This Morning's Dr Uchenna Okoye's 'cause of death' shared by close friend

Holly Willoughby made her This Morning debut in 2009 alongside co-host Phillip Schofield, when she took over Fern Britton's role.The 42 year old TV presenter appeared nervous as she fronted This Morning for the very first time at 28 years old in a resurfaced clip. Holly can be seen holding onto Phillip's arm as they open the show together, which Holly previously revealed was "one of the scariest things" she'd had to do during her TV career.

Holly Willoughby has reportedly "never got over" Phillip Schofield's departure from This Morning earlier this year, as the star has now announced she has left the ITV daytime show, sending the show into “chaos”. The 42 year old star took to Instagram on Tuesday, 10 October, to share a shock statement that said she was leaving after 14 years and "will not be returning." Holly Willoughby cited her family’s well-being for her shock departure from the show, however, a source has questioned if Holly “regrets the fallout” with co-host Phillip Schofield.

Holly Willoughby has stunned TV viewers as well as her co-stars and fellow celebrities by announcing she's sensationally quitting This Morning. The 42 year old star took to Instagram on Tuesday, 10 October, to share a shock statement that said she was leaving after 14 years and "will not be returning." Holly's statement began: “I have let ITV know today that after 14 years, I will not be returning to This Morning.To everyone who has ever worked on the show over the years, thank you so much.This is such a difficult goodbye, you are incredible and I forever will be proud of what we’ve done together." There's no doubt the star has had an extremely tough time over the last 12 months, from facing public backlash over the infamous "queuegate," to her fall out with former best pal Philip Schofield.

This Morning's Craig Doyle and Rochelle Humes were emotional on Wednesday morning as they addressed Holly Willoughby's shock exit from the show after 14 years of hosting it. Rochelle sent their 'love, best wishes and respect' to 'our Holly', as she declared that Holly "will forever be one of us". She said: "Holly loves her job here and was looking forward to the future of the show," before she alluded to the recent events that saw a 36 year old man arrested and charged after police discovered an alleged plot to 'kidnap and murder' Holly.

Holly Willoughby, 42, had taken the reins as This Morning 's lead presenter following Phillip Schofield 's exit earlier this year. However, following an alleged kidnap plot, the host decided it was time to leave the show "for me and my family". Now, bookies believe her beloved co-star Alison Hammond will replace her as the main presenter.

Alison Hammond has reacted to Holly Willoughby's departure from This Morning after 14 years. Responding to Holly's emotional statement about quitting the show, Alison wrote: "This is a very sad day ! Love you." Holly, 42, announced she is stepping down from presenting This Morning after 14 years in an emotional statement. She said it was an “honour to just be part of the show's story” but that she feels “I have to make this decision for me and my family” in a social media post on Tuesday.

Celebrities from across the world of showbiz have shown their support for Holly Willoughby after she revealed that she was stepping back from This Morning after 14 years on the show. Holly, who joined the This Morning team back in 2009, announced that she was leaving the show in an emotional Instagram post which she shared online on Tuesday 10 October and has since been supported by her famous friends. As part of the heartfelt statement, the TV personality explained that she’d made the decision “for me and my family” and paid tribute to viewers at home for their support over the past decade.

Good Morning Britain presenter Ben Shephard has broken his silence on the possibility of joining the This Morning team on a more permanent basis, after stepping in to co-host the show last month following the departure of Phillip Schofield. Since Phillip left the ITV daytime show in May after admitting to having an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger colleague, Holly Willoughby has been joined by a number of guest co-stars including Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle.

This Morning star Josie Gibson reportedly feels ‘betrayed’ after it emerged Ben Shephard was in line to become Phillip Schofield’s replacement on the show. Good Morning Britain host Ben, 48, wowed viewers as he stood in as a presenter on This Morning last month.

This Morning’s Alice Beer has opened up on her 20-year struggle with insomnia and revealed the ‘breakthrough’ new-found technique helping her to sleep better. The 58 year old TV star, who has worked on the ITV daytime as a consumer presenter since 2014, told how her ‘chronic inability’ to get a good night’s sleep has affected every part of her life for two decades. Speaking on Tuesday’s episode of This Morning, 3 October, she described how being plagued by insomnia was a “form of torture”.

TV presenter Josie Gibson let viewers into her beauty secrets to achieve her incredible glow as she revealed she took an ice bath before presenting This Morning. On today's show (Monday 2 October), Holly Willoughby opened the programme by telling her co-star Josie that she “looks fresh”.

This Morning dental expert Dr Uchenna Okoye's cause of death has been revealed as her grieving family paid tribute to the "beautiful" TV personality.

The cause of death of This Morning star and medical expert Dr Uchenna Okoye, who passed away suddenly at the age of 53, has been confirmed.The medical expert, who also starred on 10 Years Younger in 10 Days, died on Friday, 15 September. It has now been revealed that Dr Uchenna lost her life due to a 'subarachnoid haemorrhage' brought on by an aneurysm. MailOnline reports that Dr Uchenna suffered a sudden ruptured blood vessel, which caused a fatal bleed on the brain.

Josie Gibson has shone a big light on her This Morning co-stars and what she thinks of them, having been on-screen with many over the last few months since Phillip Schofield's departure from the show.The TV morning favourite shared her honest verdicts on lots of her co-star hosts, including Andi Peters and Rochelle Humes, and in classic Josie style, the loveable Bristolian presenter didn't have a bad word to say about anyone. When The Mirror asked the blonde beauty who her favourite co-host was, of course, praised them all. She said: "Dermot [O’Leary] is such a laugh and great with Reg when he comes on set.

Alison Hammond was in for a sweet surprise during Friday's episode of This Morning, after a guest proposed to her live on air.The presenter, who was joined on the sofa by her co-host, Dermot O'Leary, was hosting the show as usual, when one of the young players from the Brentford Penguins football team took a shine to her. The 48 year old was interviewing the team's coach, Allan Cockram, who is a former professional Spurs player, alongside three of the boys from the squad.

Good Morning Britain viewers have sent messages of support to Nicola Roberts after she made an emotional appearance on the show. The Girls Aloud star was live in the studio of the ITV news programme on Friday (September 22) to chat to hosts Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard.

A close friend of the late Dr Uchenna Okoye, who is known for appearing on This Morning, has said that the Dr had no "apparent health issues" before she collapsed and died last week.The 53 year old passed away on Friday September 15, and her family and friends are now waiting on a coroner's report to tell them what happened to her. In the week leading up to her death, Uchenna had been enjoying a busy week, her personal assistant Mars Webb confirmed. She had been at the theatre to watch the West End musical Moulin Rouge, and meeting with clients to promote her new Mysmile dental product.

Holly Willoughby has led tributes to This Morning medical expert Dr Uchenna Okoye, who passed away aged just 53. Uchenna's family shared the tragic news of her passing, as they announced that she fell ill on Friday September 15 and died shortly after.This Morning presenter Holly, 42, has since shared a tribute to her late colleague on her Instagram Story, sharing a photo of the Cosmetic Dentist. Adding text to the photo, Holly wrote: "Unbelievably sad to hear of the passing of @druchennaokoye.

This Morning medical expert Dr. Uchenna Okoye has died after a sudden illness, her family announced.

This Morning star Dr Uchenna Okoye has died suddenly after a short illness.The 53 year old medical expert, who also appeared on 10 Years Younger in 10 Days, passed away on Friday, 15 September. In an Instagram post, her family said: "We are heartbroken to announce that Dr Uchenna Okoye sadly passed away after a sudden illness on Friday 15th September 2023. "We know many of you will be devastated and shocked to see this post.