Holly Willoughby defended by This Morning fans as she breaks down over Ukraine story
dailystar.co.ukThis Morning fans rushed to defend presenter Holly Willoughby after she shed a tear on air whilst discussing the conflict in Ukraine during Tuesday's episode of the ITV show.
Their guest, Coronation Street actor Nicola Thorp, was also listening in as LBC’s Julia Hartley-Brewer spoke about the conflict over video link.The segment focussed on an 11-year-old Ukrainian boy who had to travel 600 miles alone while his home country is attacked by Russian soldiers.
Holly couldn’t hold back the tears as they shared his story and the 41-year-old sat next to her co-host as she was told that the child had travelled across a continent by himself.
Schofield and Willoughby were told that he “doesn’t know when he will see his family again” or when he will “return to his homeland”.Phillip had previously told viewers that the boy had made his way to the Slovakian border with nothing but a plastic bag, his passport and a phone number written across his hand.
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