Phillip Schofield declares 'man down' as Holly Willoughby forced to rush off ITV This Morning

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Phillip Schofield ushered Josie Gibson for help as he declared 'man down' while hosting the latest edition of This Morning. The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Thursday (February 23) alongside Holly Willoughby for what is their last show of the week.

However, things momentarily took a turn when Holly, 42, was forced to rush off the set and leave Phillip, 60, solo. After reeling off what was still to come on the show, Phillip said: "Before all of that, let's head back to Birmingham," where Josie Gibson was checking out the Caravan & Camping Show at the NEC Birmingham.

Before he could finish, Holly turned away to cough, saying: "Excuse me, I knew that was coming." Phillip then asked: "Are you alright there?

Bless you." But needing to cough again, Holly held up a finger and rushed off camera. READ MORE: ITV Good Morning Britain paused as Richard Arnold cowers in embarrassment after 'sex' gaffe live on air As Phillip looked around to see Holly had run to their famous sofa, he asked: "Are you coming back or should I crack on?" to which a struggling Holly replied: "I am, you crack on," as the camera panned out to show her sipping on her drink. "It's just gone down the wrong way.