Holly Willoughby shares adorable moment she introduces new addition to the family after being off sick from This Morning
HOLLY Willoughby has shared the adorable moment she introduced her new addition to the family after being off sick from This Morning with a tummy bug. The mum-of-three is now the proud owner of a dog named Bailey. Announcing Bailey’s arrival on her latest business venture Wldemoon’s Instagram page, the team wrote: “Meet Bailey, the […]
HOLLY Willoughby has shared the adorable moment she introduced her new addition to the family after being off sick from This Morning with a tummy bug.
The mum-of-three is now the proud owner of a dog named Bailey.
Announcing Bailey’s arrival on her latest business venture Wldemoon’s Instagram page, the team wrote: “Meet Bailey, the newest member of Holly’s family 
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“She has stolen our hearts and there was never any doubt that she wouldn’t completely take over the WYLDE Moonboard in November!
“Explore the link in our bio for a full rundown of everything Holly’s been inspired by this month.
#wyldemoon
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Holly commented: “There she is.”
She then shared a video of the moment she introduced pup Bailey to her beloved cat Bluebell.
Holly said: “Introducing a puppy to a cat has to be a slow and gentle process.
“I installed a baby stair gate so that Bluebell would feel safe and have the run of the house upstairs.
“Over the course of a few weeks, she ventured down, one step a day, until this happened at the weekend.
“One small step for cat, one giant leap for our family…”
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The TV star, 40, said she and her family are “completely in love” with the pup.
Writing on her Wylde Moon website, she said: “Bailey came into our life this month and has changed everything.”
It was her little girl Belle, 10, who planted the seed for a family pet, and Holly wishes they’d acted sooner.
She went on: “My daughter has been campaigning for us to get a dog since she was able to talk, and we have been waiting for the right time for a dog to fit into our family life. Now, is that time. This little ball of scrumptious energy bounded into our world and immediately made us question why on earth we have waited so long.
“She’s been brilliant for getting us all out of the house, going on long walks and playing in the garden. During lockdown, the kids gravitated to being on screens more than normal, but Bailey has come in and pushed a giant paw-shaped, reset button for all us…and of course we are completely in love.”
While Bailey has brought lots of joy to the Willoughby home, Holly has been struggling with illness in the past week.
She explained: “Last week I was struck down with a tummy bug and for 48 hours I was really not in a very good way. I couldn’t take the kids to school, I couldn’t go to work and I couldn’t take the dog for a walk, but that didn’t stop Bailey lovingly sitting at my feet all day long.
“I didn’t have the heart to tell her that the slight smell of dog food was doing nothing for my swirling nausea, but nonetheless, just having her there made me feel so much better.”
The illness forced her to miss three days in a row on This Morning.
Stand in Josie Gibson appeared alongside Phillip Schofield on the daytime show and said she had a ‘quiet cry’ after the first day was a success.
