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This Morning fans were left baffled after Holly Willoughby was replaced by Josie Gibson and Alison Hammond on Thursday\u2019s programme.<\/p>\n
Holly, 42, presents Mondays to Thursdays on the ITV daytime programme, joined by the likes of Josie, Alison and Dermot O\u2019Leary since Phillip Schofield\u2019s departure earlier this year.<\/p>\n
The former\u00a0This Morning\u00a0presenter, 61, quit the programme before resigning from ITV in full after admitting to having an\u00a0\u2018unwise but not illegal\u2019 affair\u00a0with a younger male former colleague.<\/p>\n
Holly later addressed his departure, saying she was \u2018shaken, troubled, let down\u2019 and \u2018full of questions,\u2019 before she returned to a routine of presenting with a variety of other hosts.<\/p>\n
However, she was absent on Thursday\u2019s show, with Josie kicking things off and saying: \u2018Look who\u2019s joined me. It\u2019s only the one and only Alison Hammond!\u2019<\/p>\n
Alison quipped back: \u2018Oh, Josie! I hope you don\u2019t mind, I got a bit jealous.<\/p>\n
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\u2018I saw you and Holly and you were talking about being blonde and I thought I\u2019m going to shake this up a bit. I\u2019m getting in there.\u2019<\/p>\n
The pair went on to share giggles at quizzing Sir Chris Whitty over an appearance on Naked Attraction, while elsewhere addressing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak\u2019s new rules.<\/p>\n
However, fans at home were left wondering where Holly is.<\/p>\n
\u2018Just tuned in, is Holly ill or just \u2018off\u2019?\u2019 one questioned.<\/p>\n
\u2018Where\u2019s Holly I missed the beginning,\u2019 another said.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Holly having a day off!!\u2019 someone else penned, while another questioned: \u2018Not even a mention of why she\u2019s not on today?!\u2019<\/p>\n
This comes after Holly recently shared her heartbreak over a family tragedy.<\/p>\n
Holly\u2019s sister Kelly took to Instagram to mourn the loss of her uncle Ray in a touching post, thanking him for \u2018all the love and laughs.\u2019<\/p>\n
Beneath her sibling\u2019s post, Holly left a heartbroken emoji.<\/p>\n
Holly\u2019s older sister Kelly, 43, wrote in full: \u2018Sleep deep Uncle Ray. We are heartbroken to say goodbye so soon. Thank you for all the love and the laughs.<\/p>\n
\u2018The kids will forever remember you turning up, taking your hat off and watching with glee as packets of Haribo dropped to the floor. We will miss you so much.\u2019<\/p>\n