Phillip Schofield narrowly avoids disastrous 'flood' at home due to Dancing On Ice absence

Holly Willoughby teased her This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield that they would "work up to licking" each other as she welcomed him back to the show.Phillip returned to screens today after being forced to take time off when he tested positive for Covid-19 just over a week ago.He was finally given the green light to return to work yesterday after testing negative for the virus over two consecutive days.Delighted to be back beside her co-star and friend Holly couldn't contain her excitement as she opened the show by saying: "Look who's back!"Phil then cheekily teased Holly about how he's no longer a threat to her as he has developed some immunity to Covid - so she could lick his face without fear.He said: "You realise I am now fully antibodied up? You could lick my face," Holly giggled as she responded: "I know I actually could."But hinting that it may land them in trouble with show producers she added: "I'd be scared someone might come in and pull us apart or something... you're now like, this is it."Phillip replied: "I'm bulletproof for 90 days, allegedly."Holly proceeded to playfully touch and slap Phil over his arms breaking their no contact rule for the first time.She then joked that she would be getting a telling off from their bosses as she quipped: "I'll do that, that's my beginning bit.

This Morning viewers went wild as presenter Phillip Schofield returned to host the popular ITV show alongside Holly Willoughby. Phillip, 59, has been absent from the show for just over a week after testing positive for Covid-19.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield are finally reunited on This Morning.

Phillip Schofield has returned to This Morning after testing positive for coronavirus. The 59-year-old presenter had been forced to skip hosting This Morning and Dancing on Ice and admitted he was "bored out of his brain" while locked away in his home after testing positive for Covid seven days in a row.

Holly Willoughby has admitted that she is "guilty" of watching TV series in bed instead of chatting to her husband. The presenter, 40, made the confession about her viewing habits during a relationship discussion on This Morning.And it seems to suggest that Holly has a television in her bedroom - something many people think is a big no-no.The star - who has three children with her hubby Dan Baldwin - shared: "Sometimes we're guilty of getting into bed and putting the telly on and watching a series."The kids are in bed and we're here watching telly, so we maybe we should switch the TV off and talk a bit more."It isn't the first time that Holly has given fans an insight into her evening routine.She sparked a debate last year when she revealed that she ditches her underwear before going to bed.Holly spilled the beans as she and her co-host Phillip Schofield discussed different people's preferences for night wear.The presenter was trying to keep quiet about her own sleepwear routine, but Phil pressed her for an answer."I didn't start this!" she insisted.But Schofe was having none of it."You did!" he insisted.

Phillip Schofield has confirmed he’s finally out of isolation after testing negative twice for Covid.The presenter, 59, has been absent from his presenting duties on This Morning and Dancing On Ice after testing positive for coronavirus at the end of January and previously admitted he was “bored out of his brain” after isolating for a week. However, his luck seems to have now changed – on Monday afternoon he posted a negative lateral flow test, followed by another negative test today, meaning he could leave isolation. Sharing a photo of his negative test on Tuesday, Phillip wrote: “It's official!!! 2 days negative...

Dancing on Ice host Phillip Schofield has issued fans an update after testing positive for Covid.This Morning anchor Phil usually co-hosts the star-studded ITV ice skating show with his TV wife Holly Willoughby.The 59-year-old was left gutted as he had to drop out on last week's live show as he was forced to isolate at home whilst he recovered from the virus.Phil watched the show on TV at home with a G&T after he was replaced by Catchphrase presenter Stephen Mulhern - and he jokingly told Stephen not to have "too much fun" in his role.However, Phillip was excited to announce to fans that he was finally free from his Covid isolation after getting two negative lateral flow tests.Taking to Instagram, Phil shared a snap of his negative covid test with the caption: "It's official!!! 2 days negative... I'm FREEE"It came after he shared an initial covid test on Monday night - telling fans:" Oh hello!! What do we have here?", adding a fingers-crossed emoji.Phil had previously admitted he was "bored out of his brain" during self-isolation.The TV legend issued a public apology to his pal Holly as he was unable to present This Morning with her like usual.But it seems he's set to return to work now he's able to go out and about.Appearing on Monday's This Morning (February 7), Holly told Phil: "We obviously missed you hugely on Dancing on Ice.

Alison Hammond is returning to the This Morning studio to present the ITV show with Holly Willoughby for the second day in a row. Holly, 40, who returned to the show last week after Phillip Schofield tested positive for Covid-19, shared the news on her Instagram feed on Tuesday 7 February alongside a snap of herself dressed in a red jumper with a black skirt and matching boots. Delighting her 7.6million fans, she wrote: "Morning Tuesday… back with the quite frankly flipping brilliant @alisonhammond55 today… see you on @thismorning at 10am," followed by a red heart emoji before listing her outfit details.

Phillip Schofield received a welcome boost from his This Morning colleagues as he remained in isolatation at home with Covid-19.

