Overview

• Multiple UK outlets say Willoughby and producer Dan Baldwin are developing a primetime solo chat or talk format as a potential TV return.
• Sources claim she has been quietly sounding out celebrity friends, including Emma Bunton, Christine Lampard and Fearne Cotton, for advice and possible on-air support.
• Insiders say the goal is a top evening slot with bigger-name guests, positioning her alongside established hosts such as Graham Norton or Jonathan Ross.
• Coverage stresses the proposal remains at an exploratory stage with no commission, timeline or public confirmation from Willoughby’s team.
• The reported push follows recent cancellations of projects like Netflix’s Celebrity Bear Hunt and ITV’s Dancing On Ice, and her 2023 withdrawal after a criminal plot against her, for which Gavin Plumb was later jailed.