Holly Willoughby reveals she’s ‘heartbroken’ after older sister Kelly confirms the dying of their Uncle Ray: ‘We’ll miss you a lot’

Holly Willoughby and her sister Kelly have paid tribute to their Uncle Ray after confirming his dying on Sunday. 

The This Morning presenter’s older sister shared a shifting tribute to Ray with Instagram followers, together with some fond childhood reminiscences.

She wrote: ‘Sleep deep Uncle Ray. We’re heartbroken to say goodbye so quickly. Thanks for all of the love and the laughs. 

‘The children will perpetually bear in mind you turning up, taking your hat off and watching with glee as packets of Haribo dropped to the ground. We’ll miss you a lot.’

Holly, 42, responded to the publish with a damaged coronary heart emoji. 

Unhappy information: Holly Willoughby and her sister Kelly have paid tribute to their Uncle Ray after confirming his dying on Sunday

Farewell: The This Morning presenter’s older sister shared a shifting tribute to Ray with Instagram followers, together with some fond reminiscences from their childhood in Brighton 

A bunch of household associates additionally commented on the information, with All Saints star Nicole Appleton writing: ‘So sorry darling sending love.’ 

Former EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite – whose mom is the sister of Holly’s mother-in-law – added: ‘So sorry Kelly. Sending you all love and light-weight.’ 

Elsewhere resident This Morning cook dinner Clodagh McKenna wrote: ‘Sending a lot like to all your loved ones. Could he relaxation in peace.’ 

The publish follows claims that Holly was instructed by male executives to go braless – on a kids’s present – within the early levels of her profession.

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the This Morning host was instructed doing so would make her ‘extra engaging’ to male viewers.

One shut affiliate of the star says that he raised considerations on the time with a senior member of workers who was working behind the scenes on one of many exhibits.

‘Earlier than I knew who Holly even was, I noticed her with out a bra on and requested a director who she was and why she was dressed like that,’ the good friend mentioned.

‘I mentioned she must get a bra on, it was kids’s tv. I reminded Holly of it a while later and she or he mentioned they made her not put on a bra, that the exhibits weren’t really for youngsters.

Facet by facet: Holly shares an in depth relationship along with her lookalike older sister Kelly (pictured) 

Controversy: The publish follows claims that Holly was instructed by male executives to go braless – on a kids’s present – within the early levels of her profession

‘It was fairly staggering that this was happening.’

One other good friend added: ‘It is fairly terrible, it would not even appear that way back. And what’s worse is that Holly in all probability wasn’t the one one.’

Throughout her time on ITV Saturday morning present Ministry Of Mayhem from 2004 to 2006, Holly was put in a number of risque outfits for the cameras.

She was dressed as a maid, sporting a black quick skirt and matching high; in addition to a skimpy festive Mrs Christmas outfit. She additionally appeared in low-cut tops and was drenched in water or gunge whereas showing on the programme.

One tv insider instructed this newspaper: ‘It was what it was like again then, younger girls have been instructed what they need to put on they usually did not say no. 

‘Like with a whole lot of different industries, tv was run predominantly by males and younger, fairly bold girls have been employed they usually needed to do as they have been instructed. It was wholly misogynistic.’