Now We Are 30!

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on This Mornings big birthday celebrations.

- Elaine Reilly

Some people get the blues when they reach a milestone birthday, but there’s no sign of gloominess when TV Times visits the This Morning studios in west London on a sunny Monday in September.

Hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby are on top form as they cheerily greet us in the green room before telling us about the celebrations in store as ITV’s flagship daytime show turns 30 on 3 October.

Highlights include a one-off documentary narrated by Joanna Lumley, a BAFTA award, and lots of very special guests in the studio. Here, Phil, 56, and Holly, 37, tell us more…

This Morning’s first outing was on 3 October 1988 from Liverpool’s Albert Dock, hosted then by husband-and-wife team Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. Were you watching the launch?

Phil: Yes, I remember watching This Morning on day one. I was in this building [Television Centre], getting ready for that week’s episode of BBC1’s Going Live! It’s wild to think I watched the first show and I’m now presenting its 30th anniversary!