On Tuesday's This Morning, host Phillip Schofield celebrated 20 years of working on the daytime show.
Holly Willoughby began by telling viewers, “We couldn’t start today’s show without mentioning something very special. Actually, it really is a huge achievement.”
Phillip, 60, said, “I didn’t realise!” Holly, 41, explained, “Yesterday, we were doing our meeting, it’s always at the end of the show and it’s like, ‘What’s coming on tomorrow’s show’ and the producers went, ‘Did you know, it’s 20 years exactly since Phil officially started presenting on This Morning? 20 years!’”
Phillip said, “It’s gone like that!’ and clicked his fingers.
A video montage of clips – including an I’m a Celeb segment on the show – from Phillip’s first day at This Morning then flashed up on screen.
After watching the clips, Phillip revealed, “Oh my god, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that! That must have been the first series of I’m a Celeb… that’s mad.”
Holly said, “Do you know what’s weird about that? Seeing you as the new boy. That’s so weird because it just feels like you’ve been here forever.
Phillip replied, “I was nervy as well. Fern [Britton] was so lovely looking after me!”
Holly smiled, “That’s what you were like with me on my first day!”
Then Phil said, “Wow, thank you, I haven’t heard anything about the auditions… no one’s ever told me I’ve got the job! I never forget how lucky I am, so thank you very much.”
The co-hosts were back on our screens yesterday after a long summer break and said they had "really missed" each other despite having met up once at Holly's house during the summer months but.
As they hadn't see each other for a while, they couldn't help pointing out some notable differences when it came to each other's appearance.
Holly who is known for her flowing blonde bob haircut seemed to have added a little extra length to the ends of her tresses with some platinum hair extensions.
Phillip commented: "Long hair" as Holly replied: "Yes, all that sun and a little bit of glue and a little bit of help from my hairdresser friend and it's like magic."
And Phil, whose eyes seemed a little moist and glassy looking as though he'd been crying had to reassure viewers he wasn't upset and explained: "I've got a dilated pupil and am still taking drops for the next week."
Holly said: "It does look a little bit freaky."
Later on in the programme, Phil explained further that this summer he'd finally undergone eye surgery after suffering for years from excessive floaters in his vision.
The TV star had been struggling with the eye condition for some time, with his vision being seriously restricted by what appeared to be dark blobs. He said that sometimes on Dancing on Ice he wasn't able to property read his autocue.
Speaking very openly about how it felt to have the surgery Phil said he'd lain in his garden and cried real tears looking at the sky which he could finally see clearly for the first time in years.
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