ITV This Morning fans forced to double-take as they say 'Holly Willoughby is back'

Mollie King stepped in to present ITV's This Morning and when they heard her name being announced, it seems many viewers thought it was Holly Willoughby returning to the show

11:18, 12 Dec 2023Updated 12:31, 12 Dec 2023

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This Morning viewers were left confused as Mollie King stood in on the ITV show - with several thinking Holly Willoughby had returned.

The Saturdays beauty joined Dermot O'Leary on the sofa on Tuesday's instalment (December 12) of the daytime programme and it seems some fans got mixed up when they misheard the presenter's name. Others were struck by how similar Holly and Mollie look.

Several posted messages on X saying they had thought that Holly had made her comeback. "Thought that was Holly back presenting for a moment but it's Mollie," one person posted with a laughing emoji.

"Congratulations #ITV for finding Hollys doppelgnger," joked one fan. "I thought Holly was back there for a sec but its Mollie," said someone else.

[Mollie King]

Fans mistook Mollie for Holly(Image: ITV)

One viewer posted: "I just switched telly on and thought Hollys back on #ThisMorning I was wrong its another Saturday girly. Good luck to her shes very smiley but missing Rylan and Emma/Alison actually."

"Just got home from work, turned on #ThisMorning and had to do a double take because I thought Holly was back," agreed another baffled fan. Someone else quipped: "Wonder if Holly is going to phone up and thank Mollie for being a great stunt double."

[Holly Willoughby]

Fans pointed out the similarities between Holly and Mollie(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

"Have ITV cloned Holly Willoughby or what..." asked another fan. One posted: "Has Molly deliberately done her hair the same as Holly's?"

The programme has seen a rotating carousel of presenters since the departure of long-term hosts Holly and Phillip Schofield, with Mollie and Dermot the latest in a long line of new presenting duos. Phil and Holly had hosted together for many years, presenting from Mondays to Thursdays before handing over to Alison Hammond and Dermot on Fridays.

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[Holly Willoughby]

Holly left the show earlier this year(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Phillip stepped down in May amid a scandal that saw him admitting to having an affair with a younger colleague, which he described as unwise but not illegal. And then mum-of-three Holly quit in October after a man was charged in relation to an alleged plot to kidnap and murder her.

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