Co-host Phillip Schofield departed "This Morning" after admitting to an affair with a junior colleague. Schofield's co-host Holly Willoughby returned to the show and said she had a lot to process following Schofield's revelation. ITV said it accepted his resignation following the revelation. Josie Gibson, a guest presenter on "This Morning" in the past, joined Willoughby onscreen as a replacement.
Holly Willoughby made an emotional return to This Morning and said she was "shaken, troubled, let down" by co-host Phillip Schofield, who admitted to having a sexual relationship with a young male runner. ITV has hired a barrister to investigate what was known about the relationship and whether its safeguarding standards were up to scratch. ITV CEO Carolyn McCall will face a grilling from UK Parliament's influential Culture, Media and Sport Committee next week over the scandal.
Holly Willoughby returned to hosting This Morning after a two-week absence following the resignation of her co-host Phillip Schofield, who admitted to having an affair with a young employee. Willoughby addressed the controversy and expressed her desire for healing and wellbeing for all involved. ITV has launched an external review into the matter, and former employees have criticized the show's culture and atmosphere. Guest anchors Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary had stepped in during Willoughby's absence.
Phillip Schofield denies grooming a younger colleague during a BBC interview, but admits to having an affair with a much younger production assistant before publicly coming out as gay in 2020. He suggests that homophobia played a role in how much attention the affair has received in Britain. ITV has launched an external review of its handling of the incident, and Schofield does not expect to return to screens, saying his TV career is over. He also discusses suicidal thoughts and the impact on his family.
TV presenter Phillip Schofield has said he does not see a future for his career following his affair with a young male colleague. In an emotional interview with the BBC, Schofield said he had "lost everything" and was "desperately sorry" for his actions. He denied taking advantage of his position and said the affair was consensual but "a grave error". Schofield also spoke about his suicidal thoughts and the impact on his family. Questions have been raised about ITV's handling of the situation and whether its investigation went far enough.
Phillip Schofield denies grooming the young employee with whom he had an affair while working on ITV's "This Morning." Schofield, who resigned from the show last week, admits to having a relationship with the man, who was a runner/PA on the show, but maintains it didn't begin until the man was legally an adult. Schofield also expresses regret for the unprofessional relationship and apologizes to everyone affected. Questions are now being raised about the welfare of the young employee and ITV's handling of the situation.
Former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has denied being a groomer after admitting to having an affair with a younger male colleague. The TV star has apologised for the affair, which he said began when the man was 20 years old and working alongside him at ITV. Questions have been raised about ITV's handling of the situation, and its own investigation into rumours of the affair in 2020. ITV has instructed a barrister to carry out an external review to establish the facts.
Phillip Schofield, former host of This Morning, gave his first interview since coming out as gay in 2020 and admitted to having a relationship with a younger male staff member while still married to his wife. He denied grooming the man and said the relationship was consensual. He apologized to the man and his family for the pain he caused and expressed deep regret for his actions.
Eamonn Holmes has called his former This Morning co-presenter Phillip Schofield a "delusional" liar on social media, after Schofield claimed there was no toxicity behind the scenes of the ITV daytime show. The comments come amid ongoing controversy surrounding Schofield's resignation from the show and subsequent admission of a gay affair with a younger colleague. Other presenters, including Dermot O'Leary and Allison Hammond, have attempted to keep the show going despite the drama.
ITV has confirmed that This Morning will air as normal on Monday and there are no plans to axe the show despite facing questions over Phillip Schofield's affair with a younger male colleague. The broadcaster said it investigated in 2020 and found no evidence of the affair beyond "hearsay and rumour". Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries said ITV had questions to answer. Schofield quit the programme last weekend, and Holly Willoughby is on an "extended half term break" until 5 June. Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary will be presenting This Morning on Monday, ITV said.
ITV investigated rumors of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and a younger employee in 2020, but both parties denied it. Schofield left ITV after admitting to having an affair with a younger male colleague at the network and lying to cover it up. The TV presenter said the relationship had been "unwise, but not illegal". Some former ITV daytime figures said the revelations raised questions about how much the network's managers knew. Talent agency YMU has also cut ties with the presenter following his announcement.
TV presenter Phillip Schofield has admitted to having an affair with a younger male ITV employee while he was still married. Schofield has resigned from ITV with immediate effect and will no longer present the British Soap Awards next month. The former This Morning host said his departure from the show was unrelated to the affair. Schofield said he was "so, very, very sorry" for being unfaithful to his wife, and for lying to his colleagues, agents, employers, the media and the public.
Phillip Schofield has been dropped by his agency of 35 years, YMU, after admitting to having an extra-marital affair with a younger ITV employee. The agency said that new information contradicted what Schofield had previously told them and external advisors. Schofield also confirmed that he will not be presenting the British Soap Awards next week and will not be working with ITV in the near future.
Phillip Schofield has been dropped by his agents at YMU Group after confirming that he had an affair with a younger male staffer at ITV while he was still married. He has resigned from ITV “with immediate effect” and has also pulled out of hosting the British Soap Awards in June. Timothy Schofield, Phillip's younger brother, was found guilty of 11 charges related to sexually assaulting a child between 2016 and 2019, and was last week jailed for 12 years.
ITV is working with Phillip Schofield on a new prime time series and the British Soap Awards, despite his controversial departure from daytime show "This Morning" after rumors of a falling out with co-anchor Holly Willoughby. Schofield confirmed he was leaving the show, but implied it was not his choice. ITV's head of entertainment praised Schofield as "one of the best broadcasters of his generation" and thanked him for his two decades on "This Morning." The frontrunner to replace Schofield is believed to be "This Morning" special correspondent Alison Hammond.
