Overview
- On February 12, Holly Willoughby shared a home selfie thanking followers for their messages and said she was going into 45 feeling “eternally grateful.”
- The photo showed her working on a jigsaw beside a drink with her cat, Dave, whom she noted was renamed by her children three years ago.
- The post drew a flurry of birthday wishes from fans and fellow presenters including Dr Zoe Williams, Ferne McCann and Angellica Bell.
- Willoughby has been off daily TV since leaving ITV’s This Morning in 2023; recent projects include Netflix’s Celebrity Bear Hunt, and ITV has rested Dancing On Ice this year.
- Media and bookmakers continue to tip her as a possible Strictly Come Dancing host after the 2025 departures of Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, with no appointment confirmed and other rumoured contenders including Emma Willis, Rylan Clark and Zoe Ball.