Holly Willoughby stunned as Phillip Schofield gives her a piece of the moon on her birthday

Holly Willoughby looked overwhelmed as Phillip Schofield presented her with a piece of the moon for her birthday.

The presenter turned 41 on Thursday and celebrated with her co-host Schofield on This Morning.

She looked stunned when Schofield told her to put on some gloves for a very special gift.

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He then revealed it was a piece of the moon, which Willoughby was allowed to hold thanks to the Space Centre in Leicester.

“I can’t believe it… thank you,” said the star.

“Look! I have the moon in my hand. That’s amazing. It almost has, like, a green rainbow in there.”

“I can’t think of a more incredible gift,” she added.

A tiny piece of Mars was also brought in and Willoughby and Schofield both had a go of touching it.

“That was really special,” the star said.

The ITV programme had laid on a special cocktail segment to mark Willoughby’s big day too.

It saw a mixologist whipping up a drink called ‘The Willoughby’ with all the star’s favourite ingredients, including tequila, fresh lemon, champagne and rhubarb cordial.

Schofield, who has just returned to the This Morning sofa after having COVID-19, said that while he had been in isolation he had been called and asked about what Willoughby would like in a cocktail.

Willoughby replied: “I’m definitely better at drinking them than making them… but that is so nice, thank you.”

The presenter also posted a picture of herself on set on Instagram, as she thanked the programme for marking her special day.

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“13 years of birthdays on my favourite show… thank you @thismorning for always making it so special,” she said.

This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV and ITV Hub.

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