Edel Coffey: Holly Willoughby's return to This Morning - and 'courtroom dressing'

"Willoughby was aware of the power of clothes as she draped herself in white, the colour of innocence, the colour of truth-telling, the colour of surrender, the colour of peace."

Holly Willoughby arrives for the Pride of Britain Awards held at the The Grosvenor House Hotel, London. Picture date: Monday October 24, 2022.

Like many media watchers, I awaited Holly Willoughby’s return following Philip Schofield’s scandalous departure from ITV’s This Morning chat show with some anticipation. 

What would she say? Would she even address the elephant in the room? I haven’t watched breakfast television with such intense interest since I was a child at home sick from school and listening agog to agony aunt Claire Rayner’s graphic relationship advice.