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Charlotte Tutton

Holly Willoughby left speechless over Phillip Schofield's 'special' birthday surprise

Holly Willoughby was in disbelief on Thursday morning, over her birthday gifts on This Morning.

The telly host celebrated her 41st birthday on the ITV show with the help of her pal and co-host Phillip Schofield.

But he had quite the surprise or two in store for her, leaving her speechless and shouting: "I can't believe it."

First off, he opened the show making it clear her big day wasn't going to be ignored, as he wished her a happy birthday.

He then confirmed he had a special treat for her, with a bespoke cocktail being made in her honour, and named after her.

Holly Willoughby was in disbelief on Thursday morning (ITV)

Holly and Phil then had to make 'The Willoughby' with the help of a cocktail mixologist, and it didn't go too well at first.

But Holly was thrilled with the drink and the special surprise, especially when she was handed a framed poster of how to make the treat.

That wasn't all though, and Phil's next gift for Holly left her visibly stunned.

He revealed two small rocks on the side, before revealing they were much bigger than they seemed.

Telling Holly to put on her gloves provided, he explained that the rocks were in fact a piece of the moon, as well as a piece of the planet Mars (ITV)

Telling Holly to put on her gloves provided, he explained that the rocks were in fact a piece of the moon, as well as a piece of the planet Mars.

Holly didn't believe him, responding: "Are you kidding? No it's not...No, I don’t need to have the moon, I've just never touched the moon."

Phil then revealed she could take her gloves off and was allowed to touch it, but only her - while she was not allowed to keep it.

That wasn't all though, and Phil's next gift for Holly left her visibly stunned (ITV)

He explained that a meteorite or something hit the moon many, many years ago, and the piece that broke off was discovered in Morocco in 2014.

The National Space Centre in Leicester, the UK's largest planetarium, provided Phil and Holly with the pieces of the moon and Mars.

Still in shock, Holly said: "I've got the moon in my hand that’s amazing... That's Mars?"

She added: "I can't believe it, I can't believe it. Thanks everyone, that is really, really special."

This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV.

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