Holly Willoughby shows support for ITV colleague on BBC Strictly after returning to social media following queue backlash

Holly Willoughby was forced to change her outfit for presenting duties on This Morning at the last minute after a blunder. As she normally does, Holly, 41, had taken to Instagram to show off her outfit before going live on ITV, as she sported a pussy-bow blouse with a geometric pattern tucked into a black miniskirt, paired with tights and pointed court heels.

K.J. Yossman ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall defended the network’s morning show anchors Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby over allegations that they skipped a five-mile long queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state two weeks ago. Ever since Schofield and Willoughby, who host “This Morning” were seen on the live-feed of the lying-in-state, walking through Westminster Hall via the VIP line, the duo have been the subject of much criticism, particularly on social media. A petition titled ‘Axe Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby from TV’ has amassed over 75,000 signatures. Speaking at the Royal Television Society (RTS) annual convention in London on Tuesday afternoon, McCall defended Schofield and Willoughby and said that ITV had even contacted Domino’s Pizza U.K. to complain about a light-hearted tweet the pizza company had posted poking fun at the controversy.

Holly Willoughby’s famous friends have flocked to social media after the morning talk show host returned to Instagram following what is now being referred to as queue-gate. Queen Elizabeth’s funeral and Lying-in-State saw thousands queue for hours on end in the hopes of paying their respects to the longest-serving British monarch.

ITV have denied claims Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were heckled by crowds at Westminster Hall as they were filming a segment at the Queen’s lying-in-state last week. Joe Thompkins, 41, claimed he watched the This Morning presenting duo breeze past thousands of mourners who were waiting in line as queues to see her late majesty at Westminster Hall exceeded over five miles long.

Holly Willoughby has made a brief return to social media for the first time since she became embroiled in the now infamous 'queue jump' row. The presenter has been under fire alongside her This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield since last Friday when they were seen in Westminster Hall during the Queen lying in state.

Holly Willoughby has taken to social media to post for the first time since the queue-jumping row erupted last week.The 41 year old This Morning presenter has kept a low social media profile since she and and co-host Phillip Schofield were met with furious backlash after many thought they'd skipped the hours-long wait to see the Queen's coffin. But the mum-of-three broke her off-screen silence with a post on Instagram on Friday morning.

Holly Willoughby has broken her social media silence following the backlash she faced after being falsely accused of skipping the queue to see the Queen lying in state.

Fans of This Morning have continued to share their feelings about Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's 'queue jump' saga. It is almost a week since the hosting duo were seen inside Westminster Hall where the Queen was lying in state.