She tends to keep her relationship and family life out of the spotlight.
Yet Holly Willoughby offered a rare insight into her marriage to husband Dan Baldwin during a TV appearance to promote her new book, Reflections, on Thursday.
Appearing on Loose Women, the presenter, 40, discussed the early days of their romance with the panel, where she revealed they met as friends for three months for embarking on a romance.
Married life: Holly Willoughby offered a rare insight into her marriage to husband Dan Baldwin during a TV appearance to promote her new book, Reflections, on Thursday (pictured 2012)
Holly revealed: 'We met on Saturday mornings and we became really ridiculously close friends, it was this intensity of friendship for about 10-15 weeks and I remember cheersing him with a glass and I was looking at him and like 'Oh my God, I fancy him, I fancy my friend!'
'It took me so by surprise and I thought, 'Oh God, what's just happened?' And the relationship carried on. And I think in hindsight, I was falling in love with him. I think that's what that intensity was, but I didn't necessarily recognise it.'
When Holly was asked if she still considers Dan to be her best friend, she said: 'Yeah, definitely. He knows me better than anyone, he's my absolute support. He gives the best advice of anybody, he's got that strength and good moral fibre, so I always check and run everything past him.'
TV appearance: Appearing on Loose Women, the presenter, 40, discussed the early days of their romance with the panel, where she revealed they met as friends for three months for embarking on a romance
Holly and Dan have been married for 14 years after tying the knot in 2007 and they share children Harry, 12, Belle, 10, and Chester, seven.
During the promotional tour for her new book at the end of last year, Holly shared more details about her relationship with Dan.
Divulging what they argue about, Holly wrote in her book: 'If I'm watching something on TV and my husband suddenly asks, "Why are you watching this s***?", it'll spark something deep inside and I will get disproportionately angry about it.
Private life: Holly and Dan have been married for 14 years after tying the knot in 2007 and they share children Harry, 12, Belle, 10, and Chester, seven (pictured 2019)
'But actually, I'm angry because I subconsciously feel as though someone's trying to control what I'm doing.
'My husband absolutely isn't trying to control me, but I'm getting a really strong reaction, so maybe I'm worried about control in my life. Maybe that's a sign that I still need to address the issue of control.'
Holly said on Zoe Ball's Radio 2 show
