This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes has said he has his passport ready for Love Island following the revelation that he is contestant Laura Anderson's celebrity crush.
On Wednesday night's episode of the reality TV phenomenon, Laura dropped the bombshell on her fellow Love Islanders, telling them: "Oh, I really fancy Eamonn Holmes.
"I just love him and Ruth [Langsford, wife] and I think they're so cute together."
BREAKING! Cc: @EamonnHolmes. 💕 #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/rWtnqI3Jpa
— Love Island (@LoveIsland) July 18, 2018
On Thursday's This Morning, Holmes and co-host Langsford reflected on his heartthrob status.
"All I know is there was a lot of love for me," said Holmes modestly.
Langsford praised Laura for having "very good taste".
"I can understand why," she added.
"It's nice to be an inspiration to young people - role model," Holmes continued. "Two people like us we're, what, Couple goals?"
Langsford agreed.
"I'm just imagining if you were in Love Island," she said.
"I have! I have imagined it!" replied Holmes. "As a matter of fact, it may well happen! Got my passport ready!"
A "jealous" Langsford said: "Last night I thought it was funny, now I'm not so sure!
"I think it'd be nice if you went in and talked to Laura about why she keeps getting dumped, do you think?! Give her some advice."
"I could be like a father figure," offered Holmes. "An agony uncle.
"Those boys, they would all hate me. They would hate me. They'd think, 'How are we going to compete with that?!'"
Holmes said he had been "sitting and watching a Nazi gold heist" when Laura had shared her feelings for him.
His son Jack came running into the room and said: "Dad! Dad! Dad! My phone's going mad!"
"His phone was jumping out of his hand," Holmes recalled.
"Dad's still got it, son."
After Laura's declaration on Wednesday, Holmes was straight on to social media, writing: "In all modesty ..... Who could blame her?"
In all modesty ..... Who could blame her ? @LoveIsland @LoveIsIandUK pic.twitter.com/glTsgeg6ms
— Eamonn Holmes OBE (@EamonnHolmes) July 18, 2018
I have to thank that lovely Laura girl from #loveisland for the nice things she said about me. Let's just not share them with @RuthieeL .
— Eamonn Holmes OBE (@EamonnHolmes) July 18, 2018
I don't want to get my mugged offs and Cracking on's mixed up ...but plenty to discuss on Tomorrow's @thismorning .@LoveIsland
Love Island narrator Iain Stirling had initially dashed hopes of a possible Holmes cameo poolside, telling viewers: "Sadly, Ruth's not letting Eamonn Holmes fly out to Spain."
The girl has taste! Thank you Laura but @eamonnholmes won’t be cracking on any time soon!! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/M5yOni4Ha9
— Ruth Langsford (@RuthieeL) July 18, 2018
But by Thursday, Langsford had relented, telling her "Love Island legend" that he had her blessing.
"I would let you go," she said. "If you were going to just, you know, smooth the waters for Laura."
"Thank you Laura," concluded Holmes. "It was very, very nice to be a role model to someone like yourself."
"Very flattering, and we love Love Island," added Langsford.
