Holly Willoughby screams she ‘nearly wet herself’ on This Morning as the studio is sent into chaos by a mouse

THIS Morning was thrown into chaos today when mice invaded the set.

Phillip Schofield and revealed they were left squirming during an ad break when a mouse was seen darting around the studio.

Holly said: "We have a mouse, during the break it ran out and was by a pillar. I love the way that you (crew member) decided the best way to catch it was by using a brass pot."

She blamed the appearance of the rodent on the drum she was given by Phillip from his South African trip, and added: "There's more than one in here. There's one that lives over there and there's one that lives over here and I think they were enticed out by the drum."

But Phillip seemed to have grown fond of the critter, saying: "The one that was sitting listening to health headlines was sitting there looking like: 'Oh I like this.' I like mice, I think they're sweet."

But Holly wasn't having any of it and insisted she'd prefer the mouse to be"self-contained".

Phillip later teased her by pretending the mouse had got to her feet.

Holly said: "I nearly fell off my heels, I nearly swore and I nearly wet myself - any one of those would have been bad!"

This isn't the first time the studio has been targeted by animals

The dressing rooms were riddled clothes last summer. Bug expert Stuart Hine said at the time: "There is a large infestation.