Holly Willoughby puts on positive display she arrives at NTAs after Phil's snub
Holly Willoughby was all smiles as she arrived at a hotel to get ready ahead of the National Television Awards – soon after it was revealed her former This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield has unfollowed her from Instagram.
The 42-year-old presenter has endured a difficult year in which she has become something of a public enemy number one. Last year, Holly and her former co-presenter Phil, 61, sparked fury when were falsely accused skipped the queue to see the late Queen Elizabeth II lying in state in Westminster.
The pair were then rumoured to be embroiled in a feud before Phillip sensationally quit This Morning. Days later he quit ITV altogether as he admitted to having an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a man who is younger than him behind the scenes of This Morning and at a time he was still married.
The scandal cost Phil his job while Holly has remained as the daytime show's staple host. Now the daytime star is preparing to cheer and clap at the NTAs – where This Morning stands to win the best Daytime award and host Alison Hammond is in the running to take the best presenter gong. It marks her first NTAs appearance since Phil left the show earlier this year.
Holly Willoughby looked in high spirits as she arrived at a hotel to prepare for the National Television Awards (CLICK NEWS AND MEDIA)
The This Morning star was all smiles - despite the fact Phillip Schofield has unfollowed her online (CLICK NEWS AND MEDIA)Holly looked in high spirits as she arrived in East London for the event – five hours before it was due to begin. She looked casual wearing a simple T-shirt embossed with the name of a band, blue jeans and a strappy pair of sandals. Holly flashed a smile and waved, presumably to fans, as she arrived and was carrying a bag on her shoulder.
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The TV star's positive appearance comes hours after her ex-colleague Phillip who sensationally unfollowed Holly on social media hours before her O2 Arena arrival. The act seems to be a final nail in the coffin of their once close friendship as the duo are spectacularly fell out over the course of the past year. The pair were said to have clashed after they were both hit by a backlash over their queue skipping ways.
Phillip and Holly's friendship is no more (REX)And Phil claims that he lied to Holly about his affair with a colleague and texted her to apologise about it – only for him to snub him as she allegedly never replied. While Holly shared a statement slamming Phil days after he admitted his affair.
After a break from the show, Holly returned to This Morning and thanked Josie for being there with her before issuing the following statement:
"Deep breath - firstly, are you OK? I hope so. It feels very strange sitting here without Phil and I imagine you might be feeling a lot like I have - shaken, troubled, let down, worried for the wellbeing of people on all sides of what's been going on, and full of questions.
"You, me and all of us at This Morning gave our love and support to someone who was not telling the truth, who acted in a way that they themselves felt that they had to resign from ITV and step down from a career that they loved. That is a lot to process.
"And it's equally hard to see the toll that it's taken on their own mental health. I think what unites us all now is a desire to heal for the health and wellbeing of everyone. I hope that as we start this new chapter and get back to a place of warmth and magic that this show holds for all of us, we can find strength in each other.
"And from my own heart, can I just say thank you for all of your kind messages and thank you for being here this morning. Myself, Josie, Dermot, Alison and Craig and every single person on this show will continue to work hard every single day to bring you the show that we love."
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