Celebrity Juice: Holly Willoughby hopes Fearne Cotton will make a guest ...

She's set to go head-to-head in hilarious challenges on the upcoming edition of the hit ITV2 game show.

And Holly Willoughby, 37, appeared ready to take on the kooky tasks as she posed alongside fellow team captains Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness, both 45,  for a beaming shoot ahead of Celebrity Juice's premiere on Thursday.

In an accompanying interview, the This Morning host admitted she hopes former co-star Fearne Cotton returns to the show for a guest appearance and praised the new addition of Take Me Out's Paddy.

Upcoming series: Holly Willoughby, 37, appeared ready to take on the kooky tasks as she posed alongside fellow team captains Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness, both 45, for a beaming shoot ahead of Celebrity Juice's premiere on Thursday

Upcoming series: Holly Willoughby, 37, appeared ready to take on the kooky tasks as she posed alongside fellow team captains Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness, both 45, for a beaming shoot ahead of Celebrity Juice's premiere on Thursday

Former Top Of The Pops host Fearne, 37, shocked viewers when she said goodbye to the panel show after a lengthy ten-year stint.   

Holly shared the moment her close pal told her the news, admitting she knew Fearne was going to tell her 'something big'.

She detailed: 'It was a funny one because I was definitely surprised, I didn't expect it. Celebrity Juice is one of those shows we started doing what feels like a million years ago. 

'You think it’s going to go on forever and always be there. I knew something was up because she called me and she never calls me!

Exciting: The This Morning host admitted she hopes former co-star Fearne Cotton returns to the show for a guest appearance and praised the new addition of Take Me Out's Paddy

Exciting: The This Morning host admitted she hopes former co-star Fearne Cotton returns to the show for a guest appearance and praised the new addition of Take Me Out's Paddy

'She texts me a gazillion times, she’s fast at texting. When my phone rang and it was her I was like, "What's happened?", I knew she was going to tell me something big.'

Insisting she's going to miss her company, the mother-of-three went on: 'I was sad because I'm going to miss her. You never want anything to end, it's been brilliant and such fun and I love the fact that I’ve had my friend there with me every series.

'I could really understand why she decided it was the right time and I totally respect that. I hope that she comes back for one off specials every now and again, that she’ll come back and play with us some time because it would be lovely.'

Throughout their appearances on the show, the friends were pitted against each other as they took on their captain duties. 

All jokes: They're set to go head-to-head in hilarious challenges on the upcoming edition of the hit ITV2 game show

All jokes: They're set to go head-to-head in hilarious challenges on the upcoming edition of the hit ITV2 game show

Since Fearne's departure, the I'm A Celeb star revealed she hopes her fellow blonde will return to the show for a guest appearance, and insists she'll fight to have her on her team.

Holly said: 'We’ve never been on the same team before so I hope if she does come on as a guest she’ll be on my team. That would be amazing, so much fun! We can totally gang up on Keith, I’d love that!'

When asked why she decided to continue her stint without her pal, the TV personality added: 'To be honest we [me and Keith] were both still really enjoying doing the show and we weren't ready to say goodbye to it. He felt the same as me and just wasn't ready to let go of it yet.'

End of the road: Former Top Of The Pops host Fearne, 37, shocked viewers when she said goodbye to the panel show after a lengthy ten-year stint

End of the road: Former Top Of The Pops host Fearne, 37, shocked viewers when she said goodbye to the panel show after a lengthy ten-year stint

Return? Since Fearne's departure, the I'm A Celeb star revealed she hopes her fellow blonde will return to the show for a guest appearance, and insists she'll fight to have her on her team

Return? Since Fearne's departure, the I'm A Celeb star revealed she hopes her fellow blonde will return to the show for a guest appearance, and insists she'll fight to have her on her team

Last month, presenter Paddy was announced as Fearne's replacement on the series, and Holly has insisted making the decision to take on the comedian was the 'quickest and easiest decision in the world'.

She shared: 'Keith’s got such a great friendship with Paddy already, they do loads together and are really good mates and I've known Paddy for years, he has become a really

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