Holly Willoughby is taking some time off from presenting This Morning as she is poorly.
The long-time TV host has been diagnosed with the painful condition shingles.
She announced the news on her Instagram Stories, where she wrote: "Hi... Just to let you know i may be away for the rest of the week as i have shingles... I'll be back as soon as I'm better. Huge Love, Holly xxx".
According to the NHS website, shingles is an infection that causes a painful rash that can take up to four weeks to heal. Usually, you get the shingles rash on your chest and tummy, but it can appear anywhere on your body, usually on one side of your body only.
Holly has been on holiday from the ITV show during the Easter school break as usual, and bosses haven't announced her latest replacement host as yet.
Elsewhere on the This Morning sofa, Vanessa Feltz has praised her colleagues Holly and Alison Hammond for their support amid her recent split from her partner Ben Ofoedu after 16 years together.
"I've known Alison for about 21 years, and Holly for 10 – it's a long time," she told OK!. "We're proper friends in real life. It's not just a TV thing, it's a real thing. Both of those women are 100 per cent there for me, and have been in various different circumstances.
"Without question, they're among the first women I hear from. They're great women and they're great friends. What you see on TV is what they're really like, and they're very funny. They are excellent company and tremendous for a girls' night out."
This Morning airs on weekdays from 10am on ITV1.
