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Phillip Schofield – latest: Jeremy Clarkson defends ex-This Morning host as protestors hit Soap Awards

Phillip Schofield has received words of support from numerous celebrities after suggesting he had experienced suicidal thoughts amid the fallout surrounding his “unwise” but “not illegal” affair with a younger colleague on This Morning.

The 61-year-old gave an emotional interview to the BBC on Friday 2 June, where he described the impact of the “constant” and “relentless” onslaught from the media since he admitted to having an affair with the colleague on the ITV show.

“This is how Caroline Flack felt,” he said, referring to the former Love Island host who took her own life in 2020.

Flack’s mother Chrisine told Schofield: “Don’t do anything stupid.” She also condemned ITV for treating its presenters like “commodities”.

Stars such as Piers Morgan, Jeremy Clarkson and Rupert Everett have all questioned the intensity of the backlash against Schofield.

This comes in sharp contrast to the protestors who turned up at the British Soap Awards on Saturday 3 June, despite Schofield being replaced as host.

In the interview, Schofield denied accusations that he “groomed” his younger colleague, whom he met during a school visit when the boy in question was 15. Schofield denied that any sexual encounters took place until the ITV employee was around 20 years old. You can find the five biggest revelations from the interview here.

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Protestors hit the British Soap Awards

11:18 , Ellie Harrison

Despite Schofield being replaced as host of the ceremony, a handful of protestors attended the Salford event with banners. Read the full story below.

Anti-Phillip Schofield protestors hit British Soap Awards

A handful of protestors went to the Soap Awards last night

10:31 , Ellie Harrison

It was the British Soap Awards at The Lowry Theatre in Salford last night, and Schofield was originally due to host the ceremony. Jane McDonald stepped in at the last minute to replace him, but protestors still showed up outside the venue with signs.

Jeremy Clarkson compares Schofield’s age-gap relationship to Leonardo DiCaprio’s

09:48 , Ellie Harrison

The presenter has said he finds the criticism of Schofield over his secret affair with a younger male colleague “weird” and has “never seen a witch hunt like it”.

‘Baffled’ Jeremy Clarkson hits out at Phillip Schofield ‘witch hunt’

Could Holly Willoughby move to the BBC?

09:22 , Ellie Harrison

There are reports that since Willoughby hosted the celebrity challenge show Freeze the Fear on BBC One last year, bosses at the rival broadcaster have been keen to poach her.

BBC ‘eyeing up poaching Holly Willoughby’ after ITV’s Phillip Schofield scandal

New reactions are in from Jeremy Clarkson and Dan Walker

08:36 , Ellie Harrison

Several stars have jumped to Schofield’s defence, arguing that there is an element of homophobia to the backlash against the former This Morning host.

The celebrities who have weighed in on Phillip Schofield’s This Morning and ITV exit

Schofield denied grooming colleague

Saturday 3 June 2023 21:00 , Ellie Harrison

He said he was “utterly broken and ashamed” over having the affair with the younger male colleague, but denied grooming the man.

Phillip Schofield denies grooming colleague in first interview since affair scandal

Holly Willoughby will be back on Monday

Saturday 3 June 2023 18:00 , Ellie Harrison

The presenter will be back on This Morning after her extended halfterm break. Find out who’s joining her on the sofa below...

Holly Willoughby’s new This Morning co-host announced as return speculation ends

Caroline Flack’s mother Christine issues strong advice

Saturday 3 June 2023 16:47 , Ellie Harrison

The mother of the late Love Island host Caroline Flack, who took her own life three years ago, has issued a heartfelt plea to Phillip Schofield: “Wait to see what happens and don’t do anything stupid.”

Don’t do anything stupid, Caroline Flack’s mum tells Phillip Schofield

The British Soap Awards will take place tonight

Saturday 3 June 2023 15:20 , Ellie Harrison

Schofield was meant to be hosting the ceremony, but after the presenter admitted to his affair, ITV was forced to find a last-minute stand-in, with singer Jane McDonald stepping in to replace him. The event will be televised on Tuesday night.

Who has supported Schofield and who has spoken out against him?

Saturday 3 June 2023 14:52 , Ellie Harrison

From Piers Morgan to Eamonn Holmes and Rupert Everett to Alison Hammond, read what many stars have had to say here...

