Holly Willoughby unnerved by man who faked his own death after wife hired a hitman

This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were left stunned on Wednesday's show as they interviewed a man who faked his own death.

Ramon Sosa decided to pretend he had been murdered after learning that his wife Lulu had apparently looked into hiring a hitman to kill him.

Speaking to Holly and Phil live from Texas, Ramon began by explaining how he had met his ex-wife Lulu and recalled a rather creepy moment from their wedding day back in March 2010.

"Lulu's mother gave me a hug and whispered in my ear, ‘now she’s your trouble’, and walked away," Ramon claimed, as Holly and Phil looked on shocked.

Holly Willoughby appeared unnerved on Wednesday's This Morning as they spoke to one particular guest (ITV)

Ramon went on to explain that problems in their marriage began as he became a "father figure" to Lulu's sons, as one of them wanted to be the "man of the house".

"Lulu was also taking his side," Ramon said, as he revealed that she filed for divorce in 2015 but they continued living together.

Shortly after, Ramon was told by a former gangster that Lulu had been looking into hiring a hitman to murder him - so he decided to fake his own death instead.

Ramon Sosa told Holly and Phillip that he faked his own death after his ex-wife hired a hitman to kill him (ITV)

At that point, Phil revealed that they were about to show a photo of "dead" Ramon laying in a ditch and covered in blood, but stressed to This Morning fans that it wasn't real.

Viewers tuning in at home were just as shocked as Holly and Phil and took to Twitter to comment.

"This story is bat s**t crazy #ThisMorning," one person posted, while another tweeted: "This is gloriously mad ! #ThisMorning."

Ramon's ex-wife Lulu has now been put behind bars for attempting to have him killed (ITV)

A third viewer added: "I’ve never seen something so American. Holly’s face is such a picture #ThisMorning @Schofe @hollywills."

A fourth posted: "More stories like this please! This is amazing! #ThisMorning," and a fifth person said: "I am so confused by this story it's too crazy for me #ThisMorning."

Another viewer suggested: "Can see this being turned into a BBC drama soon, hope they're taking notes #ThisMorning."

And it seems Phillip, 59, had the same thought as he made a nod to Netflix as the interview came to an end and said: "You're welcome Netflix."

This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV.