Holly Willoughby shares cute family snap from ‘dream’ Australia trip as she returns to the UK

Holly Willoughby has shared a sweet family photo from her time in Australia, describing her successful stint as Declan Donnelly’s I’m A Celebrity co-presenter as “a dream.”

The TV presenter posted a photo of her and her three children, Harry, nine, Belle, seven and Chester, four, in front of the Sydney Opera House, shortly after arriving back in the UK.

The children have their backs to the camera as they look out across the iconic harbour, while Willoughby smiles at the photographer.

“Australia… you are beautiful and brilliant! This feels like a dream ago,” she captioned the Instagram post.

The 37-year-old touched down in London on Thursday, after reportedly spending the 25 hour flight in a luxurious three-room cabin described as a “penthouse in the sky.” The first class suite, which is available on Etihad Airlines, is known as The Residence and costs £19,000.

Co-presenter Donnelly raised fans’ hopes that Willoughby will return to the jungle in 2019 when he gave his friend a special farewell gift at the end of the I’m A Celebrity Coming Out show.

The Geordie star, who presented the show without Ant McPartlin for the first time this year, handed Willoughby a personalised T-shirt “for next year.”

“The biggest thanks from me is to you, so here’s a jungle T-shirt with your name on it, that’s for next year,” he said. Willoughby's new top, a replica of those given to contestants on the show, matches the T-shirts worn by her children in another farewell Instagram post.

Earlier this week, it was reported that ITV bosses are also keen for the This Morning presenter to reprise her I’m A Celebrity role after the show received the highest viewing figures in its 16 year history, with 12.1 million tuning in to see Harry Redknapp take the crown in the grand final.

“The original plan was for Holly to stand in while Ant was off and then hand the baton back. But she’s been such a success that producers are now keen to keep her whatever happens,” an insider told the Daily Star.

“Many presenters would have crumbled under the pressure of joining such a big show, but Holly stepped up to the plate. The top people at ITV are now really keen to get her back next year.”

ITV are yet to comment on Willoughby’s potential return.