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PHILLIP Schofield and Holly Willoughby got the party started early during their last This Morning show for the summer, hitting the booze while still on the air.

The cheeky pair - who are now on holiday for two months -  made the most of a segment about summery tipples, getting stuck into various cocktails.

 Holly and Phil were pleased as punch with the boozy segment on their farewell show
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Holly and Phil were pleased as punch with the boozy segment on their farewell show

As the show's resident booze expert Ollie Smith poured them a champagne cocktail, Holly, 38, turned to Phil, 57, and said: You're going to like this by the way."

After sampling the fizz, Holly enthused: "That's nice...love that."

Seconded Phil:"That's really lovely."

The co-presenters then went on to try a gin-based English Summer Highball, which Holly called "beautiful" and admitted she could have drank the whole thing.

 Holly enjoys a gin cocktail while Phil chats to Ollie
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Holly enjoys a gin cocktail while Phil chats to Ollie
 The pair compare notes on their glasses of fizz
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The pair compare notes on their glasses of fizz
 Phil sniffed his champers before giving it a try
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Phil sniffed his champers before giving it a try

"That's danger, danger, you could just quaff that like a lemonade," she exclaimed.

When Ollie gave them a non-alcoholic alternative to try - a sparkling water he dubbed Sham-pagne - Phil was visibly unimpressed.

"It's very refreshing," said the silver fox. "But no, thank you."

 Phil was less than impressed with a non-alcoholic tipple that was thrown in
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Phil was less than impressed with a non-alcoholic tipple that was thrown in

Holly and Phil then returned to the hard stuff, finishing off the segment with an Aperol Spritz each.

Breaking into a big grin, Holly admitted she was "really into" Aperol and said it "tastes like nothing else."

Phil then joked that Holly will be drinking so much of the stuff during her summer break, she will turn orange.

"A lot of people think at the end of the summer when Holly comes back that she has got an incredible tan," he deadpanned. "It's not true, she has been dyed by this stuff."

 The segment came in the last hour of the show, with the duo clearly excited for their holiday
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The segment came in the last hour of the show, with the duo clearly excited for their holiday

As the pair then introduced the next link, Holly announced she would have to stop drinking because she had to face off against Phil in a game of 'Guess The Gadget'.

"I'm putting that down," she said, placing the glass on the kitchen counter. "I need all my faculties."

But a competitive Phil joked: "Please drink more!"

The giddy pair were clearly having a ball in their final outing of the series, as Phil later stuck his tongue out behind Holly's back when she beat him in the game.

 When Holly beat Phil in 'Guess the Gadget', he stuck his tongue out at her
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When Holly beat Phil in 'Guess the Gadget', he stuck his tongue out at her
 Phil tells Holly he will see her "at the bar" in the show's closing moments
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Phil tells Holly he will see her "at the bar" in the show's closing moments
 Holly and Phil enjoy a hug as they sign off for the summer
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Holly and Phil enjoy a hug as they sign off for the summer

And as they said farewell to the viewers before their summer break (Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford will host from Monday) Phil revealed that he and Holly would be keeping the drink flowing all afternoon.

"We'll see you in September," he told viewers before turning to his pal and adding: "I'll see you at the bar!"

Holly and Phil then shared a hug before the credits rolled.

The popular duo have made no secret over the years of their love of a tipple or two.

Holly once revealed that a boozy lunch with Phil "nearly killed" her.

And, of course, they famously hosted the show hungover in January 2016 after a big night celebrating their National TV Awards win.

Phillip Schofield tells Holly Willoughby he'll see her at the bar for boozy send-off after last show before summer holiday


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