Inside Holly Willoughby’s celebrity friendship circle – from Made In Chelsea stars to former Spice Girls

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As presenter of This Morning with co-host Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby is one of the most popular faces on day time TV, so perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that she has a whole host of celebrity mates

Most people know Holly is best pals with Fearne Cotton and Phillip Schofield, however some of her other connections are quite surprising, and it's left some fans baffled.

Holly, who turned 40 on 10 February, is friends with everyone from Made In Chelsea stars to former Spice Girls, and she's even holidayed with some reality television stars.


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Here's everything you need to know about Holly Willoughby's friendship circle…

Mark Francis

in 2017, Holly was pictured alongside Made In Chelsea's Mark Francis and Jimmy Carr while on holiday in St Tropez.

Mark Francis posted the snap to his 399k followers, and fans were quick to comment.

"What an odd photo," said one, while another added: "…funny combo!"

James Corden

Holly and James Corden are so close their families have even holidayed together.

In January 2017 the presenter was pictured on the beach in Barbados with Late Late show star James' wife Julia Carey and their son Max.

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Piers Morgan

Holly received online backlash after she posted a photo on her Instagram of herself with Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan.

Captioning the shot of the two smiling, mum-of-three Holly wrote: "Lovely afternoon with @thepiersmorgan … Thank you for a wonderful lunch xxx."

However, the star's fans were quick to share their disgust at the blonde lunching with Piers, who is known for his controversial comments.

Emma Bunton and Keith Lemon

Holly, Leigh Francis (Keith Lemon) and former Spice Girl Emma Bunton certainly know how to party if Gino D'Acampo's admission is anything to go by.

Speaking exclusively to OK! Online, Gino once said: "We did a New Years Eve together, we had everyone at my house – Emma, Holly, Keith Lemon with the wives and husbands.



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He added: "They can party! They partied until 5am – especially Emma Bunton – she's definitely the party girl of them all!

"I don't remember what happened. I don't know how many litres of alcohol we drank- we were drinking at the end tequila, prosecco and limoncello."

Holly is very close to Spice Girl Emma, and they often share snaps together during days out.

Wishing Holly a happy 40th birthday, Emma shared a string of snaps with her best pal Holly.

Tamzin Outhwaite

Tamzin Outhwaite is another pal of Holly's who also happens to be the cousin of Holly's TV producer husband Dan Baldwin.

Nicole Appleton

Another one of Holly's besties is All Saints singer Nicole Appleton.



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The pair are very close, and from Zoom calls to night's out and girls only holiday, it seems like they always have a lot of fun together.

Holly is often seen with her close girl group, consisting of Emma Bunton, Nicole and Tamzin Outhwaite and Christine Lampard, and Holly's big sister Kelly Willoughby is part of the crew too.

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