Phillip Schofield dramatically quits ITV after admitting lies over his affair with ‘younger male’ colleague

Pictures of Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby with a young male This Morning employee have resurfaced after the former's shock exit from the ITV show last week. The man in the images, which have been obtained by the Mirror, is believed to be the person who is at the centre of the ongoing furore surrounding the programme and its stars.

Phillip Schofield first met the younger ITV colleague whom he later had an affair with when he was aged 15, according to The Mail On Sunday.The veteran TV presenter, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise, but not illegal” affair with a young male colleague on This Morning. Lawyers representing Phillip have confirmed they met when the boy was 15, but said the affair began after he started working at ITV, and the man’s lawyers have also confirmed that it began after he joined the broadcaster.

Phillip Schofield first met the younger ITV colleague whom he later had an affair with when he was aged 15, according to The Mail On Sunday.

The future of This Morning could be at risk as a number of the show's presenters have threatened to quit, following former presenter Phillip Schofield's shocking affair revelation. Following Phillip's public admission, ITV have revealed that three years ago they investigated the claims that Phillip had had an affair with a much young colleague, but that it was denied by both parties.The broadcaster released a statement that they were "deeply disappointed" by the TV star's "admissions of deceit", adding that he will not be appearing on any ITV shows in the future.

ITV has insisted This Morning will return amid reports the show could be axed after Phillip Schofield quit.

Phillip Schofield remains a Best Presenter nominee at the National Television Awards, despite his departure from ITV and admission of an affair with a much younger male colleague. The blunder was pointed out by comedian Mark Grimshaw, who took to Twitter to poke fun at the situation.The Manchester-based stand-up wrote: "Just throwing it out there that voting is currently open on the National TV Awards, and Phillip Schofield is still nominated for Best Presenter, if anyone wants to help the funniest possible outcome happen in September." Phillip is in the running for the gong alongside the likes of Love Island narrator Iain Sterling, Rylan and a number of his former This Morning colleagues, including Holly Willoughby.

Holly Willoughby has spoken out for the first time since her former co-host Phillip Schofield admitted to having an affair with a This Morning colleague. On Friday night, the 61 year old confessed in a statement to having an affair with a younger male colleague during his marriage to wife, Stephanie Lowe, whom he shares two children with, Molly, 30 and Ruby, 27.

Phillip Schofield's career is in tatters in a sensational fall from grace after his departure from ITV's This Morning last week.The presenter has faced intensifying scrutiny in recent weeks over his off-screen relationship with co-star Holly Willoughby, as well as seeing his brother, Tim Schofield, being jailed for 12 years for sexually abusing a boy. But it all reached a climax when he announced he was stepping away from his role on This Morning after 21 years, with the headlines not stopping since his departure from the show.This includes a statement he made to the Daily Mail on Friday, where he admitted to lying to his wife, management, legal team, and ITV over his relationship with a younger male ITV employee.

Rumours of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and a younger male colleague were investigated by ITV in early 2020, bosses have said.

Following Phillip Schofield's bombshell statement announcing his departure from ITV yesterday after an affair with a younger colleague, celebrities have been sharing their thoughts regarding the admission. In the lengthy statement, Phillip announced his decision to step down from planned presenting duties at the British Soap Awards and said while the affair wasn't "illegal" it was "unwise." He also resigned from ITV altogether, while thanking them for "the amazing opportunities" they've given him. Former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan was shocked at the new revelations and shared the news on Twitter.

ITV have released a statement saying they're "deeply disappointed" by Phillip Schofield after he admitted to having an affair with a younger This Morning colleague. Phillip, 61, issued a statement on Friday apologising to his family and the broadcaster while revealing he was stepping down from all ITV shows with immediate effect.

A spokesperson for ITV said the broadcaster was “deeply disappointed” by the “admissions of deceit” made by Phillip Schofield after the presenter admitted to an affair with a young This Morning colleague.

Piers Morgan and other celebrities have reacted to the news Phillip Schofield has quit ITV and admitted to an affair with a younger male colleague at This Morning.

Holly Willoughby has broken her social media hiatus after days of staying off platforms amid the Phillip Schofield scandal.

Piers Morgan has led celebrity reaction the news of Phillip Schofield's affair with a 'much younger' employee whilst working at ITV.

Phillip Schofield has publicly apologised to his ex-wife Stephanie Lowe, after admitting to having an affair with a young male runner on This Morning whilst they were still married.The 61 year old came out as gay in early 2020 with the support of his wife of 27 years, Stephanie, with whom he shares two daughters. A week after stepping down from presenting duties on This Morning "with immediate effect" Phillip made a lengthy statement to MailOnline, in which he admitted to having an "on-off" consensual relationship with a male runner during his time on This Morning, which he said was "not wise but not illegal".

Phillip Schofield has admitted that he had a much younger male co-worker.

Phillip Schofield has revealed he’s stepped down from all ITV shows and hosting the British Soap Awards after admitting to having an affair with a “younger male colleague” on This Morning.The TV star has been dropped by his agents and issued an apology for the relationship, saying he is "deeply sorry" about the "consensual on-off relationship". Phillip, 61, said how he had "not been truthful" about the relationship in "an effort to protect my ex-colleague".The TV presenter added that he will no longer appear on ITV after questions about his hosting duties on Dancing On Ice.

Former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has admitted he had an affair with a younger ITV member of staff.

Phillip Schofield has admitted to an afair with a younger former colleague in a statement. His statement in full, as first published by DailyMail, started with an apology for having 'misled' the paper by issuing a false denial. He then continued by admitting that: "I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague.