Holly Willoughby has quit ITV's This Morning after 14 years, it has emerged. The presenter took to Instagram today to confirm her exit from the show. She wrote: 'I have let ITV know today that after 14 years, I will not be returning to This Morning.
This Morning viewers took to Twitter on Wednesday to mock the show's tribute to Holly Willoughby following her resignation.
Amused: Viewers took to social media to mock the tribute to Holly, which included plastering last images and text over the ITV studios 'What in the Windows Movie Maker are those graphics?' asked one person, while another said: 'This is so... work experience??? 14 years on the show and you get a PowerPoint slapped together 30 minutes before going on air.'
An ITV executive said she will be 'missed enormously' as she posted an emotional statement to her eight million Instagram followers. 'On behalf of everyone here. In front and behind the camera we just loved working with Holly she made coming to work so much fun. We are really, really sad and we're really going to miss her,' added Craig.
However, Managing Director of Media and Entertainment at ITV Kevin suggested that Holly's relationship with ITV isn't over forever. 'Holly has brought her unique brand of warmth, energy, humour and fun to one of the country's most popular daytime shows, and everyone on the programme will miss her enormously.
Her exit from the show comes after a former Pizza Hut worker was remanded in custody last week charged over an alleged plot to kidnap and murder her. Co-hosts: Alison Hammond, left, and Holly Willoughby became a dynamic duo on the show when Phillip Schofield left 'To everyone who has ever worked on the show over the years, thank you so so much. This is such a difficult goodbye, you are incredible and I forever will be proud of what we've done together.
Willoughby said her decision in October was to spend more time 'for me and my family' and the broadcaster's managing director for media and entertainment Kevin Lygo has said she 'remains a much-loved member of the ITV family' and that he hopes to work with her in the future.– February 2020: Schofield comes out as gay after nearly 27 years of marriage to wife Stephanie, in an emotional on-air chat with co-host and long-time friend Willoughby. The pair embrace on the sofa.
May 26: Schofield admits to an 'unwise but not illegal' affair with a much younger male colleague and resigns from ITV. He confirms the relationship began while he was still with his wife and says he will not be hosting the British Soap Awards, his last public commitment. He apologises for lying about the relationship. He is dropped by his talent agency YMU.
June 1: Dame Carolyn is called to give evidence to a parliamentary committee on June 14 to answer questions about the broadcaster's approach to safeguarding and complaint handling after the departure of Schofield.
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