Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby made an unconventional return to work on This Morning on Monday, as the cast of Mary Poppins took over the show, with the two presenters nowhere to be seen in the opening moments.
Having been absent from the studio of the ITV studio for close to two months and replaced by a series of different guest hosts, the daytime show's main presenting duo were back on their old stomping ground to start This Morning's autumn season. However, neither Phillip or Holly were on screen for at least a few minutes as the show kicked off with a performance from the hit West End musical.
Lead actress Zizi Strallen was front and centre as she and her co-stars commanded attention with Mary Poppins anthem Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, before Phillip finally made his entrance through a door, armed with a chimney sweep brush and a rather dodgy Cockney accent. He then delivered a Burt-esque line to introduce Holly as she 'floated' down from the sky, with some help from CGI, in an arrival reminiscent of Julie Andrews' famous Disney character.
