Holly Willoughby says pants have 'never been out of cab' on a night out after Mel C comment on ITV This Morning

Holly Willoughby, 41, has been splashed across the headlines ever since she and Phillip Schofield were accused of jumping a "14-hour" queue that had assembled to say farewell to the Queen Elizabeth II lying in state.The This Morning presenter appeared to have moved on from the furore with a tender birthday message in celebration of her youngest son.Chester turned eight today, and Holly shared a seemingly makeup-free photo of herself and her son cuddling together to mark the occasion."Early morning blurry snuggles with the birthday boy!" she announced to her eight million followers."Happy 8th Birthday Chester…we love you so very much," she continued affectionately, adding a football emoji to leave no-one in doubt about one of his favourite hobbies.Celebrity pals flooded the comments page with happy birthday tributes, including Rochelle Humes, who is a co-presenter on This Morning.Alan Carr, Dermot O' Leary, Alison Hammond, Kate Thornton and Angela Scanlon also posted their well wishes.Meanwhile, ex-footballer Alan Shearer and model Abbey Clancey were among those joining in, with the latter exclaiming: "Happy birthday to our gorgeous Chester, have the best day beautiful boy!""8!?!? How is that even possible.The days are flying by so take those cuddles at every opportunity," advised Jake Humphrey.Holly always keeps her children's faces hidden away from social media, preferring to take photos of them from a back or side angle, and today was no exception.It is the first personal post she had made since the queue row first erupted.After taking a break from social media, fuelling unsubstantiated rumours that she could be sacked from This Morning over the issue, she returned to the picture-sharing site last Thursday.She recently

Gino D'Acampo made his This Morning return and was back with a bang as he called out Holly Willoughby for looking like a Flintstone.The cheeky Italian chef has been on a lengthy break from appearing on TV as he spent the summer abroad enjoying himself and relaxing.However, his time off is now over and his return to work on Thursday's (September 29) instalment of the hit ITV daytime show saw him taking the reins at the start of the show as his colleagues celebrated him being back.READ MORE: This Morning chaos as fans fume to Ofcom over Holly and Phil's 'queue jump' apologyGino, 46, was joined by regular hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby from the kitchen in the This Morning studio at the start of the show as he took up their usual place on the sofa.As the pair headed over to join him he made note of Holly's glamorous outfit – and drew comparisons between her and cartoon character Wilma Flintstone.Wearing a leopard print mini shirt dress Holly, 41, teamed her frock with black skyscraper heels and flashed her legs to the viewers.She wore her trademark blonde hair in a sleek down style, flowing over her shoulders and added a dash of red lipstick to complete the glamorous look.Quick to notice the bold style, Gino didn't hold back as he blurted out his opinion on the outfit.He said: "Hello Wilma, yabba dabba doo, why are you dressed like a Flintstone? Where is the bone?"Holly laughed the comments off as she and Phil ushered Gino away so they could get on with hosting the show, but Gino didn't go quietly.He continued: "We will talk about why you look like a Flintstone later, you look beautiful like a Flintstone."Luckily for Holly fashion expert Gok Wan was on hand to give her his opinion on her attire as they teased

He's officially been away from This Morning for months and so Gino D'Acampo didn't want to return quietly. The Italian chef took a break from appearing in the ITV daytime show's kitchen earlier this year.

Gino D'Acampo has spent months away from This Morning but he's back - and the chaos has come with him. The Italian chef took a break from appearing in the ITV daytime show's kitchen earlier this year as he spent his summer in Sardina.

Holly Willoughby has shared a heart warming post on Instagram wishing her son, Chester, a happy birthday.The This Morning presenter uploaded a blurry snap as she embraced her now eight year old son in a loving cuddle and wrote a touching message to the birthday boy. Holly captioned the post: "Early morning blurry snuggles with the birthday boy… Happy 8th Birthday Chester…we love you so very much." The picture gave fans a rare glimpse inside the family home as the proud mum-of-three snuggled up to her youngest.

