NICOLA Thorp returned to her hosting job at Talk Today this morning, her first day back as a new mum.
The former Coronation Street star has not been seen on TalkTV since December.
Nicola, 35, previously revealed that she was expecting her first child with fiancé Nikesh Patel in September last year.
The TV personality shared an emotional farewell with her colleagues in December as she went on maternity leave.
But on this morning’s edition of Talk Today, the presenter made her triumphant comeback to the NewsUK network.
The star beamed as she welcomed early-morning viewers as 6am as she stunned in a bold red blouse alongside legendary broadcaster Jeremy Kyle.
Nicola gave birth to her daughter in January, whilst Jeremy, 58, welcomed his sixth child Iris Rose Victoria Kyle, four weeks later with his wife Vicky.
When her co-host asked how she was, she admitted that her partner was tucked up at home with their baby.
She gushed: “I’m good! Daddy day care as well.”
Jeremy, then opened up about his own journey as he admitted it was “hard being a dad”.
He admitted: “Your baby’s four weeks in front, and smiles, moves, mines just like that [pulls a face] – just a lot of pooing.”
But Nicola was full of reassuring tones as she commented: “She’ll get there.”
Talk Today news presenter Emily Rose Adams later commented that the former Coronation Street star was “positively glowing”.
Ahead of her return to TalkTV, she paid tribute to Times Radio host Rosie Wright who had been filling in whilst she enjoyed maternity leave.
Nicola gushed: “I’m so excited to be returning to Talk Today. I’ve been watching the show while doing the morning feeds and am so grateful to Rosie Wright who has been wonderful while covering for me for the past two months.”
She added: “I’ve missed the team and our viewers and I’m looking forward to joining you all for breakfast bright and early.”
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