Holly Willoughby has thrown her support behind This Morning colleague Alison Hammond in the lead-up to this year’s NTAs.
On Monday, Holly returned to This Morning after her summer break, during which the shortlist for the 2023 National Television Awards was unveiled.
At the time, much was made in the media of the fact that Holly was absent from the Best Presenter category, following a turbulent year for the daytime host. This included the infamous “Queuegate” scandal and Phillip Schofield’s sudden departure from This Morning, which preceded his admission he’d lied to producers about an affair with a younger colleague on the show.
Alison, on the other hand, was nominated in the Best Presenter category for the third year running.
Before Tuesday night’s ceremony, Holly took a moment to show her support for Alison and encourage her fans to vote for her co-presenter in her Goop-esque Wylde Moon newsletter.
“Having been lucky enough to have this summer break to focus on the children, it’s now lovely to be back on the sofa and there was certainly joy in abundance with Alison Hammond today!” she wrote on Monday (via Metro).
“This wonderful lady has been nominated in the Best Presenter category at tomorrow night’s NTAs and there is still time to vote for her.
“So, if you’ve ever been filled with joy by The Hammond…and let’s be honest, who hasn’t?!…then you know what to do!”
Voting for the 2023 NTAs closes at midday on Tuesday, with the ceremony airing live on ITV1 that night.
In the past five years, Holly was nominated for Best Presenter in 2019, 2020 and 2021, but was absent from last year’s category.
Last year, Ant and Dec triumphed in the category for the 21st consecutive year, which Alison made light of when This Morning picked up Best Daytime Show, an award it is once again in the running for in 2023.