This Morning viewers were in for a surprise on Monday as the hit ITV chat show's them tune underwent a new funky remix following Phillip Schofield's exit. Last month, Phillip, 61, stepped down after 21 years of hosting with immediate effect.
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Phillip Schofield, who on Friday resigned from ITV after admitting he lied about a relationship he had with “a younger male colleague” at This Morning, has faced several controversies in recent months. The veteran TV presenter, 61, announced he was stepping down from presenting the ITV talk show with “immediate effect” last weekend. His co-presenter Holly Willoughby will remain on the show, but is taking early half-term holiday leave.
In a statement released through the Daily Mail, the presenter apologised for lying about the relationship. He said: “The first thing I want to say is: I am deeply sorry for having lied to them (the Daily Mail), and to many others about a relationship that I had with someone working on This Morning,“I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning. He added that “contrary to speculation” the relationship was “not illegal” even though it had been “unwise”.
He went on: “I am painfully conscious that I have lied to my employers at ITV, to my colleagues and friends, to my agents, to the media and therefore the public, and most importantly of all to my family. “I am so very, very sorry, as I am for having been unfaithful to my wife. ”The announcement comes less than a week after he said he was stepping down from This Morning following rumours of tensions with co-presenter Willoughby.
Earlier this month, reports emerged which said the two presenters were barely speaking off-camera. Following press coverage that their relationship had come under strain, Schofield hailed Willoughby as his “rock” in a statement to The Sun. He said: “As I have said before, Holly is my rock.
This Morning viewers were in for a surprise on Monday as the hit ITV chat show's them tune underwent a new funky remix following Phillip Schofield's exit. Last month, Phillip, 61, stepped down after 21 years of hosting with immediate effect.
Eamonn Holmes has clapped back at those turning on him over his outspoken views on the Phillip Schofield scandal after they appeared to spot a fresh 'swipe'. The GB News host has been more than vocal with his thoughts on the headlines involving his former colleague.
Phillip Schofield now talks about his career of over 30 years on TV as a thing of the past, after stepping down from his long-time position hosting This Morning last month. But all may not be lost for the broadcaster, 61, as he could land a job at opinion-orientated news channel TalkTV to 'rebuild' his career when he is ready to, according to a PR expert.The host resigned with 'immediate effect' from This Morning last month, amid reports of a feud between him and co-host Holly Willoughby.
K.J. Yossman “This Morning” anchor Holly Willoughby has returned to the show after a two-week absence following the resignation of her long-time co-host Phillip Schofield. She was joined by guest anchor Josie Gibson. Willoughby began the show by addressing the controversy that has been swirling over the last few weeks, ever since Schofield, who is married with two children, admitted he had had an affair with a young “This Morning” employee. “Firstly, are you OK? I hope so,” Willoughby told viewers. “It feels very strange indeed sitting here without Phil. And I imagine you might be feeling a lot like I have: shaken, troubled, let down. Worried for the wellbeing on all sides of what’s been going up. And full of questions. You, me and all of us at ‘This Morning’ gave our love and support to someone who was not telling the truth, who acted in a way that they themselves felt like they had to resign from ITV and step down from a career that they loved.”
Holly Willoughby has made her first major statement since the Phillip Schofield scandal unfolded as she returned to This Morning. The presenter hasn't been seen on screens since her former co-star 'stepped back' from the daytime show before admitting to lying to her about his relationship with a much younger ITV colleague.
Phillip Schofield has said he did “everything he could” when his brother Timothy Schofield was being investigated for child sexual offences. The former ITV presenter said he had worked “incredibly closely” with police throughout the investigation and still receives text messages from detectives who worked on the case.Timothy Schofield, 54, was convicted in April of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child. He was jailed in May for 12 years.
Phillip Schofield fears being spat on in the street and says he is afraid to leave the house after the revelation of his affair with a younger male colleague. In a new interview with The Sun he said he was currently getting by 'hour by hour'.
Phillip Schofield has revealed he is afraid to leave the house after the revelation of his affair with a younger male colleague. In a new interview, he said he feared being spat on in the street and that he was currently getting by “hour by hour”.The former This Morning presenter, 61, previously said he had “lost everything” after admitting to the affair, and that the fallout had had a “catastrophic effect” on his mind. In a new interview, published on Friday, the 61-year-old said: “I do not know a time I will be able to walk out of the door.
Phillip Schofield: The Interview, it was his turn to deliver a wretched mea culpa. What miserable viewing, to watch a man who has lost everything and knows he only has himself to blame. This was not Prince Andrew and Emily Maitlis on Newsnight, an encounter so disastrous that it strayed into the comical.
