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Holly Willoughby on This Morning last week

Holly Willoughby is taking an unannounced break from This Morning, with Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary stepping in to host the programme this week. 

A summer break is nothing new for Holly, who usually takes seven weeks off presenting the ITV daytime each year over the school holidays, but she usually says farewell to viewers. 

This time though, Holly did not address her exit on-screen and last Thursday, she signed off without mentioning the fact she won’t be back until September, notes The Sun. 

HuffPost UK has contacted ITV for further comment. 

Holly has been hosting This Morning with a rotating set of co-presenters since Phillip Schofield’s shock exit in May,

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This Morning’s Holly Willoughby has reportedly ended her years long close friendship with co-host Phillip Schofield, leaving the future of the UK morning news show uncertain.

After 14 years of hosting together, Willoughby is said to have been left “blind sided” by Schofield addressing a “friction” between the pair, according to British tabloid The Mirror.

After weeks of rumours alleging a feud between the two friends, Schofield released a statement on the matter, calling Willoughby his “rock”.

“We’re the best of friends – as always, she is an incredible support on screen, behind the scenes and on the phone,” Schofield’s statement read.

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