Holly Willoughby reveals special memory behind her 40th birthday dress
Holly Willoughby revealed a touching story about her floral 40th birthday dress, as the cast of This Morning threw her a very special birthday party live on the show.
The mum-of-three revealed she chose the peplum-style dress, which featured puffed shoulders and floral print, in a nod to her mother Linda, who first wore the dress on her 40th birthday back in the eighties.
"This dress that I'm wearing today is a bit of a surprise for my mum actually," Holly explained.
"So this is the dress that my mum wore on her 40th birthday, she had a party in the back garden back in the 80s."
"I called her up, and of course it was still sitting there in her loft," Holly explained, twirling in the dress.
Speaking about the frock, Holly said it was the perfect way to feel close to her mum, who she isn't able to celebrate with this year due to the national lockdown.
"Putting on the dress this morning, I knew it would feel nice, to wear something that she had worn on her day but there was a bit of a moment this morning, when I was zipping it up, and it felt quite weird. My mum did this on her 40th birthday and now I'm doing this on my 40th birthday."