Holly Willoughby jokes she ‘might sleep till Monday’ as she shares sweet new selfie with fans

Holly Willoughby says she ‘might sleep till Monday’ as she shares new selfie with fans… following her return to This Morning after two-day absence

She recently returned to This Morning following a two-day absence earlier in the week.

And Holly Willoughby admitted how tired she really was as she shared a cute new selfie to Instagram on Friday.

The TV presenter, 39, posed for the camera in a black-coloured sweatshirt, as she held her head on her hand.

Sleepy: Holly Willoughby admitted how tired she really was as she shared a cute new selfie to Instagram on Friday 

With her blonde locks tied up, Holly sported a minimal make-up look for the snap.

She captioned the post: ‘Friday… might sleep till Monday…’

It comes after Holly made her return to This Morning on Wednesday after taking two days off to spend extra time with her family, with a source telling MailOnline it was always her intention to return on the Wednesday.

Back to work: Holly made her return to This Morning on Wednesday after taking two days off to spend extra time with her family

Back to work: Holly made her return to This Morning on Wednesday after taking two days off to spend extra time with her family

The star joked that she was ‘just about holding on’ in reference to the latest lockdown, but insisted that it was ‘lovely to be back’ alongside her co-host Phillip Schofield, 58.

Ahead of the show, Holly took to Instagram to share a snap of her outfit for the day, while she also gave a reassuring message to fans.

She wrote: ‘Morning! HNY! Hope your ok and if not… that’s ok too… let’s get through it day by day we’ve been here before, we can do it again… missed you and looking forward to keeping you company again… see you on @thismorning at 10am…’

'Let's get through it': Ahead of the show, Holly took to Instagram to share a snap of her outfit for the day, while she also gave a reassuring message to fans

‘Let’s get through it’: Ahead of the show, Holly took to Instagram to share a snap of her outfit for the day, while she also gave a reassuring message to fans

Her co-star Phil had previously joked she was on The Masked Singer after she missed her second day of the ITV show.

He remarked: ‘Holly’s not here today, she’s just about to wrap up her singing commitments with The Masked Singer, the badger who would have thought?’

Rochelle Humes, who temporarily replaced Holly on the show, then said: ‘You’re naughty. Are we just going to…’ 

Absence: Rochelle Humes temporarily replaced Holly while she took two days off

Absence: Rochelle Humes temporarily replaced Holly while she took two days off 

Phil joked: ‘I’m leaving it at that. Of course I am. I don’t want to give the game away. I don’t want to spoil the surprise,’ before adding that Holly was ‘back tomorrow’.

Holly, who has enjoyed a three week break over the festive period, had decided to take the time off to be with her three children: Harry, 11, Belle, nine and Chester, six.

A source close to the presenter said: ‘Holly’s absence is not COVID related. It was always the intention for Holly to start This Morning on Wednesday.

‘The reason why she hasn’t joined Phil in the studio today is because she couldn’t get childcare last minute when asked to push her start date forward.’