Holly Willoughby bemoans loss of live children's television like Going Live! and CD: UK

 

Sherna Noah
Tuesday 07 May 2013 08:55 BST
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Holly Willoughby would like to bring back the golden age of children's TV
Holly Willoughby would like to bring back the golden age of children's TV

TV star Holly Willoughby has bemoaned the loss of live Saturday-morning children's TV.

This Morning presenter Willoughby, 32, kickstarted her career on youth shows such as Ministry Of Mayhem and CD:UK.

Live shows such as Tiswas, Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, Saturday SuperStore and Going Live! are seen by some as representing a golden age of children's TV and helped launch the careers of the likes of Chris Tarrant, Noel Edmonds and Phillip Schofield.

The Voice presenter Willoughby told the Radio Times: "I do think it's a shame there's no live Saturday-morning children's TV any more. Most presenters now - me and Reggie Yates, Fearne Cotton, Phil Schofield, Cat Deeley, Ant and Dec - came from kids' telly. So you do wonder where the next generation will come from."

Willoughby said she would like to act in a period drama such as Downton Abbey or Mr Selfridge.

"It's all about putting on a corset and a big frou-frou dress, isn't it? I love all that girlie stuff."

PA

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