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Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield break down as Simon Thomas opens up about wife’s death

It was an unrelentingly heartbreaking interview

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were overcome with emotion on This Morning as Simon Thomas opened up about his late wife’s death.

The former Sky Sports presenter spoke for the first time on TV after wife Gemma died of cancer last November, just three days after being diagnosed with the condition.

As he revealed that he howled at God for taking his mother’s son away, host Holly was unable to stem a flood of tears rolling down her face.

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Each presenter took turns to comfort the other during the interview with Phillip also breaking down and having to pause and compose himself.

As Phillip passed Holly a tissue, her voice cracked before she apologised for crying and praised the widower for his bravery.

Holly reaches out to comfort Simon (Credit: ITV)

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Robert Leigh
Freelance writer