Holly Willoughby celebrates at Glastonbury 2023 in a ’12 hour’ drunken day out as This Morning presenter leaves Phillip Schofield’s woes behind
Holly Willoughby left the recent Phillip Schofield drama behind when she partied with her friends on Friday during a ’12 hour’ boozy day out at Glastonbury.
The This Morning star, 42, was spotted by helicopter with her husband Dan Baldwin at the highly anticipated festival.
It was her first major public appearance since Phillip stepped down from ITV, as he admitted to having an affair with a much younger male This Morning colleague.
But Holly put her recent woes behind her when she reportedly enjoyed a 12-hour boozy day out at Glastonbury on Friday, when the Arctic Monkeys headlined.
She partied and danced into the early hours with Princess Eugenie, Peter Crouch, actor Jamie Dornan and Lily James, among others. The sun.
Fun times: Holly Willoughby left the recent Phillip Schofield drama behind as she partied with her friends on a ’12 hour’ boozy day out at Glastonbury on Friday
Video footage obtained by the publication showed Holly having the time of her life as she left her worries behind and danced the night away.
A source told The Sun about her day at the festival: ‘Holly was laughing and joking with her friends from the moment she landed.
“They had access to Winnebago’s VIP campground, but Holly seemed eager to cut through the crowd.”
Holly is said to have seen Arctic Monkeys headliners in the crowd with footballer Peter Crouch and his wife Abbey Clancy.
The presenter is also said to have socialized in the VIP area before partying at The Rabbit Hole until 2am with the likes of actress Lily and Irish star Jamie.
An onlooker added, “She was dancing non-stop and having a ball. It was clear that the stress of the past few months had eased and Holly looked happier than ever.’
It comes after her former co-host Phillip, 61, resigned from ITV and was dropped by his agency YMU after admitting to having an ‘ill-advised, but not illegal’ affair with a younger male colleague.
Woes: It was her first major public appearance since Phillip stepped down from ITV as he admitted to having an affair with a much younger male This Morning colleague
Partying: Holly reportedly partied and danced with Princess Eugenie, Peter Crouch, actor Jamie Dornan and Lily James (pictured) into the early hours
Since returning to This Morning on June 5, Holly has shrugged off the drama surrounding Phillip’s departure and has presented This Morning with a rotation of co-hosts.
The tryst was kept a secret for years until Phillip admitted to The Mail on Sunday that he had lied about it being just rumours.
He further confessed to misleading his employer ITV, his colleagues, his friends and his then agents at the management firm YMU.
He then apologized in an extraordinary series of mea culpa interviews for all the hurt he had caused.
It created an extraordinary domino effect for the show and ITV, with Holly having to make a statement saying she knew nothing about it.
But Phillip insisted he hadn’t “looked after” the man, despite first meeting him when he was 15.
Drama: Since returning to This Morning on June 5, Holly has shrugged off the drama surrounding Phillip’s departure and has presented This Morning with a rotation of co-hosts
Admission: Phillip, 61, resigned from ITV and was dropped by his agency YMU after admitting to having an ‘ill-advised, but not illegal’ affair with a younger male colleague
He stated, “Attraction is attraction. In the gay world it is no different than in the heterosexual world or in the lesbian world.
“There shouldn’t be any difference. This is where homophobia comes into play. We first met when he was 15, I attended drama school [he attended].
So yes, there is a difference. It’s accepted by Leonardo DiCaprio, it’s not accepted when it’s in the gay world.”
Titanic actor Leo, 48, has reportedly had several relationships with women younger than him.