Former This Morning star Holly Willoughby has shared a reunion with a beloved ITV co-star.

The TV presenter became firm friends with Leigh Francis, better known by his character Keith Lemon, during their time on comedy panel show Celebrity Juice.

They worked alongside each other for 12 years on the show when Holly was a team captain until 2020, but the duo reunited and snapped a selfie to share on Instagram, beaming for the camera.

Leigh posted the picture on his page, writing: "Had a lovely catch-up yesterday with an old friend. So nice to see you @hollywilloughby missed ya x."

And the feeling was mutual, with Holly responding in the comments: "Missed you too darlin… ❤️"

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Holly, Leigh, and Fearne Cotton began working together on the show in 2008, before Fearne left in 2018.

The Dancing On Ice presenter left two years later, with Emily Atack and Laura Whitmore taking over her and Fearne's roles.

Speaking about her time on the show, Holly told Comedy.co.uk: "The thing with Celebrity Juice is it doesn't feel like work. I come to the studio and it feels like I've gone to my local pub quiz for a night out! I come and hang out, have a laugh, and then go home."

On her nickname that Leigh coined - Holly Willoughbooby - she told The Guardian in a separate interview: "I've had to get very used to it very quickly. Probably daily I get called that but it's fine.

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"I mean, I blame him entirely – it's totally his fault – but it's fine. I mean if you had your little brother's mate [calling you that] – that's what it's like."

It comes as Bear Grylls shared that his Netflix show Bear Hunt, which he hosted alongside Holly, could return with a twist.

In an interview on Radio 2, he said: "We're hoping we're gonna do it live, so it's going to be like a live version, which Netflix has never done before. It'll be super cool. Raw. Real. Hunt them down!"

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