This Morning host Holly Willoughby has revealed she was mistaken for a sex doll by a crew member.
The presenter and co-star Phillip Schofield were introduced to doll Bella during a segment on today’s show (September 29).
The segment comes amid news the sex doll business has boomed during lockdown.
What did Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield say on This Morning?
Returning from an advert break, Phil and Holly sat alongside doll Bella.
Phil told Bella: “You make me laugh you do!”
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Holly asked: “Have you replaced me already? You’ve upgraded me for a better model.”
Bella had long blonde hair and sported a colourful kimono with a pair of sandals.
Holly revealed: “A member of the crew, I won’t say who it was, came in this morning and thought it was me sat on the sofa. Shocking.”
Phil joked: “They did and they said: ‘My God did you have a rough night out last night?'”
They did and they said: ‘My God did you have a rough night out last night?’
Meanwhile, Holly and Phil spoke to sex doll boss Jade Stanley.
Jade explained she had seen sales of the dummies quadruple during lockdown earlier this year.
Phil asked Jade where people store the dolls at home.
She replied: “We sell storage boxes on my website. A lot of customers actually put them in their shower in their bathroom.
“They hang them.”
Holly said: “Imagine how freaked out you’d be if you went back to that person’s house.”
Viewers shared their thoughts on the segment on Twitter.
One said: “Bella the sex doll was terrifying!! Why give her yellow eyes?? What have I just watched.”
https://twitter.com/bubblegummy81/status/1310878081926782976
Another wrote: “Aww I missed the sex dolls.”
A third added: “Each to their own! But I think adult dolls are creepy and weird.”
https://twitter.com/EatPieKillDemon/status/1310888385603661825
https://twitter.com/pinktishi/status/1310876845613645824
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