Holly Willoughby's This Morning absence has stretched into its second week as she was still missing from Monday's show.
07.03.2022 - 17:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Holly Willoughby was unable to speak after a clip of a Ukrainian girl singing to the backdrop of war was played out on This Morning.
The 41-year-old was back on the ITV daytime show on Monday alongside Phillip Schofield following their stint on Dancing On Ice on Sunday night.
The hosting duo were joined in the studio by the Daily Telegraph's associate editor Camillia Tominey and show regular Gyles Brandreth to discuss the latest news headlines in 'This Morning's View'.
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The main topic of conversation continued to be the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia with Russia's invasion now in its 12th day.
Among the stories covered was that of young Ukrainian girl who had been filmed belting out Let It Go from Disney's Frozen in her native language as she appeared to be keeping safe in a makeshift bomb shelter.
The video of the little girl is said to have been filmed as she and her family tried to stay safe in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and has since gone viral.
Footage of the girl, named Amelia, was first posted on Facebook by Marta Smekhova, who says she filmed it with permission from the girl's mother.
Holly and co-host Phillip watched the video live on air during Monday's edition of This Morning and after playing the clip, which ended in applause for little Amelia, Holly commented: "There's such innocence..."
Gyles then began to say: "We're seeing the worst of humanity and the best in this crisis aren't we," as both the hosts struggled to reply with Holly keeping her hand over her mouth.
"I haven't seen that video before actually. She's the age of my youngest daughter," Camilla said before also appearing
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ITV This Morning's Holly and Phillip startled as their news segment is suddenly interrupted