Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield beg woman not to marry abusive fiance live on This Morning

HOLLY Willoughby and Phillip Schofield begged a distraught caller to cancel her upcoming wedding to a man she said was abusive to her.

The woman, known as Marie, phoned into the show to share her worries with Holly, Phil and The Sun's agony aunt Deidre Sanders during her advice segment.

But Phillip was left telling her "you cannot marry this man" when Marie admitted that her fiance had hit her before.

Marie broke down in tears during her call, and revealed that she was planning to marry her fiance next spring but was having doubts.

Explaining that over the past few months his behaviour had "changed" towards her, she said: "He's been working later, has put a password on his computer and his phone and doesn't take my calls."

When asked if he had confronted him, she revealed that was when he had hit her - after 'blowing up' on her after she approached the subject.

Marie also revealed that he had started buying a woman at work flowers and she suspected he was having an affair.

Deidre echoed Philip's sentiment and added: "This is no way to head towards marriage. Tell him it doesn't help you getting angry."

Deidre then offered to coach Marie off-camera with her issues.

Viewers of the show praised the trio for their frank and heartfelt approach to Marie's problems.

One wrote: "Think @Schofe may have just saved "Marie's" life #DearDeidre #ThisMorning"

Another agreed and added: "My heart actually goes out to Marie. Myself and my partner have the same passcodes for our phones. We have nothing to hide #thismorning"

Others echoed the presenters sentiments and said: "Marie... trust me if you stay with him, it'll all get worse sweetie.. leave him & do right by yourself."

A second added: "Marie!It may be hard but get out!you deserve more and you should be with someone that adds to your happiness, not takes it away"

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