Holly Willoughby in labour confirms Phillip Schofield

By
Georgina Littlejohn
Last updated at 5:07 PM on 12th April 2011

Phillip Schofield has confirmed that This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby has gone into labour.

Willoughby, who is expecting her second child, a girl, missed today’s show after she was taken to hospital earlier.

And despite earlier confusion over whether or not she had gone into labour, Schofield took to his Twitter moments ago and wrote: ‘Latest news is that @hollywills is in labour.’

Baby on the way: Phillip Schofield confirms that Holly Willoughby has gone into labour after he received a confirmation text from her husband Dan

And he added that he had received a text from Willoughby’s husband Dan confirming the news, before adding: ‘and at my last text from hubby Dan, fancied a bit of @ginofantastico ‘s pizza he made today :)’

To which D’Acampo added: ‘If Holly had a slice the baby would come out quicker!! Sorry for the chilli my friend.’

There had been some confusion surrounding Willoughby’s condition earlier when she was absent from the show with Schofield telling viewers that she ‘may or may not’ be in labour.

And her agent John Knight told the Mail Online: ‘She’s absolutely fine. She thought she was in labour this morning and the hospital are still doing tests so we are waiting to hear.’

Announcing the news: Holly and husband Dan, who texted Schofield to confirm that she was in labour with their second child

Willoughby, who is expecting a little girl, was replaced on the show this morning by stand-in Jenni Falconer.

Confusion surrounded her condition after co-presenter Phillip Schofield announced on air that he was unsure whether she was about to give birth.

He said: ‘The first thing this morning I got a phone call from Holly saying that she thought she might be in labour, and as the morning has progressed – not entirely sure – so as it stands at the moment, Holly may or may not be in labour. But best not here, we thought.’

Falconer, who is also pregnant,  then joked that it would have been good television, Schofield replied: ‘Although I do think that I am fully qualified to deliver the baby. I’ve done nearly 10 years on this show, and I think that I am fully qualified.

‘I only work with pregnant people now. Pregnant women I should say!’

Also expecting: Jenni Falconer, who is almost five months pregnant, is standing in for Willoughby on This Morning

He then reassured the viewers that Willoughby was fine and then revealed that he had received a text from her.

He said: ‘I’m assuming this is for broadcast, Holly Willoughby, I don’t know. She said: “I’m currently bouncing on a birthing ball eating breakfast. Sadly not an avocado in sight. Miss you.”

‘There you are, that’s the latest news.’

Willoughby married TV producer Dan Baldwin, who she met on children’s show Ministry Of Mayhem, in West Sussex in August 2007.

She gave birth to her first child, a boy named Harry, in May 2009 and told viewers in January she was expecting a baby girl.

Bursting with excitement: Willoughby told This Morning viewers she was having a baby girl back in January