Melanie C almost got thrown out of the Spice Girls after having a fight with Victoria Beckham. The 48-year-old pop star shot to fame alongside Victoria, 48, Emma Bunton, 46, Mel B, 46, and Geri Halliwell, 50, as part of the 1990s girl group but explained that a "fall out" could have cost her her place in the group before they had even released ground-breaking debut single 'Wannabe. ' She said: "Something happened quite early on in the Spice Girls' journey, and I have a little bit of fall out with Victoria [Beckham] at the Brits (Brit Awards) in '96 - not the Union Jack dress [year], but year before.

Holly Willoughby looked emotional as she melted her fans' hearts with a photo of herself and her rarely seen youngest son. The This Morning host took to Instagram early on Thursday morning (September 29) as she shared a priceless hug with Chester on his birthday.

Holly Willoughby is celebrating her youngest son Chester's eighth birthday!The This Morning star took to Instagram on Thursday morning to celebrate her little boy. WATCH: Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield break silence on 'queue jumping' controversyShe shared the sweetest photo showing mother and son having an early morning cuddle together, with Holly shutting her eyes as she wrapped her arms around him."Early morning blurry snuggles with the birthday boy," she wrote.

"They therefore don't see why they should have to hide away and keep their heads down."They continued: "ITV are aware that the event will pose risks for the pair though. It's the biggest TV Awards of the year and lots of people will be there, including many who might not agree with what Phil and Holly did."The scale and nature of the abuse they've received - mainly via social media - has been shocking."That's why senior executives will make sure measures are put in place on the night to make sure that Phillip, Holly and the rest of the This Morning team are kept as safe as they can be."The source added the past week has been the "worst period" of Holly and Phillip's career but the presenting duo wants to move forward and put the matter behind them.Express.co.uk has contacted representatives for ITV, the NTAs, Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield for comment.Meanwhile, Ofcom have reportedly received a string of complaints about queuegate as fuming viewers contacted the regular to demand the pair apologise.According to The Mirror, Ofcom received 55 complaints this week while 209 complaints were made the previous week.

This Morning's Holly Willoughby has shared a sweet post dedicated to her friend and former co-star Keith Lemon.For years, Holly starred on the ITV2 show alongside Keith, who is played by Leigh Francis, and Ferne Cotton.It seems like the pair have rekindled for a catchup if social media is anything to go by as she shared his Instagram Story of them both.READ MORE: Bar offers free queue jump if 'your name is Holly or Phil' amid This Morning rowOn Wednesday (September 28), Keith shared a close-up snap of the two together smiling on his profile.He captioned the snap: "Lovely seeing @hollywilloughby this morning!"Holly then reshared the picture and wrote: "Love you @keithlemon..."This could mean that the pair could be reuniting on screen very soon – which would thrill fans.Though this does come after Holly and her ITV co-star Phillip Schofield have come under fire by fans who claim they shouldn't have "skipped the queue" at Westminster Hall when visiting the Queen lying in state.Over 75,000 people have now signed a petition to get Holly and Phil off air on This Morning as they request for them to be axed.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking hereThough A Place in The Sun's Laura Hamilton believes this is far-fetched and that the two deserve to stay.Laura backed them both and explained how she thinks they should keep their jobs on the ITV programme.During an exclusive Facebook Live, Laura said that she didn't want to comment on it, but agrees that they should stay and that they're "both brilliant presenters."READ NEXT:Graham Norton offered queue jump ticket along with Holly and Phil to see Queen’s coffinITV's Anne Hegerty defends Holly and

Sporty Spice was almost kicked out of the Spice Girls! Mel C, whose full name is Melanie Chisholm, is opening up about her years in the hit girl group in her new tell-all memoir, The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl.

Spice Girls! Mel C, whose full name is Melanie Chisholm, is opening up about her years in the hit girl group in her new tell-all memoir, . The 48-year-old singer spoke with ET's Rachel Smith at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in New York City about a situation early on in the group's iconic late '90s run. «Something happened quite early on in the Spice Girls' journey, and I have a little bit of fall out with Victoria [Beckham] at the Brits (Brit Awards) in '96 — not the Union Jack dress [year], but year before. So [we were] unreleased but a few people knew us.

