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.
As her future at ITV remains in doubt, BBC chiefs look set to swoop on Holly Willoughby in a bid to tempt her over to the broadcaster.
Executives at the BBC are now discussing potential ways to entice the presenter over to them as the face of some of their biggest shows, sources say. Her family-friendly image and bubbly personality is seen by the BBC as the perfect combination to be the face of entertainment at the broadcaster. The tentative move to woo Ms Willoughby was made last year in the wake of the public outrage over 'queue-gate'- which saw her and Philip Schofield avoid waiting in line with the rest of the public to see late Queen Elizabeth II lying in state.
Holly Willoughby, who has hosted This Morning for 14 years, announced via Instagram that she would not be returning to its famous sofa Its rota of presenters including Alison Hammond, Craig Doyle and Josie Gibson are currently holding down the fort.
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