Dancing on Ice viewers have begged ITV chiefs for Stephen Mulhern to continue on the programme.The hilarious Catch Phrase host proved to be quite popular with folk watching at home as they flooded social media with praise after he'd stepped in while Phillip Schofield had been absent.Over the last week, Phillip who usually fronts the skating show, needed to step back from all hosting duties after he had tested positive for Covid-19.Holly and Stephen proved to have a great rapport with one another - with the pair having worked together on children's TV over twenty years ago.Their reunion and bond on-air didn't go unnoticed by fans of the show who flocked to Twitter to beg ITV bosses "to keep" Stephen in the role.One tweet read: "Can we keep Stephen Mulhern? Better than Phillip boring Schofield"A second person penned: "I'm voting to eliminate Phillip Schofield and keep Stephen Mulhern!"Another agreed: "Please keep Stephen Mulhern, he's so much better than Phil. Even Holly looks like she's enjoying herself.""Holly tonight was literally the woman who has got away from her annoying husband finally for a few hours to let her hair down with her best mate," said a fourth.Ahead of the live show, a spokesperson for ITV confirmed that Stephen would backfill the post while Phillip recovered at home.They said: "This Sunday's episode of Dancing on Ice will be hosted by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern while Phillip Schofield continues to self-isolate."In a statement, Stephen announced: "I'm very much looking forward to being back hosting alongside my good friend Holly this weekend.

Phillip Schofield has issued a major health update as he teased his return to This Morning.The 59-year-old presenter tested positive for coronavirus last week and was forced to self-isolate, leading to chaos on two of ITV's biggest shows.Phil has been forced to sit out on his scheduled This Morning appearances since last Monday, and was once again replaced by Alison Hammond on today's show.He was also absent from presenting Dancing on Ice over the weekend, with Stephen Mulhern joining Holly Willoughby in his place.However, it looks like his self-isolation may have finally reached its end.Posting to his Instagram stories on Monday evening, Phil shared a photo of a negative lateral flow test alongside the caption: "Oh hello!! What do we have here?"He also posted a fingers crossed emoji.The lateral flow test can be seen with only one red line through the control section, marking a negative response.Over the weekend, the ITV star was forced to stay in isolation past the five-day minimum as he continued to test positive for Covid as early as Monday morning.In another Instagram story shared earlier in the day, Phil bemoaned the positive test which marked his seventh day of isolation.He wrote: "Oh COME ON!!! This is getting so bloody dull now." He later added: "I am seriously going out after this."Phil's latest negative lateral flow test means the presenter could return to This Morning as early as tomorrow.The presenter has yet to reunite onscreen with his regular co-host Holly Willoughby, who returned to This Morning last Thursday after taking a lengthy break.Holly had been filming forthcoming BBC reality series Superstar Survival alongside Lee Mack and Wim Hof.On her absence, she said: "I was in Northern Italy up in the Alps

Holly Willoughby is best known for her fabulous wardrobe and each week she presents Dancing On Ice, many of us can't wait to see what she is wearing.

On February 7, 2020, Phillip Schofield sat on the This Morning sofa and came out, live on television.

Phillip Schofield has teased he may be returning to host tomorrow's edition of This Morning .The 59 year old posted a photo of a negative lateral flow test, meaning his time of isolation may be coming to an end. Popular co-host Phillip could potentially return to the famous sofas alongside Holly Willoughby as soon as Tuesday, if he continues to recover well from the virus. Posting to his three million followers on Instagram, the Dancing on Ice presenter took a snap of his test results.

The Masked Singer UK's forthcoming finale will gather troops from across the first two seasons to see out this year's competition. ITV has confirmed to Digital Spy that 2021 champion Joss Stone is onboard as the latest guest judge – taking over from Dame Joan Collins who appeared on the semi-final – whilst Nicola Roberts (in her Queen Bee get-up), Jason Manford (Hedgehog) and Aston Merrygold (Robin) will duet with the three finalists Robobunny, Panda and Mushroom.

Phillip Schofield, 59, has been forced to pull out of recent episodes of This Morning, as well as the latest Dancing on Ice.The presenter made sure he had a word to say about his replacement Stephen Mulhern, 44.Phillip presents Dancing on Ice with his This Morning co-star Holly Willoughby.Due to contracting Covid, Stephen stepped in for Phillip as the latter had to watch the show from home.In view of his three million followers on Instagram, Phillip documented the night as he watched the show from his sofa with a gin and tonic.The presenter left a comment to Stephen as he posted a video from the show.Stephen said to Holly: "You know, I am loving it at the moment."You know, I feel like I am getting there."Holly replied: "You are?"To which Stephen looked at the camera and said: "Also, I know Phil is watching."Phil, I'm having fun!"Phillip replied on Instagram: "Not too much fun Mulhern...

Dancing On Ice star Frankie Poultney has claimed the ITV show is "not what it was" and believes it's not a "bad thing" that she isn't involved anymore.The pro skater appeared on the hit competition for nine years and feels "very lucky" to have done so.After the hit ITV skating show took a hiatus and returned to screens in 2018, Frankie was not invited back to join the line-up.The 48-year-old, who is married to former England footballer Dean Seaman, 58, is focusing on the positive memories she made while being a part of the show.Speaking to Hello! magazine, Frankie said: "I was very lucky because I'd just retired as a professional skater."So to then get another nine years of my career through a show that was at the height of its popularity and everyone loved was extraordinary. But since it's been back it's a different animal."I'm not involved and from what I've seen, that's not such a bad thing because I don't think it's what it was and I find that sad."Frankie and Dean first became close while on the 2009 Dancing On Ice tour and later married in 2015 which skating legend Jayne Torvill attended.The stars also skated together on the All Stars series of the show back in 2014.Frankie continued: "I loved working with all my friends, I partnered some great celebrities who I remain friends with and I met my husband so I don't have a bad word for what we produced at that time." Last weekend (February 6) on Dancing On Ice, Phillip Schofield was unable to host the show alongside his TV-wife Holly Willoughby.