Keith Lemon was able to enjoy a Celebrity Juice reunion as he headed over to the ITV studios to appear on Good Morning Britain. The presenter, whose real name is Leigh Francis, appeared on the news programme to chat to Susanna Reid and Ed Balls.

Holly Willoughby appears to have a 'mini me' on her hands if Phillip Schofield's comments are anything to go by. The presenter and her co-host were back on screens on Wednesday (September 28) for the latest episode of This Morning.

This Morning has been hit with over 50 Ofcom complaints amid Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's ongoing queue-jump drama.The ITV daytime programme received 55 complaints following its September 20 show, when hosts Holly and Phil addressed claims that they'd skipped the Queen's lying-in-state queue.The pair sparked a furious backlash when photos emerged of them ahead of the massive queues outside Westminster, which saw many queue through the night to visit the late monarch.READ MORE:Bar offers free queue jump if 'your name is Holly or Phil' amid This Morning rowMany threatened to boycott the show and some people even suggested they should be sacked from their hosting jobs.ITV issued a statement shortly after to explain that the duo didn't jump the queues and were both there to cover the event as part of the media.Holly and Phil then broke their silence on the queue drama on their September 20 show alongside a pre-recorded film.Reading the statement, Holly said: "We were given official permission to access the hall, it was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the UK who haven't been able to visit Westminster in person."The rules were that we would be quickly escorted around the edges to a platform at the back, in contrast, those paying respects walked along a carpeted area beside the coffin and were given time to pause."None of the broadcasters and journalists there took anyone's place in the queue and no one filed past the Queen."She added: "We, of course, respected those rules – however, we realise that it may have looked like something else."And therefore, totally understand the reaction."The pre-recorded piece angered viewers at the time, with many slamming the show on

Holly Willoughby had her fans smiling this morning thanks to her sweet social media post. As well as being a mum-of-three, the This Morning presenter is a proud dog mum to a Golden Retriever, named Bailey.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield to be "axed" from TV has called for "positivity and not hostility". It comes as the online petition has passed 75,000 signatures after it was claimed Holly and Phill jumped the queue to see the Queen lying-in-state.The creator of the petition, titled "Axe Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby from TV", claimed that the This Morning duo were "given privileges that deprived others" in the record-breaking queue.Laura Harrison also claimed that Holly and Phil "exploited the situation".She added that the pair used their positions in the industry to "cause more harm than good, without people noticing."The founder has since given an update, saying that the petition is "kind of destroying" her.Laura penned: "I want to begin the week on a more positive note, and I don’t want to think about the programme anymore."It’s kind of destroying me.She went on: "Words will be twisted, but the intent was always to prevent people being hurt time and time again by these TV shows."I’ve asked ITV to deliver any responses relating to this to the public and not to me, as I won’t be following the news, or watching the programme, or sharing anything online, or through social media."I want nothing more than for this topic to end.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield claiming the pair won’t be sacked after they were accused of jumping the queue for the Queen's lying-in-state.Network boss Dame Carolyn McCall said the pair did nothing wrong and were "of course" safe in their jobs presenting This Morning.The pair have been targeted on social media over claims they jumped the public line to pay their respects in Westminster Hall earlier this month.READ MORE: M&S issues statement about Holly Willoughby's future with brand after queue-gateCalls for them to be sacked have followed with a petition gaining more than 70,000 signatures.Speaking at the RTS London Convention, Dame Carolyn added that the reaction in the press and on social media showed "how misinformation just spreads, and it is really horrible for them.”She said: "I don't think they're feeling great. I mean, it's hard."Imagine yourself in the eye of a storm like this, where you're trying to say you've done nothing wrong, and all the noise around you is saying that you have.

The chief executive of ITV, Dame Carolyn McCall has publicly spoken out in support of This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield as the row over “queuegate” continues. Dame Carolyn hit back at claims the pair had skipped the queue to see the Queen lying in state, as she argued the popular duo had been “misrepresented” by continued speculation around the alleged incident. As a petition calling for the pair to be sacked from their roles on the show reached over 75,000 signatures, Carolyn confirmed that neither Holly nor Phil would lose their jobs as she praised them for their hard work in covering the news of the Queen’s death earlier this month.