This Morning viewers confused as Holly Willoughby is absent from show

Holly Willoughby was not present on This Morning today. (ITV)

Audience of This Morning were perplexed as Holly Willoughby did not appear on Thursday's show.

The individual who is popularly known for appearing on TV generally presents the ITV show starting from Monday and concluding on Thursday. He was previously seen hosting the show alongside Phillip Schofield, but after the latter's departure earlier this year, a range of different hosts, including Craig Doyle and Josie Gibson, have taken his place.

However, during the airing of the newest segment on October 5th, Gibson was seated on the couch, alongside Alison Hammond, who commonly co-hosts with Dermot O'Leary on Fridays.

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Gibson brought in a friend named Hammond, whom she is close with. The presenter made a joke, saying "I hope you don't mind, but I got a little envious when I saw you and Holly talking about being blondes. I decided to change things up a bit."

This Morning featured Josie Gibson and Alison Hammond as guests. (A screenshot from ITV was used)

Numerous supporters were left pondering about the whereabouts of Willoughby and inquired about it on various social media platforms.

"On Twitter, someone previously known as X asked, 'Where's Holly?'"

Someone else inquired if the TV star was taking some time off, and another person proposed that she might be on vacation again.

Another viewer was curious if Holly was sick or just not feeling well when they just started watching.

Nevertheless, another individual piped up and exclaimed, "For goodness' sake, could everyone please cease their speculation regarding Holly's whereabouts?"

"Maybe she has a Harvest Festival presentation for her children or some other obligation. It's unfortunate that there are over-dramatic people out there."

Viewers inquired about the whereabouts of Holly Willoughby. (ITV)

Many individuals also expressed their admiration for the Gibson/Hammond co-presentation duo.

One individual commented that they are both amusing and honest.

"May we have a larger display of them, if possible?"

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For several years, Willoughby co-hosted the daytime show alongside Schofield. However, in May of this year, he resigned and disclosed that he had engaged in a relationship with a much younger staff member at ITV. Although he acknowledged the relationship as unwise, he clarified that it did not break any laws.

Yahoo has reached out to ITV to request a statement.