The celebrities who have weighed in on Phillip Schofield’s This Morning and ITV exit

Piers Morgan weighs in

Saturday 3 June 2023 14:00 , Ellie Harrison

The former ITV presenter wrote on Twitter: “Unless Phillip Schofield’s ex-lover contradicts his version of events to The Sun [and the] BBC, then it’s time to stop this relentless persecution of a guy who’s lost everything and looks right on the edge to me.”

He continued: “He doesn’t seem to have committed any crime, and he’s not a [government] minister.”

Piers Morgan questions ‘relentless persecution’ of Phillip Schofield

Video: This Morning editor says ‘scores are being settled’

Saturday 3 June 2023 13:01 , Ellie Harrison

Martin Frizell, who reportedly joined the show in July 2016, was asked by a journalist whether he should have been more curious about Schofield’s relationship with the much younger man.

This Morning editor on Philip Schofield scandal: ‘Scores are being settled’

Alison Hammond in tears over Schofield live on air

Saturday 3 June 2023 11:40 , Ellie Harrison

“I’m just finding it really painful,” she said on This Morning. “Obviously, I loved Phillip Schofield and it’s weird because I still love Phillip Schofield.

“However, what he’s done is wrong. He’s admitted it, he’s said sorry. As a family, we’re all really struggling to process everything.”

Alison Hammond breaks down while discussing Phillip Schofield on This Morning

From shaking hands to vaping, behind the scenes of Schofield’s emotional interview

Saturday 3 June 2023 11:04 , Ellie Harrison

BBC journalist Amol Rajan has given details about his interview with the former ITV presenter.

Phillip Schofield’s hands were ‘shaking’ during interview, says BBC’s Amol Rajan

Rupert Everett calls response to Schofield scandal ‘homophobic'

Saturday 3 June 2023 10:44 , Ellie Harrison

Veteran British actor Everett has come to the defence of Schofield...

Rupert Everett decries ‘homophobic’ coverage of Philip Schofield affair scandal

Schofield opens up about being scared to leave his house

Saturday 3 June 2023 10:00 , Ellie Harrison

In the ex-TV presenter’s first interview since he resigned from ITV and its morning broadcast show, he said he feared getting spat on in public.

Phillip Schofield fears leaving home amid fallout from secret affair

The inside story of Phillip Schofield’s shocking downfall

Saturday 3 June 2023 09:31 , Ellie Harrison

“British light entertainment had not seen a rise and fall so dramatic since the downfall of Michael Barrymore, whose career was destroyed when a man was found dead in the swimming pool of Barrymore’s £2m mansion after a party in 2001. The circumstances are very different, but Schofield’s downward trajectory has been no less cataclysmic.”

Read the full feature here...

Technicolour nightmare: the inside story of Phillip Schofield’s shocking downfall

Holly Willoughby’s new This Morning co-host announced as return speculation ends

Saturday 3 June 2023 09:00 , Inga Parkel

Speculation as to whether Holly Willoughby will return to host This Morning is over: she will be on Monday’s (5 June) show with a new co-host.

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Holly Willoughby will return to the This Morning sofa (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)
Holly Willoughby will return to the This Morning sofa (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

Holly Willoughby’s new This Morning co-host announced as return speculation ends

She will be back presenting for the first time since Schofield’s departure

Everything we know about Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s ‘fall-out’

Saturday 3 June 2023 08:00 , Inga Parkel

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(Getty)

Everything we know about the Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby ‘fall-out’

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby news

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Saturday 3 June 2023 07:00 , Inga Parkel

Read ITV’s letter on Phillip Schofield review in full

Saturday 3 June 2023 06:00 , Inga Parkel

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(PA Archive)

Read ITV’s letter on Phillip Schofield review in full: ‘We feel badly let down’

Dame Carolyn McCall has written to the Culture Secretary and Ofcom about the presenter’s departure from This Morning

Meet the key players in ITV’s This Morning scandal

Saturday 3 June 2023 05:00 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield’s resignation from ITV – and the scandal surrounding his departure – is continuing to cause chaos at the broadcaster.

Last week, the 61-year-old presenter resigned from hosting This Morning as he admitted to having an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague and lying about it.

The network’s bosses are now facing questions from MPs over the scandal, while ITV has ordered a review into Phillip Schofield’s departure from the show amid reports of a “toxic” environment behind the scenes.

As questions continue to be asked, we have taken a look at the key players at the broadcaster involved.

