Holly Willoughby makes shock TV return and fans all say same thing

Holly Willoughby has made her TV return - and fans all had the same thing to say.

The former This Morning presenter, 43, has been rarely seen on screens ever since she left the ITV show in October 2023 after 14 years. Holly said at the time that it had been an “honour to just be part of its story,” but it was a call she had to make for herself and her family.

It was later revealed that the host was the victim of a terrifying plot to kidnap and murder the star Earlier this year, Holly reunited with Stephen Mulhern earlier this year to host Dancing on Ice.

Since then, the star has been keeping a low profile. However, on Wednesday (September 11), the TV favourite made her return to screens at the National Television Awards.

The 29th edition of the awards do was held in the O2 Arena in London for the fourteenth time. Joel Dommett returned to present for the fourth year running, with performances from the likes of music superstar Olly Murs taking place.

And among the famous faces in the crowd was Holly - who wowed in a sparkly tight dress. Holly was on hand to present the The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award award which went to I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

As expected, fans were delighted at seeing Holly back on their screens. Rushing over to X, formerly known as Twitter, one person said: “I miss Holly.”

Someone else added: “Holly looks amazing, so happy to see her back.” A third chimed in and gushed: “There is something really heart warming knowing Holly Willoughby got huge cheers from the audience after everything.”

It comes after Holly confirmed she is teaming up with Stephen Mulhern to host two primetime specials of the iconic challenge show You Bet!, set to air later this year.

Members of the public will use their unique abilities to pull off the most outrageous challenges imaginable, all for the chance of winning a big cash prize.

A panel of celebrities and the studio audience will have to predict if each challenger can complete the extraordinary challenge with which they are faced. Celebrity contestants will earn points with a correct guess with a little insight from the studio audience.

At the end of the show, the studio audience votes for their favourite challenger who takes home a cool £10,000. The celebrity with the highest score wins £10k for their chosen charity, while the celebrity with the lowest score takes on the entertaining final forfeit.

The National Television Awards are live from 8pm on ITV and will also be available on ITVX.