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Holly Willoughby makes unexpected appearance on This Morning during summer break

Holly Willoughby makes unexpected appearance on This Morning during summer break

Holly Willoughby made a surprise appearance on This Morning this week to speak with a nine-year-old fan named Sophie whose wish was to appear on the show.

Sophie has a rare form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma, and recently created a bucket list of things she wanted to do, which included a trip to the ITV studio to appear on the breakfast show.

Though Holly is currently on a summer break with her family, she wanted to meet Sophie and featured via videolink from her home to have a chat.

'I’m so sorry I can’t be there but when I heard you were coming on the show I was like right, I want to be there, I want to see her and I wish I could be there, but I’m sending you a big virtual cuddle through the screen,' Holly said.

Sophie had wanted the Cinderella tiara worn by Holly during the ITV show's Christmas pantomime last year, which Holly of course gave her, along with a I'm A Celebrity water bottle she got while standing in for Ant McPartlin on the series in 2019.

Holly continued: 'I was racking my brain last night about what to give you and I know you're a girl after my own heart when it comes to fashion, so I was thinking to myself, 'what could I do, And I thought well, all of my outfits on This Morning, what was my favourite outfit I wore, and it had to be my Cinderella dress. You have that with our love because I know you like that.'

Sharing a clip of their interaction on Instagram, Holly added the caption: 'Thank you @thismorning for arranging for me to say hello to my new friend Sophie… Sophie you are an incredible girl… your family must be so proud of you… huge love.'

Sophie also joined Gok Wan during the show's fashion segment, during which she walked down the catwalk.

This Morning airs on weekdays on ITV.



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