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(ITV/Getty)

Meet the key players in ITV’s Phillip Schofield scandal on This Morning

Dame Carolyn McCall has written to the Culture Secretary and Ofcom about the presenter’s departure from ‘This Morning’

Kerry Katona brands This Morning ‘fake’ and ‘phoney’ as she recalls ‘belittling’ Phillip Schofield interview

Saturday 3 June 2023 04:00 , Inga Parkel

Appearing on GB News on Wednesday (31 May) evening, former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona was asked about an infamous 2008 interview she had with Schofield on This Morning.

In the interview, Schofield tells Katona that her speech is “a bit slurred”, saying that he was “merely pointing out someone who is very different from a few years ago”.

Speaking to Dan Wootton, Katona said that she’d been taking medication for her bipolar disorder which was causing her to slur her words.

“The audacity [of] being condescending, belittling to people with real issues on the sofa who have real issues. Who are they to give him the right for an opinion and tell them what’s right or wrong?”

Admitting that she was shaking while speaking about the subject, she said: “People don’t understand what that interview did to me emotionally… When I did that interview, I was at rock bottom. Dan, you’d have thought I’d murdered somebody.”

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(GB News/ITV)

Kerry Katona brands This Morning ‘fake’ as she talks ‘belittling’ Schofield interview

‘Who are they to give him the right for an opinion and to tell them what’s right or wrong?’ TV personality said

Phillip Schofield: Five biggest revelations from TV host’s sit-down interview about affair scandal

Saturday 3 June 2023 03:00 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield has given his first interviews in the wake of his This Morning affair scandal.

On Friday 26 May, it was revealed that Schofield had been dropped by his agent after the TV host admitted to lying about an “unwise but not illegal” consensual relationship he had with a younger male colleague on the daytime series, while being married to his wife.

Schofield has since resigned from ITV, with the broadcaster’s bosses saying they were “badly let down” by the former This Morning host.

The 61-year-old sat down with the BBC’s Amol Rajan to discuss details of the affair, and to address specific accusations related to the scandal.

Below are the five biggest revelations from the Schofield interview.

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Phillip Schofield (BBC)
Phillip Schofield (BBC)

Phillip Schofield: Five biggest revelations from TV host’s sit-down interview about affair scandal

Former ‘This Morning’ host said his career is ‘done’, and that he thinks the ‘massive’ backlash is due to homophobia

Saturday 3 June 2023 02:00 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield shares text he sent Holly Willoughby after admitting to This Morning affair

Saturday 3 June 2023 01:00 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield has shared the text he sent to former co-star Holly Willoughby after admitting to lying about an affair with a younger This Morning colleague.

The disgraced former host of the ITV daytime series reflected on his friendship with Willoughby after he quit following reports of a feud between the presenting duo.

A week later, Schofield shared a statement in which he said he lied about an “unwise but not illegal” relationship with a colleague. He was subsequently dropped by his agent and also resigned from ITV, whose bosses said they were “badly let down” by the presenter.

In a new interview with the BBC’s Amol Rajan, Schofield said he text Willoughby about the scandal to apologise for lying to her about the affair.

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(Getty Images)

Phillip Schofield shares text he sent Holly Willoughby after admitting to This Morning affair

‘She didn’t reply,’ disgraced TV host said

This Morning: Alison Hammond breaks down while discussing ‘painful’ Phillip Schofield interview

Saturday 3 June 2023 00:00 , Inga Parkel

Alison Hammond broke down in tears while discussing Phillip Schofield’s recent interview on This Morning.

On Friday 26 May, one week after announcing his departure from ITV’s daytime show, Schofield admitted to lying about an “unwise but not illegal” affair he had with a younger male colleague on This Morning. As a result, he was dropped by his agent and subsequently resigned from ITV.

On Thursday (1 June), the 61-year-old took part in a sit-down interview with the BBC, where he said that he doesn’t think he’ll work in TV ever again and has had suicidal thoughts since the news came out.

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(ITV)

This Morning: Alison Hammond breaks down while discussing ‘painful’ Phillip Schofield interview

‘As a family, we’re all really struggling to process everything,’ presenter said

WATCH: Phillip Schofield reveals why he made affair public

Friday 2 June 2023 23:30 , Inga Parkel

Rupert Everett says media should drop ‘homophobic’ coverage of Philip Schofield affair scandal

Friday 2 June 2023 23:00 , Inga Parkel

Veteran British actor Rupert Everett has come to the defence of Philip Schofield following the former presenter’s affair scandal.

