Holly Willoughby has shared her heartache at watching her son Chester walk through the school doors for the first time as she dropped him off today.
The This Morning presenter had producers ‘move heaven and earth’ in order for her to make the meaningful school run – but we have a feeling she wouldn’t have let anything get in the way of seeing her youngest off.
While she was front and centre for her return to the ITV show alongside Phillip Schofield, perhaps the allowance meant she was able to ditch the pre-show meetings.
That’s work/life balance done right, right there.
Taking to Instagram, the 38-year-old shared a shot of herself holding hands with four-year-old Chester as they strolled through the gates.
Despite Holly’s normal sunny disposition, she admitted she was emotional at the goodbye.
We’re sure a lot of parents around the country are with you, Hols!
‘And he’s off… full of a whole host of emotions watching him walk through the classroom door… my baby is growing up…’ Holly wrote on Monday morning.
‘Thank you @thismorning for moving heaven and earth so I could drop him off… that’s a day we will both never forget.’
Her followers were there in spirit, sending their strength as Kate Thornton wrote: ‘Good luck Chester! Tissues at the ready Hol x’
Another fan was behind Holly being able to take the morning meetings off for the momentous occasion as they added: ‘It’s a seriously special time. First day drop off should be mandatory leave for all working parents!! X’
That was echoed by another who felt Holly just had to be there: ‘Doesn’t matter who you are. There is no way you can miss special moments like this. So glad they managed to sort this out for you. Hope he has the best day.’
Yesterday the presenter, who shares three children with husband Dan Baldwin, Chester, Belle, eight, and Harry, 10, was busy prepping the kids for their first day as she shared a shot of their fresh school shoes lined up in the family home.
‘Back to school…who else’s front door looks like this ??♀️… Big day for Chester tomorrow, 1st day of school…,’ she wrote.
‘Good-luck to anyone else starting their school journey…can’t believe he’s at this stage already.’
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