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Phillip Schofield rescues Holly Willoughby after bizarre mishap backstage at This Morning

Er, how did she get herself into this position?!

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Phillip Schofield played hero on Wednesday as he came to Holly Willoughby’s rescue… amid a lot of giggling!

Poor old Holly, 37, got herself caught in a rather unfortunate position as she tried to exit the This Morning studios after the latest episode.

And luckily for us, Phil caught it all on camera!

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Holly got stuck trying to leave the building! (Credit: Instagram @hollywilloughby)

Amid much chuckling from Phil, it emerged Holly had got her bag strap stuck around the handle of a door separating the corridor from the staircase.

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Bizarrely, the strap was caught on the wrong side of the door to the side she was actually standing on!

So poor Holly was so stuck she couldn’t a) get her bag off or b) move!

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Her bag strap had caught around the door handle (Credit: Instagram @hollywilloughby)

After banging on the door for help to no avail, she eventually called Phil, who came to rescue her – complete with his phone filming every second!

Phil initially joked he was leaving Holly to it before opening the door to let her free.

“Oh my gosh!” laughed Holly. “I was stuck! I was banging and nobody was coming and then I got hold of you!”

Holly was in fits of laughter at her mishap (Credit: Instagram @hollywilloughby)

The telly partners were in floods of laughter over the bizarre situation, as Holly demonstrated how her bag strap had got stuck in the first place.

“Thank you for calling me!” quipped Phil. “See you tomorrow!”

A laughing Holly said: “Thank you for saving me!”

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Phil couldn’t stop giggling! (Credit: Instagram @hollywilloughby)

As a chuckling Phil headed back to his dressing room, he told the camera: “I just got a phone call saying, ‘Are you in your room? Because I can’t get out or back in again!”

Fans found it absolutely hilarious, with one saying: “Too funny. This kind of stuff happens to me all the time!”

Another said: “This literally happened to me as I left work today, I don’t feel half as silly now!”

A third added: “Oh I love you two always make me laugh!! Thanks for cheering me up.”

And a fourth said: “Love it Holly! You put a smile on my face…. and it’s the sort of thing I would do!!”

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Holly also saw the funny side, as she posted the video clip on her Instagram with the caption: “When @schofe came to my rescue… AGAIN!  … Why does this stuff happen to me????”

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The pair are winding down this week ahead of their annual Easter break from screens. Holly and Phil will be replaced by Rylan Clark-Neal and Emma Willis next week, as they enjoy some quality time off.

It marks the return of This Morning showbiz correspondent Rylan, who hasn’t been on the show since December, when he announced plans to take some time off work.

Have you ever found yourself in this position like Holly? Leave us a comment on our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyFix and let us know!


Nancy Brown
Associate Editor

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