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(Getty Images)

Rupert Everett says media should drop ‘homophobic’ coverage of Philip Schofield affair scandal

‘It’s outrageous, this kind of Puritan fascism that’s going on,’ actor said

Phillip Schofield says he’s afraid to leave home following affair scandal: ‘I don’t have any spirit'

Friday 2 June 2023 22:30 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield has revealed he is afraid to leave the house following the revelation of his affair with a younger male colleague.

“I do not know a time I will be able to walk out of the door,” he told The Sun in a new interview.

“I don’t have any spirit. My friends tell me, ‘It will get better’. It won’t. Not now. Not this one.”

The disgraced TV presenter said he now fears being “spat on” in the street, adding: “I am getting by hour by hour. I have got my girls and my friends.”

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(BBC)

Phillip Schofield fears leaving home amid fallout from secret affair

Former ‘This Morning’ host said he doesn’t know if he’ll ever ‘be able to walk out of the door’

Piers Morgan says Phillip Schofield is ‘heartbroken’ after leaving This Morning

Friday 2 June 2023 22:00 , Inga Parkel

Piers Morgan has reacted to Phillip Schofield’s “brutal” dethroning from ITV’s This Morning in a scathing, no-holds-barred column, saying the former co-host is “utterly heartbroken” to have left.

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Piers Morgan and Phillip Schofield (Getty Images)

Piers Morgan says Phillip Schofield is ‘heartbroken’ after leaving This Morning

Morgan expressed empathy for former This Morning presenter in scathing column

Piers Morgan says ‘it’s time to stop relentless persecution’ of Phillip Schofield

Friday 2 June 2023 21:00 , Inga Parkel

Piers Morgan has questioned the “relentless persecution” of Phillip Schofield after he admitted to having an affair with a younger colleague on This Morning.

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(Talk TV / BBC)

Piers Morgan says ‘it’s time to stop relentless persecution’ of Phillip Schofield

Former ‘Good Morning Britain’ presenter spoke out after Schofield’s emotional interview with the BBC, in which he addressed the scandal surrounding his affair with a younger ITV colleague

Caroline Flack’s mum issues plea to Phillip Schofield: ‘Don’t do anything stupid'

Friday 2 June 2023 20:30 , Inga Parkel

The mother of former television host Caroline Flack, who took her own life, has issued a heartfelt plea to Phillip Schofield: “Wait to see what happens and don’t do anything stupid.”

The disgraced ex-This Morning host has hinted at having suicidal thoughts, saying his daughters had saved his life after he admitted having lied to his bosses to cover up his affair with a younger colleague.

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Phillip Schofield has said he will comply with an external review commissioned by ITV into the facts surrounding his controversial affair with a former This Morning colleague (Ian West/PA) (PA Archive)
Phillip Schofield has said he will comply with an external review commissioned by ITV into the facts surrounding his controversial affair with a former This Morning colleague (Ian West/PA) (PA Archive)

‘Don’t do anything stupid’, Caroline Flack’s mum tells Phillip Schofield after bombshell interview

Christine Flack claims ITV has not learnt lessons from her daughter’s suicide

Watch: Phillip Schofield claims he 'understands how Caroline Flack felt' after This Morning departure

Friday 2 June 2023 20:00 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield addresses affair scandal in emotional interview with BBC: ‘I will regret it forever'

Friday 2 June 2023 19:00 , Inga Parkel

In an emotional interview with BBC’s Amol Rajan, Phillip Schofield addressed his affair scandal, saying that he would “regret it forever”.

While speaking with Rajan, Schofield appeared distraught and exhausted as he reflected on the fallout from the revelations of the past two weeks, comparing the backlash to the one received by late Love Island presenter Caroline Flack, and asked: “How much are you supposed to take?”

Read more here:

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(BBC)

Schofield addresses This Morning affair scandal in emotional BBC interview

Disgraced ITV presenter addressed the fallout from his admission to an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger colleague on ‘This Morning’ in a lengthy interview with the BBC’s Amol Rajan

Phillip Schofield’s hands were ‘shaking’ during ‘delicate’ interview, says BBC’s Amol Rajan

Friday 2 June 2023 18:00 , Inga Parkel

In Phillip Schofield’s second interview following his affair scandal, he was visibly “shaking”, according to interviewer BBC host Amol Rajan.

