Holly Willoughby grins as she plays with Katherine Kelly’s daughter Rose on This Morning
The This Morning host was showing her sensitive side as she entertained the tot
YUMMY mummy Holly Willoughby juggled parenting with presenting as she entertained actress Katherine Kelly's adorable tot live on This Morning.
The former Corrie star was on today's episode of the daytime show to chat about her latest project in Dr Who spin-off, Class.
Yet Holly - a parent to two sons Chester and Harry, as well as little girl Belle - seemed delighted to have the chance to play stand-in mum to little Rose, three months, and let her co-host Phillip Schofield lead the questioning.
Dressed in a cute printed blouse and jeans Holly plonked Rose on her knee and beamed as she gave her a cuddle.
She then tenderly wrapped her arm around Rose's waist and held her tiny hand in hers.
The baby had been brought onto set by Katherine's mother-in-law to the delight of the TV host.
Bubbly Holly bounced the baby on her knee and kept her entertained as he mum wrapped up her chat.
Katherine then reached over to hold Rose's other hand as she swiftly became the centre of attention.
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Little Rose is Katherine's second child with her husband Ryan Clark.
The Happy Valley star, 37, gave birth three months ago after keeping the pregnancy under wraps, and admitted while she didn’t deliberately keep it a secret, she’s enjoyed having time with the baby out of the spotlight.
She told “We didn’t go out of our way to keep it a secret but we didn’t announce the pregnancy so people were not immediately on bump watch.
“So it’s been wonderful to have this precious time just for us.”
Katherine, who already has a two-year-old daughter Orla, told the magazine she had a water birth at London’s Whittington Hospital on October 21 saying: “It was a rush to get to the hospital and by the time we were checked in, Rose was born within 1hr and 40 mins!”
Meanwhile she is currently combining new motherhood her new role as Miss Quill - a no nonsense physics teacher - on Class.
The show is centred around the Coal Hill Academy School, the modern-day incarnation of the educational establishment which featured in the first ever episode of Doctor Who and which has been a location in a number of subsequent stories.