Holly Willoughby's estimated net worth is $14.4 million.
Willoughby is a British TV presenter, model, author, and public speaker.
Since 2009, she has been presenting ITV´s morning show “This Morning”, alongside Phillip Schofield. They are also co-presenters for the show “Dancing on Ice”.
In April 2022, she began presenting the reality show “Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof”.
Early life
Holly Marie Willoughby was born on 10th February 1981 in Brighton, East Sussex. Her father is Brian Willoughby, a sales manager for a double-glazing firm.
Her mother is Linda Willoughby — née Fleming — who used to work as an air stewardess. She has an older sister called Kelly.
Education
She attended Burgess Hill Girls, which is a private girls-only day and boarding school for students between the age of 2½ and 18 years.
Willoughby finished her formal education by attending The College of Richard Collyer, a co-educational sixth form college in Horsham, West Sussex.
Despite her dyslexia, Holly still secured the qualifications she needed to study psychology at university. However, she abandoned those plans when her TV career took off, although she did take an Open University psychotherapy course.
How did Holly Willoughby build her net worth?
At 14, Willoughby began earning money as a teen model for Storm Model Management, mainly appearing in teen magazines such as "Mizz", "Just Seventeen", "Shout", and "More!" At age 18, she made her first TV advert while working for Pretty Polly. Around the same time, she appeared in her first TV show, “S Club TV”.
How much she was paid at this stage in her career is not clear, but she supplemented her income by working as a receptionist and as a runner for “Auction World TV”.
A friend made a showreel of her, which prompted the BBC to hire her to co-present or present 3 of their CBBC shows. In 2004, she presented two children's shows for ITV. Her big break came in 2006 when she was chosen to co-present "Dancing on Ice" with Philip Schofield.
By 2018, she was presenting several huge shows including “Dancing on Ice”, “I´m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here”, and “This Morning”. She also acted as a team captain on the popular quiz show, “Celebrity Juice”.
In 2017, she was reported to be earning £400,000 a year to present “This Morning”. She received a huge pay bump when, in 2018, ITV agreed to match what they were paying her co-host, Philip Schofield. They are now paying both presenters £600,000 per year.
Willoughby has also written or co-written 12 books. 8 of them were for the "School for Stars" series co-authored with her sister.
She also generates affiliate, advertising, and brand awareness incomes from her lifestyle brand and website, Wylde Moon. Over the years, she has negotiated significant deals with the likes of Dunhelm, Garnier, and M&S, which are estimated to have brought in as much as £1 million.
Holly is also a sought-after public speaker for which she earns around £35,000 in a typical year.
Between 2019 and 2021, Holly´s company, Roxy Media Ltd, itself worth £10 million, generated £5 million in revenue as a result of the highly popular celebrity´s prolific work.
FAQs
Is Holly Willoughby a millionaire?
Based on her estimated net worth, Holly Willoughby is a millionaire.
Was Holly Willoughby born rich?
Holly Willoughby was born into a middle-class family, rather than a wealthy one. She has built her wealth herself. Perhaps she learned a thing or two from her salesman father!
