This Morning's Phillip Schofield 'shed a tear' after waking up from tough eye surgery

Vernon Kay has been back on hosting duties on This Morning this week. But on Friday (September 2) it was time for the Bolton-born TV star to wrap up his time on the ITV daytime show alongside Rochelle Humes.

Phillip Schofield has detailed a concern he has ahead of returning to This Morning next week. The presenter took to Instagram to share a glimpse at his early reunion with co-host Holly Willoughby. It has been several weeks since the pair have been seen together after temporarily saying goodbye to the ITV daytime show.

Holly Willoughby, 41, is no stranger to a candid photo, and on Thursday she showed off her natural beauty as she posed alongside Phillip Schofield ahead of their return to This Morning.MORE: Holly Willoughby reveals family first and why it's 'so exciting'The presenting duo will return to screens on Monday morning after enjoying a summer break from the show. In the snap, taken in Holly's £3million West London home, the pair looked closer than ever and are beaming from ear-to-ear.WATCH: This Morning's Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby spark reaction as they get cosy on TV Captioning the sweet snap, the mother-of-three wrote: "Well look who came over for a play date before school starts… See you on Monday @schofe @thismorning … I’ve missed you!!!!! Can’t wait to see you all!!!!"READ: Holly Willoughby shows off her tan as she prepares to return to This MorningSEE: This Morning's Holly Willoughby shares support for co-star Alison Hammond in heartwarming postFans were delighted to learn of their return and left gushing messages in the comments section.

Holly Willoughby went au natural as she 'soaked up' the last of her summer break and the school holidays. The This Morning presenter is set to return to hosting duties on the ITV daytime show on Monday (September 5) alongside Phillip Schofield.

This Morning got off to a rocky start on Thursday (September 1) when host Rochelle Humes made a racy-sounding admission on air.ITV presenter Rochelle had only just gone live to the nation when she burst out with a bum-related remark that sounded very cheeky indeed.It left her poor co-host Vernon Kay cringing on camera as he was desperate to move on with the programme.READ MORE: Phillip Schofield confirms his This Morning return as he enjoys 'summer vibes'It was just minutes into the broadcast with Rochelle and Vernon telling viewers about what they could expect from Thursday's programme.They had just introduced their latest cooking segment with TV chef Tom Kerridge involving a self-saucing chocolate pudding.Rochelle had asked: "Self-saucing? That sounds posh!" before Tom clarified: "It sounds like it might be undercooked, but don't worry, it's not. It's just gooey in the bottom.But then the former Saturdays singer told everyone: "We love a gooey bottom!", rendering Vernon red-faced with its raunchy connotations.She burst out laughing before regretting the remark, saying: "That sounded better before it got delivered.

The identity of the singers on The Masked Singer and The Masked Dancer has us all tearing our hair out at home trying to guess who it could possibly be. And even the judges on the show find themselves driven mad by trying to work out the masked celebrities' identities! Judge Davina McCall, 54, even says that fellow panellist and former Strictly star Oti Mabuse, 32 texts her in the middle of the night with her theories! Davina says: "The thing that Oti does is my phone will ping at 3.30am and I’m always like ‘teenager, gasp!’ and I pick up my phone and it’s Oti: ‘Do you think they might be blah blah?'" The former Big Brother host says that she is not impressed by the middle of the night interruptions and tells Oti: "It’s 3.30am - go to bed!" But Davina hilariously admits that even she is drawn into Oti's theorising.

Phillip Schofield is set to return to This Morning next week following his lengthy summer break.The presenter, 66, will be back at the helm of the ITV show next Monday (September 5), alongside co-host Holly Willoughby, 41.Ahead of his return, Phillip took to social media as he updated fans on his final days of summer before heading back. READ MORE: This Morning's Phillip Schofield 'shed a tear' after waking up from tough eye surgeryThe TV star posted a snap on Instagram as he relaxed in the comfort of his garden.

Gloria Hunniford demanded co-star Denise Welch not to 'shout at her' as a debate about Meghan Markle became loud on Loose Women. They were back on the ITV panel show on Tuesday (August 30) alongside Jane Moore and Brenda Edwards.

Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield are rested up and fully ready to come back to their hosting duties on following their fun-fillled summer breaks. While they’ve made sure they’ve had time to recuperate over the summer break, the presenters reveal they’ve also kept in contact with their daytime TV family via meetups and WhatsApp groups.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's This Morning return date has been confirmed - and they've also revealed the imminent return of another show favourite. The hosting duo have been off-screens since July as they headed off on their lengthy annual summer break.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield 's This Morning return date has been revealed as Monday 5 September. The two presenters, 41 and 60, are gearing up for their grand return to the ITV daytime show following a summer off, where they were replaced by a star-studded presenter line-up.Talking ahead of their return and their summer plans, Phillip said: "The best time about summer is turning off the alarm and switching off! I usually have three alarms that get me up in the morning - two on my phone and one on the Alexa - and it's nice that when you finish for summer you can switch off the alarms! "I have three because when you’re getting up at 5.30am, you’ve got to be sure you’re going to wake up, and actually the final alarm really is my driver either phoning or banging on the window - that's when I know I’m cutting it fine! So having all of that gone is a nice feeling." While Holly added: "Summertime for me is really about spending time with the kids and the family.

Vernon Kay made a joke that he would be receiving “quadruple pay” for stepping in to work on Bank Holiday Monday for This Morning. The presenter, 48, took over presenting duties for yesterday’s show, alongside the former Saturdays singer, Rochelle Humes, 33.

This Morning returned to screens on Bank Holiday Monday (August 29) with two familiar faces back hosting the show. Vernon Kay and Rochelle Humes have now stepped in to front the ITV programme and will be taking the reins for the rest of the week.

THIS Morning stars Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield are currently enjoying a well-deserved summer break. But while the programme has secured the ultimate line-up of stand-in presenters, fans are sure to be wondering when they can expect to see the iconic hosting duo back on their screens.

HOLLY Willoughby has been tipped to present the reboot of Gladiators when it returns next year. It's been confirmed that the sports game show will launch on the BBC in 2023 and is being produced by Holly's husband Dan Baldwin and his Hungry Bear production company.

Phillip Schofield has revealed that his recent eye surgery has worked, with the This Morning host being able to see properly for the "first time in years".The 60 year old underwent life-changing surgery in July in order to help fix his "debilitating" eye condition, which saw the "frustrating floaters" removed from his left eye. He's been documenting his recovery on Instagram and after recently sharing a selfie showing off his bandage, the TV star has now happily announced that is operation was successful and his eyesight has improve considerably.

Like the rest of the country today, This Morning hosts Rylan Clark and Ruth Langsford reacted to the rocketing energy price cap amount that was confirmed earlier by Ofgem.

Linda Barker would ‘love’ to revisit I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! for the upcoming All Stars series. The Changing Rooms star first went into the jungle back in 2003 for the ITV reality show’s second run, and now she’s admitted the idea of joining Ant and Dec for another stint is an appealing prospect. ‘I hadn’t heard about this but of course I’d love to be part of it,’ she said, while admitting she hasn’t had an offer to return yet.

Phillip Schofield has taken to Instagram to share an update after he underwent "pioneering and expensive" surgery on his eye.The This Morning host, 60, told how he 'shed a little tear'  celebrating the outcome of his surgery after suffering from “debilitating floaters” in his vision.Earlier today, Phillip shared an update with his three million followers, revealing his eye following the operation.The This Morning star posted a selfie from a car as he celebrated the result of the surgery.He wrote: "Still a very dilated right eye BUT 100% floater free in both eyes!!!"For the first time in years... a beautiful clear blue sky."Result!" he added alongside happy emojis, before revaling he "shed a little tear" looking up at the "blemish free blue sky".Yesterday, Phillip revealed he had undergone surgery in a bid to be "floater free".Sharing a snap of himself post-op, the star smiled as he was surrounded by the medical team.“Now my right eye is done!” he wrote.“Thank you Prof Stanga & his amazing team.“If the success of my summer is to be ‘floater’ free, that’s good enough for me,” he added, alongside some smiling emojis.Following the surgery, the ITV presenter revealed that he had found a genius way of protecting his eye while he slept.The star shared a snap of himself lying in bed with a pair of ski goggles over his eyes, one of which had a bandage on.Phillip wrote: "'Sleep on your back to protect your eye', No way can I do that...