This Morning star Holly Willoughby posted a rare picture of her parents online yesterday, to mark their 43rd wedding anniversary.
The 39-year-old television presenter, who has been happily married to husband Dan Baldwin for 12 years, sent a sweet message to her mum and dad via social media amid the coronavirus lockdown.
Mum-of-three Holly, who is very close to her family, shared a black and white picture of the ‘love birds’ from their 1977 wedding day with her 6.6 million Instagram followers.
In the picture, Holly’s mum Linda and dad Brian are dressed to impress for their special day.
Sporting a smart suit with long hair and a moustache, Brian kisses his new wife following their marriage ceremony.
Linda looked radiant in a stylish wedding outfit, completing her bridal look with a floral headpiece in her elegant updo.
Holly, who is mum to Harry, 10, Belle, nine, and Chester, five, captioned the old photograph: “Happy 43rd wedding anniversary to these love birds… love you Mumma and Dadda!”
Fans of the This Morning star took to the comments section to share their thoughts and wish the couple a happy wedding anniversary.
One Instagram user said: “Happy anniversary to Mr & Mrs W xx.”
A second added: “I absolutely love this. Amazing photo. Young love.”
A third chimed in: “Aww it’s my mum and dads 43rd wedding anniversary today as well.”(sic)
Some fans however noticed a family resemblance between Holly and her father.
One social media user said: “Wow, don;t you look like your Dad Holly! Beautiful pic.”
Sharing a similar thought, another added: “Side view only and can tell your the spit of your dad, beautiful emotional pic enough said.”(sic)
Holly has not been able to visit her parents recently due to the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown.
The presenter also celebrated her daughter’s ninth birthday in quarantine making an ice cream cake for her special day.