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I’m A Celebrity host Holly Willoughby is all smiles as she goes out to dinner with Declan Donnelly and wife Ali after landing in Australia
HOLLY Willoughby and Declan Donnelly looked like best pals when they dined together on her first day in Australia, ahead of I'm A Celebrity's launch.
This Morning star Holly spent the day with the 43-year-old and his wife Ali Astall after she stepped in for Ant McPartlin following his decision to take a break from the ITV show.
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Holly, 37, looked delighted to be there as she settled into life Down Under following a tiring a 27 hour flight.
Unfazed by the challenge ahead, the star got changed from her flight and chatted and laughed with new dad Dec and his wife Ali Astall, 40, on the roof of their hotel on the Gold Coast.
The group touched base over a relaxing lunch before they changed again and took a stroll around the town.
Holly swapped a blue T-shirt and shades for a white dress at dinner, where the group would no doubt have discussed the launch of I'm A Celebrity on November 18th.
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Holly Willoughby joined Declan Donnelly and his wife Ali Astall for lunch in Australia after flying Down Under to host I'm A Celebrity
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Holly recently told The Sun that her kids will join her in Australia but she has made it clear to them that they weren't flying off for a holiday.
She said: “The children will have a tutor out there, they’ve got loads to do,” she said of children Harry, nine, Belle, seven, and Chester, four.
“I’ve spoken to their teachers. The kids are like, ‘What do you mean we’re not going on holiday?’
“I’ve had to be really clear with them, they can play for a couple of hours but none of us are on holiday. We’re all doing work."
Indeed, Holly has a challenge ahead of her after Ant stepped down for a year from the 2018 series after being disgraced back in March.
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The 42-year-old star pleaded guilty to drink driving after being involved in a car crash that hospitalised a four-year-old girl.
But Holly hopes Ant will return to I’m A Celeb in the future.
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Holly revealed to The Sun that her troubled friend Ant will return to the show eventually.
“I’m just looking after it until he gets back. It’s lovely that he trusted me with it.
She said: “It’s much easier if you work with somebody who is a friend. When you genuinely get on on screen, it’s going to work. It’s unsurprising."
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