Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield haven't been seen on-screen since they hosted their last This Morning before their lengthy summer break.
The pair said their temporary goodbyes to viewers of the ITV daytime show back in July with plenty of people stepping into their shoes since.
The hosting duo have been replaced by the likes of Rochelle Humes, Josie Gibson, Craig Doyle and Vernon Kay since then and weren't expected to be back in the ITV studio until early September.
However, that changed during Thursday's show (August 18) which was being hosted by Rochelle and Andi Peters. Holly, 41, and Phillip, 60, made an unexpected early 'return' during the programme but it was only a fleeting moment as they wanted to send a special message to This Morning's producer. READ MORE: ITV This Morning's Rochelle Humes in tears over show's gesture to terminally ill guest who was arrested for 'mooning' Martin Harper was celebrating 25 years of working behind the scenes of the show and so those behind-the-scenes wanted to do something special for him and invited Martin to sit on the sofa with Rochelle, 33, and Andi, 52.
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