Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby gave a Spin to Win caller an extra £1,000 to donate to charity on Tuesday’s episode of This Morning.
Sureka from Newcastle answered the phone call for the game and won a prize of £2,000 and warmed the hearts of viewers when she asked for half the money to be given away to charity.
Speaking to Phillip and Holly, she said: ‘Can I ask for favour please? Can I ask for £500 of the money to be given to Parkinson’s UK and also £500 to be given to Lewy Body Dementia Society.
Heartwarming: Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby gave a Spin to Win caller an extra £1,000 to donate to charity on Tuesday’s episode of This Morning
‘Why is that, why did you pick those?’ Phillip asked.
‘For my parents,’ Sureka replied.
‘Are they OK?’ Phillip said.
‘No, they’re not but it’s just to honour them,’ she explained.
Good cause: Sureka from Newcastle answered the phone call and won a prize of £2,000 and warmed the hearts of viewers when she asked for half the money to be given away to charity
Phillip then added: ‘Alright well what we’ve decided we’re going to do, you’ve got your £2000 but we’re going to give you an extra thousand pounds to give to your charity.
‘Thank you so much, I appreciate it,’ Surreka said as Holly thanked her for picking up the phone.
The touching gesture warmed the hearts of viewers who took to social media to react to the sweet moment.
Charities: She told the presenters she wanted to give £500 to both Parkinson’s UK and The Lewy Body Dementia Society
One fan wrote: ‘Heart goes out to that woman who won Spin To Win today & donated money to hose 2 charities.’
Another said: ‘The #SpinToWin caller got me. Winning £2,000 and donating half of it to two charities is fantastic & the very best of kindness!’
Anoher added: ‘What a lovely thing to do for the lady who won Spin To Win, well done #ThisMorning’.
Reaction: The touching gesture warmed the hearts of viewers who took to social media to react to the sweet moment
It comes after it was claimed that Dermot O’Leary is being lined up to work alongside Holly as a replacement for Phillip, should the longtime host ever quit his role on the ITV show.
In May, it was also reported that ITV is considering ‘upping’ Holly‘s salary if the presenter’s legal fight with her old agents ‘reaches crisis level’.
Holly hired lawyers to take action against the YMU Group after they demanded a percentage of her future earnings, it was reported in February.
Grateful: ‘Thank you so much, I appreciate it,’ Surreka said as Holly thanked her for picking up the phone
Plans: It comes after it was claimed that Dermot O’Leary (left) is being lined up to work alongside Holly as a replacement for Phillip (right), should the longtime host ever quit his role on the ITV show
TV personality Dermot, 48, currently co-presents the daytime show with Alison Hammond on Fridays, with Phillip and co-host Holly fronting This Morning during the remainder of the week, outside of holidays.
And The Mirror reported that Dermot has proved so popular with viewers that bosses of the show have factored him in as a ‘back up’, should Phillip decide to depart.
The publication claimed: ‘While Phillip has a great relationship with his co-presenter Holly Willoughby, both on and off the screen, it is hoped that Dermot could also have that spark if he had to step in for Phillip.’
There has, so far, been no public suggestion that Phillip is planning to step away from This Morning, which he has hosted since 2002, with Holly joining him in 2009.
A source said: ‘While Phillip has a great relationship with his co-presenter Holly Willoughby, both on and off the screen, it is hoped that Dermot could also have that spark if he had to step in for Phillip’
MailOnline contacted representatives for Dermot O’Leary and Phillip Schofield for comment at the time.
Back in 2019, Phillip said that he would be happy to continue presenting This Morning, as long as he and Holly remained in good health.
Speaking to Heat as he celebrated 10 years onscreen with Holly, Phillip said: ‘I’d be quite happy [to continue], so long as I’m in good health and Holly is too.’
‘It’s an evolving show,’ he added. ‘You never know what direction it’s going to take, you know none of us know what direction life is going to take.’
It was previously reported that ITV is considering ‘upping’ Holly‘s salary if the presenter’s legal fight with her old agents ‘reaches crisis level’.
New hosting role: Dermot currently co-hosts This Morning with Alison Hammond on Fridays
Holly hired lawyers to take action against the YMU Group after they demanded a percentage of her future earnings, it was reported in February.
Network bosses now fear Holly will walk away from her This Morning role if she is forced to pay YMU the estimated 15% sunset provisions they are asking for.
A source told The Sun: ‘Holly’s YMU row sparked some serious worries at ITV as they know how adamant she is that she shouldn’t have to pay them.
‘They are hoping the situation can be amicably resolved. But they have agreed a last-resort plan to up her salary if it was to reach crisis level and they can ill-afford to lose her.’
The paper added: ‘They have not yet had a conversation with Holly about this and she’d never dream of asking for a raise.’
MailOnline reached out to ITV and Holly’s representatives for comment at the time.
Sunset provisions are commissions collected by agents from a star who is no longer on their roster, meaning YMU could get a cut from her appearances on Dancing On Ice and This Morning going forward.
Holly formed her own all-female agency called Roxy last year – and is now managing herself.
She is said to be willing to pay YMU commissions on jobs arranged while she was with them, but not if those contracts are renewed, The Sun reports.
The mother-of-three has been told she could be forced to pay YMU some £10,000 should their bid be successful.
The presenter has hired a team of lawyers – who she met in February – to ensure that does not happen.
A source told The Sun: ‘No one wanted this to go legal but Holly won’t simply give away her hard-fought millions without a fight.’
They added: ‘This is a sad finale to what was once a hugely successful partnership.’
YMU currently represent celebrities including Willoughby’s This Morning co-star Phillip Schofield.
‘But YMU seem unhappy she’s set up on her own and feel entitled to maximise a sunset provision to claim commission on the renewal of contracts.’
It was reported that Holly left YMU back in August.
She was said to have made plans to manage herself within an all-female team once she left the agency – who she was with for 13 years.
Pay rise: It comes after last month it was reported that ITV is considering ‘upping’ Holly ‘s salary if the presenter’s legal fight with her old agents ‘reaches crisis level’ (pictured last year)