‘The country just freaked out’: Twitter panics when Holly Willoughby FORGETS social distancing rules and excitedly runs over to Phillip Schofield on This Morning
They’ve been keeping a recommended two metres apart from one another while filming live on This Morning.
But Twitter went into panic mode on Wednesday when, in a moment of excitement, Holly, 39, forgot about social distancing and ran over to Phillip Schofield, 58.
Standing close to one another over the oven while taking part in a science experiment, Phillip said: ‘Don’t be so close. Get back, get back.’
‘The country just freaked out’: Twitter panicked when Holly Willoughby FORGOT social distancing rules and excitedly ran over to Phillip Schofield on This Morning on Wednesday
Seeing the funny side? Phil urged her to ‘get back’ and giggling Holly headed back to her side of the studio
Giggling Holly headed back to her side of the studio and realising her error, said: ‘Of course, two metres’ and Phil said: ‘Get back to your corner’.
Viewers were quick to express their fears for Phillip as he quickly ran away from his co-host.
And some felt it was unfair that while they can’t see their family and friends for weeks on end, the hosts could stand next to each other while doing experiments to see if paperclips float in water and how to make a hoverboard with a balloon
How they normally are: Over the past few weeks, Holly and Phil have been making sure to sit two metres apart in accordance with social distancing recommendations
Not happy: While the hosts have been making every effort to stay safe, some thought it was unfair that they can’t see family and friends while Holly and Phil do science experiments together
Back they go: After realising her Holly mistake, Holly quickly went back to her side of the studio
They wrote: ‘#LooseWomen should we be having ago at Holly forgetting and going over to Phil this morning.’
‘Here comes the uproar and internet trolls. Holly just got caught up in the excitement of science and forgot the social distancing rules as she ran over to Phil. Awkward.
‘Nice #SocialDistancing Holly and Phil’
‘The whole country just freaked out at @thismorning and Holly forgetting about social distancing. [Laughing] at Schofe dashing away; they make my day.’
Meanwhile, it has been reported that speculation that politicians are preparing to start easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions has resulted in a spike in stress levels throughout Britain.
The suggestion that social distancing measures could be relaxed has caused people to become concerned they will be more likely to catch COVID-19 and become seriously ill, with one in four people (25 per cent) admitting it weighs on their mind.
Easily done: Viewers were quick to notice the gaffe but acknowledged that Holly had simply got caught up in the moment
This figure is up from around 18 per cent of people before rumours began circulating that the government may lift some lockdown restrictions.
Researchers at UCL surveyed more than 80,000 adults and found worries about catching the virus are higher in women, people with children, key workers, people with a mental health diagnosis, and people with a lower household income.
On Tuesday, it was reported that 29,427 people have died from coronavirus in the UK alone.