Holly Willoughby did "high kicks" when she got her job on 'This Morning'.
I love Louis, he tells me all the gossip
The TV presenter was delighted to win the role on the ITV daytime show - which was left vacant when Fern Britton departed, and will see her work alongside 'Dancing On Ice' co-host Phillip Schofield - and admits she struggled to take in the news when she was first told.
She explained: "Obviously I was doing high kicks. I'm completely overjoyed, overwhelmed and flattered. I'm a massive fan of the show. I've always watched it and loved it. It's the kind of presenting I love - chatting and interviewing on a live, current show."
Holly, 28, and her husband Dan Baldwin have three-month-old son Harry together, but Holly insists her new role won't interfere with motherhood.
She explained to Britain's Hello! magazine: "I thought about it carefully and knew I had a good support network around me. You do what feels right at the time. 'This Morning' will be great, because I will be home by lunchtime."
Holly starts her new role in September, but can currently be seen hosting 'The X Factor' spin-off show 'The Xtra Factor' on ITV2.
She loves the role, but admits working with the judges on the TV talent show - Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue - has an unusual effect on her.
She explained: "I love Louis, he tells me all the gossip. Cheryl and Dannii are lovely girls and get on really well together. But I'm terrified of Simon. I'm never more nervous than when I have to interview him. He's the only person I've had that with, ever. It's weird.
"He has never been anything but nice to me. He's really fair, he gives great interviews. But it's this aura he's got. I literally feel like I'm interviewing my headmaster and I haven't done my homework."
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