Holly Willoughby particulars how she fell in love with husband Dan Baldwin after an ‘intense friendship’

Holly Willoughby has opened up on how she first fell in love with husband Dan Baldwin and the key to a cheerful relationship.

The This Morning presenter, 41, has been married to the TV producer since 2007 and the couple have kids Harry, 13, Belle, 11, and Chester, eight.

Getting ready for Valentine’s Day subsequent month, Holly requested her followers for their very own tales of affection by way of her Wylde Moon Instagram account.

The video was captioned: ‘When Holly met Dan… With the season of affection simply across the nook Holly shares her personal love story… There’s just a little one thing within the air….can you are feeling it? 27.01.23’.

In a uncommon little bit of openness, Holly detailed her personal story of romance between her and Dan, saying that once they first met they launched into an ‘intense friendship’ for a number of months, earlier than it become love.

She stated: ‘We met whereas I used to be doing Saturday morning youngsters’ telly and he was the producer and I used to be the presenter.

‘I might already been there round eight months I feel, after which he got here in as our new producer and we began this actual intense friendship – it was mad truly.

‘There was form of two different guys that began on the similar time, and we simply turned inseparable.

‘We would rehearse, after which we might exit afterwards, after which we might find yourself… We had been filming down at Maidstone Studios and we used to remain in a resort there.

‘And you realize all people would go to the bar after which all people would come again into both my room or their room and we might all sit spherical simply speaking and laughing, and I simply bear in mind it simply being such a enjoyable time. I all the time describe that point as form of my college years, actually.’

She continued: ‘And this should have been six months of actual intense friendship and I bear in mind this one evening we had been within the bar.

‘I cheered Dan, and I bear in mind my eye simply caught him for just a little bit longer than it ought to have been accomplished, and I checked out him, and thought oh my god, I fancy Dan Baldwin.

‘And it took me by full shock, after which the remainder is historical past.’

Holly admitted: ‘Trying again on it now I feel what I used to be pondering was an intense friendship was most likely me falling in love.’

She then went on to say why she felt having a friendship along with your companion is the important thing to a profitable relationship.

She defined: ‘I feel that is a extremely good foundation for love as a result of we’ve that friendship nonetheless now and we’ve three lovely kids, and we’re very completely satisfied and I am very blessed day-after-day for having him in my life.

‘However underpinning all of that’s that actual friendship and laughter and simply having good occasions collectively. I feel it is the true secret to retaining issues how they’re, which is beautiful.’