This Morning star breaks silence on show absence after vanishing from ITV sofa

A This Morning star who disappeared from the show a year ago has broken their silence on why they have been missing.

Holly Jay-Smith regularly appeared on the popular ITV daytime offering sharing her money-saving expertise and known as the coupon queen. Earlier this year she confirmed to fans she had been axed from the show as many fans asked if they could expect to see her make a comeback.

At the time she shared with fans: "I offered but they replied saying they had moved on (which is perfectly fine). Would have loved to have a last show tho." The star has now returned to social media to further address her departure from the show and warn fans about online trolling.

She wrote on her Instagram story: “The fact that I haven’t been on This Morning for over a year and people still tag me and say they miss me means so much. But please be king to anyone else doing the ‘money-saving’ segments on the show – it’s not fair to compare us or pit us against each other. Much love x.”

Holly - who is autistic - has previously talked about how she struggled to move on after she was axed from the line-up. She previously wrote on social media: "Over the past few months, I’ve been feeling down about something that ‘was,’ instead of remembering how great it was.

"As an autistic person, it’s hard to move on from something when you never received closure. It also has a habit of making you replay one negative experience over and over in your head, causing you to forget the hours upon hours of amazing times, the people you met, and the friends you made.

"ITV’s Morning rescued me from a dark place and allowed me to share my special interest with millions of people every single Friday for nearly two years. So… to the presenters who I spent every week with, thank you for taking the time to understand my disability, for helping me get through the weeks where I was struggling and just for being amazing people.

"To the floor managers, hosts, producers, assistant producers, the makeup team, the art department, the cameramen and women (and everyone else behind the scenes) you are the glue that holds the show together. I thank you for putting a smile on my face every week."

This Morning stars Alice Beer and Martin Lewis now provide viewers with money saving tips.

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