Holly Willoughby says This Morning viewers have helped her through 2020 – and she has considered temporarily leaving the show to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
In an interview about the year, Holly said she was thrilled that the hit ITV series was a tonic for some fans during the outbreak of the disease.
She said: “Obviously when you hear people say you’ve helped them, it’s worth it and that’s a beautiful thing.
“To be honest, I think we spoke to each other. We’ve always, always had this relationship with our viewers where we do the show for them.
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She added, “I think by the time we started getting the app and when we had iPads on set, people could instantly comment and join in on what we were doing, that kind of third. TV wall got lost but i think during this pandemic it just just disappeared and i really feel like we went through it together.
When asked if she felt any pressure presenting a live show during a pandemic, Holly, 39, admitted she was ‘scared’ and considered staying home at some point with his family which includes two sons Harry and Chester, as well as his daughter Belle.
In November, she was given a few days off when two of her children were tested after showing symptoms.
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She said: “At first when we didn’t know much about it, and the schools were closed and there were about two or three weeks where I think there was real interest in me in stay at home.
“I was scared like everyone else, you didn’t know or really understand what this virus was, how you were going to get it, how it was transmitted, how long it lived on a surface.
“I think there was a lot of fear there and it didn’t escape me, but you have to keep going and there is daily news that needs to be said and discussed and This Morning is the perfect way to get them. right information, in the right way, for the right period of time and laughing too. ”
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She added: “It was obviously very educational, but at the same time we could always laugh and try to keep people’s morale up. “
For the first time, Holly and co-host Phillip Schofield will present a special episode of This Morning on Christmas Day this year with “heartwarming surprises” and special guests.
And Holly got into the festive spirit very early on.
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She admitted, “I had my Christmas lights up outside the house in September, and my house was fully decorated by mid-November! I went there very early because it feels good, I’m completely immersed in it.
“Are there any Christmas traditions in our house? I insist the kids sit down and listen to me read “The Night Before Christmas” the night before Christmas I’m not sure they are more like that they used to be but now they are sort of looking at me and they know it’s for me rather than them but i don’t care i will keep doing it forever.
* This morning’s Christmas show will air on Christmas Day from 10 a.m. on ITV.
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