This Morning host Holly Willoughby was left in hysterics on the show on Wednesday daytime, as her co-host Phillip Schofield told her to “lick his face” on the show.
Phil was seemingly told by producers in his earpiece that he was sat too close to Holly on the currently extended show sofa.
The pair are currently not allowed to sit or stand next to each other and have to be apart in the studio, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Current restrictions encourage people to follow social distancing rules, even now that up to six people can meet inside from different households.
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The Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to lift more restrictions on June 21, with it thought many social distancing rules could be dropped.
While it’s not yet clear what this means for the workplace, amid the plans actually going ahead, it could mean Holly and Phil don’t have to be so far apart.
Moving back to where he should be for now, Phil commented that he was too close with Holly teasing him.
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It’s then that they recalled it wasn’t too far away until June 21, with Phillip commenting that she would soon be able to lick his face.
It appeared this was a private joke with more to be revealed at a later date, and it certainly had Holly in a fit of giggles.
As the show began, Phillip quipped: “Oh God, I’m too close again. Sorry!”
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Holly then told him: “Budge up you, not yet. Bit longer to wait and then you can come and sit here.”
It’s then that Phil joked back: “June 21st, lick my face.”
As Holly and the backstage crew began laughing, she revealed it was “in the diary” and Phillip added that viewers “wouldn’t know what it was about”.
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV.