 Holly Willoughby's solo appearance at this year's National Television Awards drew curious eyes for more reasons than just her outfit choice. The 42-year-old This Morning presenter joined fellow ITV host Alison Hammond for the glitzy evening but seemed more reserved than usual as she took her seat at London's O2. Hosted by Joel Dommett, the evening saw plenty a star take home an award for their telly moments but Holly and This Morning left empty handed. Despite the disappointing night, experts claimed the former TV partner of Phillip Schofield, 61, had an inkling this year she wouldn't be getting lucky. Body language expert Judi James exclusively explained to Metro.co.uk: 'It was an unusually low key appearance from Holly, sitting rather low in her seat and rather eclipsed by the very charismatic Alison Hammond who can steal any scene with her laugh alone. 'Holly's body language looked almost sweetly modest and apologetic, with a series of small shrugs to camera; a surprised expression when she was hugged by winner Jay Blades and then some baby waves and baby clapping rituals to seem to signal she had low expectations of getting any award this year.' She sat with Alison Hammond during the ceremony (Picture: Shutterstock) She watched on as This Morning lost its best daytime show title at the ceremony to The Repair Shop who claimed the prize on Tuesday night. Holly's behaviour comes as the ITV morning programme – which had been on a winning streak in the daytime category for the last number of years – continued to face backlash amid the furore of the Schofield affair. The Repair Shop's host Jay Blades encouraged the crowd to cheer as the show's team took to the stage and snapped a picture of the moment. The star appeared more reserved than usual (Picture: Shutterstock) She appeared at the ceremony without her co-host (Picture: Shutterstock) He excitedly noted it was a 'rarity' for th){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Holly Willoughby’s solo appearance at this year’s National Television Awards drew curious eyes for more reasons than just her outfit choice.
The 42-year-old This Morning presenter joined fellow ITV host Alison Hammond for the glitzy evening but seemed more reserved than usual as she took her seat at London’s O2.
Hosted by Joel Dommett, the evening saw plenty a star take home an award for their telly moments but Holly and This Morning left empty handed.
Despite the disappointing night, experts claimed the former TV partner of Phillip Schofield, 61, had an inkling this year she wouldn’t be getting lucky.