Phillip Schofield has broken his silence and revealed his sadness over the reports and rumours circulating about him after admitting to an affair with a much younger man while still married to his wife. Particularly keen to clarify the timeline of events, he revealed in a new interview that he first met the man when he visited the theatre academy he was a patron of.The man began working as a runner on This Morning in 2016 after receiving career advice from Phil and doing work experience at the show in 2015.
In another revelation from his bombshell TV interview, Phillip Schofield stated "I have a wonderful marriage", confirming he's still married to his wife of 20 years, Stephanie Lowe. He then added that the partnership is "not brilliant right now" but continued to praise Stephanie for being an "incredibly supportive wife", throughout the last few weeks in particular.
Phillip Schofield has said he has "lost everything" following his affair with a younger male colleague during his time on This Morning.The 61 year old presenter makes the claims In a new interview with the BBC's Amol Rajam, released at 6am this morning, Friday 2 June, saying that his "career is over". "I am done" he said.
As ITV continues to bear the brunt of the fallout following Phillip Schofield’ s fall from grace after he admitted to having an affair with a much younger colleague, another prominent part of Phil’s celebrity status that has taken a hit - is his portfolio of brand deals. Throughout the course of his career, Phil was headhunted to front a number of high profile partnerships, selling everything from second hand cars through to craft gins to all corners of the general public.
Holly Willoughby has been pictured for the first time since Phillip Schofield’s affair admission. Holly’s This Morning co-host of 13 years, Phillip, 61, resigned from ITV last Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague.The relationship took place while the TV star was still married to wife Stephanie Lowe and before he came out publicly as gay.
As questions continue to be asked following Phillip Schofield resigning from ITV and admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague, we take a look at the key players at the broadcaster along with former This Morning presenters. Dame Carolyn McCall Dame Carolyn became ITV’s first female chief executive when she joined in 2018.
ITV has hired a leading employment lawyer to conduct an investigation into Phillip Schofield's departure from This Morning, and the scandal that followed his admittance to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger colleague. A letter from ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall to the head of Ofcom and Lucy Frazer, the Culture Secretary, obtained by the PA news agency, sees Carolyn write that Jane Mulcahy KC will "carry out an external review of the facts." It comes after ITV revealed it had investigated rumours of the relationship three years ago but was lied to by Phillip and didn't find any evidence of a relationship "beyond hearsay and rumour." Here is the letter from Dame Carolyn McCall to Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, DCMS Committee chairwoman, Dame Caroline Dinenage, and Ofcom chief executive, Dame Melanie Dawes, in full: "Dear Lucy, Dame Caroline, and Dame Melanie, "You will have seen the significant media coverage concerning Phillip Schofield.
K.J. Yossman As ITV launch an external review into the circumstances surrounding “This Morning” anchor Phillip Schofield’s “unwise but not illegal” relationship with a young employee, many are wondering how the long-time host – a staple of daytime television – went from ITV golden boy to Tellyland exile in a matter of weeks. It’s a storyline that could have been ripped from Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon’s Apple TV+ hit “The Morning Show.” An older male anchor handpicks a glamorous, younger and – according to unkind whispers – malleable blonde to be his co-host after falling out with her predecessor. Fifteen years later the young blonde (reportedly) turns on him, ousting him from the show following a string of scandals that were beginning to taint her brand. But her victory may be short-lived as the married male anchor drops the bombshell that he had an affair with a young male employee right under everyone’s nose. The revelation detonates his career and threatens to take down not only his former colleague but dozens of executives – including the head of the network.
Photos have emerged of Phillip Schofield and the young colleague with whom he had an "unwise but not illegal" affair celebrating This Morning's win on-stage at the National Television Awards in 2018.The photo was taken after Phillip, now 61, and his ITV colleagues, including the young runner, took to the stage to receive the award for Best Daytime Show. Unearthed snaps from the televised show see Holly Willougby accepting the award and giving a speech as Phillip looks over his shoulder at his young lover. Since the emergence of these photos, a former ITV Daytime production member said that the young runner's presence on the stage raised questions at the time.
Eamonn Holmes has claimed ITV’s This Morning “covered up” Phillip Schofield’s affair with a young male colleague. Schofield, 61, quit the show on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise, but not illegal” affair.
Loose Women star Ruth Langsford has been dragged into the Phillip Schofield row after her husband Eamonn Holmes claimed "we were lied to". Eamonn, who has been outspoken in criticism of Phillip since he himself was axed from the ITV breakfast show in 2021, was responding to somebody on Twitter calling him a "hypocrite".The person shared a video of Eamonn and Ruth supporting Phillip after he came out as gay in February 2020 live on air.The couple walk over to Holly and Phil and give them both a massive hug in support.