Holly Willoughby takes a trip down memory lane with former noughties TV co-star 20 years after hosting huge show
HOLLY Willoughby has taken a trip down memory lane after she was reminded of one of her earliest TV jobs by her former co-star.
Holly, 43, was thrown right back to the big noughties gig when she was tagged in a snap of some ‘memorabilia’ from the show.
In 2002, Holly landed job presenting the CBBC At The Fame Academy alongside Jake Humphrey.
The duo would bring younger viewers all the action from inside the Fame Academy house every day while the BBC reality series was on.
They also hosted the special celebrity version of the singing show, which was a cross between Big Brother and Pop Idol, for Comic Relief.
Now, more than 20 years on and BT Sport presenter Jake has jogged Holly’s memory of their time together on the show.
Taking to Instagram, he tagged Holly in a photograph of himself as he used a Fame Academy branded umbrella in the pouring rain.
He captioned the snap: “Back to London with some early 2000s TV memorabillia @hollywilloughby.”
Reposting the photo to her own Instagram Stories, Holly added a pink heart emoji and replied: “Awww… the memories!!
“Can’t believe you still have that @jakehumphrey.”
Holly’s career in the spotlight began when she was scouted by a model agency at the Clothes Show Live aged just 14.
She then broke into television presenting, hosting shows on CBBC, before landing a job with its telly rival CITV.
That then spring-boarded her career towards This Morning, which she signed for in 2009, and she worked on the ITV daytime show until last year.
Holly has now landed a massive new gig with streaming giant Netflix.
She is fronting the hotly-anticipated forthcoming series Bear Hunt, alongside Bear Grylls, and has been busy filming it in Costa Rica.
The reality show will premiere on Netflix next year and will see a host of celebrities being ‘hunted’ by the adventurer in the jungle.
Names who have signed up include former Spice Girl Mel B, shamed tennis legend Boris Becker and Strictly Come Dancing judge, Shirley Ballas.
Bear Hunt: The full line-up
Which celebs have signed up to be hunted in the Costa Rican jungle?
Steph McGovern
Joe Thomas
Mel B
Boris Becker
Shirley Ballas
Leomie Anderson
Danny Cipriani
Kola Bokinni
Una Healy
Big Zu
Lottie Moss
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
The Sun previously revealed that Netflix is spending £1million to hire ex-special forces to protect Holly and the cast and crew.
A 24/7 medical team is also on standby to ensure the welfare of the stars as they prepare to enter the camp – which has been specially made for the show.
