'IT'S SPECIAL TO BE A PART OF EVERYBODY'S CHRISTMAS MORNING'

PHILLIP SCHOFIELD AND HOLLY WILLOUGHBY ON THEIR THIS MORNING SPECIAL, FESTIVE FAMILY TRADITIONS AND LOOKING AHEAD TO 2023

- LISA BLAKE

They’ve hosted This Morning as a double act since 2009 and Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield still love everything about the show, especially at Christmas time.

For the third year running, a special pre-recorded edition of the daytime show will entertain us on Christmas Day – and Holly and Phil are delighted that they’ll be on our tellies while we’re all ripping open our pressies.

Holly, 41, tells OK!, “I love Christmas telly. Our studio becomes a winter wonderland, which I love. I look forward to putting on a load of sparkly outfits every day. The lead-up to Christmas is my advent calendar of wardrobe choices.”

Phillip, 60, adds, “There’s something really quite special about being a part of everybody’s Christmas morning.”

At home, the duo are big fans of Christmas traditions, with Holly going to her local church in London with husband Dan Baldwin, 47, and their children Harry, 13, Belle, 11, and Chester, eight. And Phillip enjoys spending quality time with his wife Stephanie and their daughters Molly, 28, and Ruby, 26.

Here, the co-stars and great friends tell OK! what they’re getting up to this Christmas, share the festive tips they’ll be taking home from the This Morning chefs and reveal what they’re looking forward to in 2023…

Hi, Holly and Phil! What do you most look forward to at Christmas? Holly: We have a real tree every year. Last year, I went too early and it was practically just arms and pine needles on the ground, so I was like, “Right, I can’t do that again.”