HOLLY Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were overcome with emotion as they spoke to a desperate mother whose son has threatened to kill himself over bullying at school.

The This Morning presenters teared up as they offered help to Rebecca who called into the show for advice on her 15-year-old son who hasn't left his house since April.

The mother explained she was struggling to find a way to improve the situation with her child suffering from panic attacks whenever he left their home.

On hearing that the boy's school were not being of any help and that her son had an interest in history and politics, Holly suggested: "You could speak to your local MP and say your young son has an interest in politics and that the school whose bullying policy is clearly not working, and could he talk  to you about it?"

While Phil added: "Let's see if we can find some sort of historic interest or political group nearby, something that will sort of spark him a bit."

Grateful for the help, the mother broke down and admitted: "I just don’t know what to do.

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"I’ve moved all my tablets, I've taken his dressing gown cord away – I’m just terrified."

With tears in her eyes Holly, a mother-of-three sent her love to the caller.

Viewers hit Twitter in their droves to share their thoughts on the subject.

One wrote: "This bullying call in on this morning is heart breaking! Rebecca had me in tears #ThisMorning"

Another added: "This woman on this morning is breaking my heart sick that schools don't do anything with bullying"

The scene followed the pair's earlier interview with Lucy Alexander, whose son 17-year-old son Felix committed suicide as a result of cyber-bullying.

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