ruth Langsford and Rylan Clark, who have teamed up to host. And, as fans air their opinions on who should be This Morning's permanent hosts as Phillip and Holly remain missing in action, Philip had some big news of his own that had nothing to do with the programme.
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Phillip has opened up on Instagram about having 'floaters' in both of his eyes, impairing his vision and, after having more surgery, he uploaded a picture of himself in hospital to his Insta story, writing: Now my right eye is done! Thank you Prof Stanga & his amazing time. If the success of my summer is to be 'floater' free, that's good enough for me," followed by two smiling face emojis."
The Dancing on Ice star first shared news of the condition, which he said had been blighting his 'otherwise brilliant eyesight' and his first phase of treatment in July, telling his many social media followers: "Firstly, no part of my treatment and surgery was gifted and I wasn’t asked to post. It is also pioneering and costly.
"It was carried out by Prof Stanga at The Retina Clinic in London. I had Elective limited pars plana vitrectomy surgery. It didn’t hurt!
"If you have been told ‘just live with them’ that is not necessarily true, I’m sure there are exceptions, but they can be fixed.
"A full vitrectomy will usually cause a cataract quite soon after, a limited vitrectomy won’t."
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