Holly Willoughby is reportedly poised to make a return to TV, with a secret chat show pilot said to be filmed with Disney+ later this month. The 45-year-old presenter left ITV's This Morning in 2023 following a failed plot to kidnap, rape and murder her, for which Gavin Plumb was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 16 years in July 2024.
New Project with Disney+
She recently launched her own YouTube show, Holly Willoughby Together, featuring guests including Stanley Tucci, Katherine Ryan, Emma Bunton and Nicole Appleton. It is now said she is "sought after" for a new show on the US streaming giant.
A source told The Sun: "It's called The Holding Space with Holly Willoughby and will see her interviewing high-profile women. The whole premise of the show is empowerment and authenticity, with Holly leading the conversation. It's a really ambitious project, with really high production values."
Production Details
The source added: "The production company, Box To Box, has thrown a fair bit of cash behind it already and is confident it'll be commissioned by Disney+. It would be huge for Holly and would mark an exciting new chapter in her career."
Holly has suggested she would like to return to TV. She told The Times: "I hope one day, when the time's right and the project's right, that I will go back and do some telly stuff. I'm a telly girl, and I love it."
Career After This Morning
After leaving This Morning, Holly went to film Netflix's Celebrity Bear Hunt with Bear Grylls, but it did not land when it aired in 2025. She also did not return to Stephen Mulhern's ITV reboot of You Bet!, which has now been shelved.
She recently reflected on her departure from public life. She told The Sun: "If I'm being really honest, everybody knows what happened to me . . . and I just needed time out. I needed to go, 'Do you know, I need to park all of that. I'm just going to spend time with my family and my friends and see how I am and see what happens. And then when it feels right I'll go back'. But there was a time when I wasn't sure whether that would ever be a thing."
