Holly Willoughby seen in rare snaps as pal shares moving birthday message
Funnyman Leigh Francis has taken to social media to mark a special moment in Holly Willoughby's life.
He shared a sweet throwback picture to celebrate the Dancing on Ice host and mother-of-three turning 43 on Saturday. The snap showed the TV host, better known as Keith Lemon, posing next to Holly and Fearne Cotton while in a studio. The trio worked alongside each other for years on the popular panel show Celebrity Juice.
The string of snaps shared by Leigh showed various parts of their friendship over the years, from moments backstage to days out with one another. He penned: "Happy birthday @hollywilloughby big love xxx." His post which has raked up over 2,000 likes was soon flooded with messages from fans.
Keith shared a string of unseen snaps of Holly (Instagram)
Holly was glowing in the snaps taken years ago (Instagram)"She's such a legend," said one. While a second penned: "Iconic team alongside the League of their own crew." "Happy birthday Holly. Have the best day ever," wrote a third. Holly appeared to have kicked off her birthday celebrations earlier this week with a glamorous night out, donning a full-length sequin black dress. Holly, who has had a difficult past few months, let her hair down as she partied with close pals during a spontaneous outing.
The star shared the smiling selfie to Instagram (leighfrancis/Instagram)The event celebrated a poignant moment in her return to the spotlight as she hosted the Great Ormond Street Hospital charity Valentine's ball on Thursday. Taking to Instagram, the former This Morning presenter penned: "What a wonderful evening and a complete honour to be hosting the Love GOSH gala dinner for Great Ormond Street Hospital @greatormondst.
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"Thank you to everyone who came and dug deep to raise an ENORMOUS amount of money to go towards a new state-of-the-art Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH. Always grateful for my lovely date @patsyoneillmakeup and really enjoyed meeting Gareth who spoke so honestly about his daughter Sienna’s treatment for leukaemia… Heart is full special mention to Charlie Ross the auctioneer and @rebecca_ferguson and @feelinginsta who lit up the dance floor.'
Holly Willoughby on her glitzy night out (hollywilloughby/Instagram)
Holly posed alongside fans (hollywilloughby/Instagram)Fans said it was great to see Holly looking so happy while This Morning host Dermot O'Leary commented: "Well done." A follower wrote: "Well done Holly. You are and always will be a great host', while others said: 'You look so happy. I’m glad. You deserve all the happiness' and 'You’re doing a great thing, keep doing that." Attendees were treated to performances by X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson, 37, and The Feeling.
In 2020, Keith opened up about the real reason Holly had left Celebrity Juice. He said: "She rang me up. She never usually rings me so I thought she is going to tell me she's pregnant. She said, 'I've got something to tell you. This is like breaking up with a boyfriend'."
He added: "I said, 'You're going to tell me you're leaving, aren't you?' and she said, 'Yes, it's been 12 great years but I want to spend time with the family'. I'm gutted, she was like my TV sister. She's welcome back any time. I'll properly miss her."
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