Holly Willoughby reunites with former ITV co-star after long break, reveals surprising twist amid drastic daytime schedule changes
A number of shows have been rocked by ITV’s shake-up
TV presenter Holly Willoughby has reunited with one of her former ITV co-stars for a cosy new snap.
Holly was all smiles as she reunited with her old colleague Leigh Francis, more often known as his character alter ego, Keith Lemon.
Uploading a beaming selfie to Instagram, Holly looked radiant as she posed alongside her pal whom she worked alongside for 12 years on former ITV2 panel show, Celebrity Juice.
Leigh could be seen wearing his trademark hat in the snap as the long-time pals enjoyed a catch-up.
Holly shared her love and appreciation for the comedy star in the snap as she added the sweet caption: “Caught up with this one today… love you @leighfrancis.”
Holly and Leigh first began hosting alongside one another on Celebrity Juice in 2008.
They were joined by fellow co-star Fearne Cotton before she left the programme in 2018.
Holly remained for an extra two years before also quitting for good in 2020.
Emily Atack and Laura Whitmore eventually took over but the show dwindled soon after and it was axed for good in 2022.
Leigh retired the character of Keith shorty after.
The pair’s meeting comes as Holly’s former show This Morning managed to come away unscathed as part of ITV daytime’s shock shake-ups.
This week, it was revealed that Lorraine and Loose Women had both been slashed to 30 weeks instead of all year-round as part of cost-saving measures.
Lorraine will also be reduced in length to 30 minutes with Good Morning Britain being extended.
GMB will be produced in close connection with ITV News‘ output underneath ITN.
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Holly and Fearne launched the programme with Keith in 2008Credit: Rex
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Their meet-up comes amid the ITV daytime re-shuffleCredit: Getty
