Overview

• ITV cancelled Dancing on Ice in March and Netflix axed Bear Hunt, marking her first period without a television role in 21 years
• She voluntarily stepped down from hosting You Bet!, leaving Stephen Mulhern to present solo with only a brief cameo planned for the next series
• In talks with ITV entertainment director Katie Rawcliffe, Willoughby has been linked to revivals of Record Breakers and Cilla Black’s Blind Date for Disney+
• Producers have considered her for Channel 4’s talent show Secret Singers and she is exploring further ventures through her company Roxy Media
• Roxy Media faced a winding-up order over unpaid taxes and she declined to participate in Channel 5’s documentary about the plot to kidnap her that led to her 18-month hiatus