'This Morning' unexpectedly crashed for 10 minutes on Monday (20.11.17).

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield

The ITV brunch time show - hosted by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield - experienced some technical difficulties mid-way through today's episode and some parts of the country missed out on Ben Fogle discussing animals and their feelings.

The presenters were interviewing the 44-year-old adventurer when the screen crackled and cut out before a voiceover said: "Sorry for disruption on ITV. We're working hard to fix the issue and will be back in a few minutes."

The Twitter account added: "We're sorry if you can't see us on your television right now. We're working on the problem and we'll be back with you as soon as possible!"

The technical issues went on for 10 minutes before the nation were rejoined with Holly and Phillip, who were unaware of any problems until the connection was restored, and Vicky Pattison for the 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' segment.

The 55-year-old silver fox said: "We've been doing it without you by the way."

Holly, 36, added: "They didn't tell us, we just carried on."

Phillip then explained: "We've just been told the country is back with us."

Although the issue was rectified, the crew still have "no clue" what caused the blip.

Holly said: "We have no clue what went on. We just looked down at the screen and saw we weren't on. I blame the snake - I think it was the snake's fault."