ITV presenter Holly Willoughby has returned to This Morning after her family suffered a coronavirus scare.
The 39-year-old was replaced by Alison Hammond and Davina McCall for two episodes last week, after co-host Phillip Schofield said Holly was 'taking a day off'.
Co-host Phillip Schofield simply said: "Holly's having a day off, she's back on on Monday."
But over the weekend, the mum-of-three revealed the real reason behind her absence.
In a post on Instagram, she said: "Just wanted to say thank you for all your kind messages...
"Over the last few days two of our children were unwell and has symptoms of Covid-19.
"In line with government guidelines we were waiting for results of the tests before I could return to work, couple that with just wanting to look after two poorly children, it meant having two days away from @thismorning."
She continued: "I chose not to alert everyone to this because my focus was looking after them... thankfully all tests came back negative and everybody's feeling much better.
"See you Monday. Once again, thank you for all the lovely messages... Holly xxxx."
Holly returned to the show on Monday, November 23, but did not address her family's coronavirus scare.
This Morning continues weekdays on ITV at 10am.