“[Applying journalistic scrutiny to Schofield] was made significantly more delicate by his clearly very highly charged emotional state,” Rajan wrote.

“As Tony Dolce, one of our two camera operators (along with Tony Jolliffe) observed afterwards, Schofield’s hands were shaking through much of the interview.”

More behind-the-scenes details here:

Phillip Schofield being interviewed on BBC News (BBC)
Phillip Schofield being interviewed on BBC News (BBC)

Phillip Schofield’s hands were ‘shaking’ during interview, says BBC’s Amol Rajan

Disgraced ‘This Morning’ presenter addressed recent scandal in an interview with the public broadcaster

Phillip Schofield: Key points from his interview after leaving This Morning

Friday 2 June 2023 17:00 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield has spoken about the affair he had with a younger male colleague for the first time since leaving ITV.

Here are the key points from his interview with The Sun:

Phillip Schofield (The Sun)
Phillip Schofield (The Sun)

Phillip Schofield: Key points from his interview after leaving This Morning

Schofield told The Sun the affair with the younger colleague began in 2017.

Phillip Schofield suggests homophobia is behind part of affair backlash

Friday 2 June 2023 16:40 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield has suggested that homophobia could be behind some of the backlash over his affair with a younger male colleague.

The presenter, 61, said age-gaps in reported heterosexual relationships of Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio were “accepted”.

Schofield resigned from ITV last week and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to the “unwise but not illegal” relationship.

In his first interview since leaving the broadcaster and This Morning, he told The Sun that attraction was “no different in the gay world as it is in the heterosexual world”.

He said that he and his former lover had met when the man was 15 and he was “maybe” in his mid-50s, but added that the affair began after he started working at ITV and had been “consensual”.

Lawyers representing both Schofield and the man have previously confirmed these accounts.

Schofield reiterated that he had not “groomed” the man.

“Attraction is attraction. It’s no different in the gay world as it is in the heterosexual world or in the lesbian world,” he told The Sun.

“There shouldn’t be a difference. This is where homophobia comes in.

“We did first meet when he was 15, I visited the drama school (he attended).”

He added: “So yeah, there’s a difference. It’s accepted by Leonardo DiCaprio, it’s not accepted if it’s in the gay world.” Titanic actor DiCaprio, 48, has reportedly had several relationships with women who are younger than him.

Phillip Schofield apologises to Holly Willoughby and former lover over affair

Friday 2 June 2023 16:20 , Inga Parkel

Elsewhere in his first sit-down interview since the affair scandal, he said he was sorry for lying to his “best friend” Holly Willoughby, but owes his “greatest apology” to his former lover and colleague.

He also denied there had ever been a “feud” between him and his “TV sister” Willoughby.

“I’ve lost my best friend. I let her down,” he told The Sun.

“Holly did not know. And she was one of the first texts that I sent, to say, ‘I am so, so sorry that I lied to you’.”

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Phillip Schofield apologises to Holly Willoughby and former lover over affair

The 61-year-old presenter resigned from ITV last week after admitting to the ‘unwise but not illegal’ relationship

Phillip Schofield denies grooming young colleague in first interview since affair scandal

Friday 2 June 2023 16:00 , Inga Parkel

Before Phillip Schofield’s major interview with the BBC following the affair scandal, he sat down with The Sun for his very first bombshell interview.

In the clip, the ex-TV presenter said he was “utterly broken and ashamed” over having an affair with a younger male colleague, but denied grooming the man.

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Phillip Schofield (The Sun)
Phillip Schofield (The Sun)

Phillip Schofield denies grooming young colleague in first interview since affair scandal

Former ‘This Morning’ presenter said he ‘absolutely knows’ he ‘did a bad thing’

Phillip Schofield claims he ‘understands how Caroline Flack felt’ after This Morning departure

Friday 2 June 2023 15:41 , Roisin O'Connor

Alison Hammond breaks down while discussing ‘painful’ Phillip Schofield interview

Friday 2 June 2023 15:21 , Roisin O'Connor

“I’m just finding it really painful,” an emotional Alison Hammond said after Schofield’s interview aired. “Obviously, I loved Phillip Schofield and it’s weird because I still love Phillip Schofield.

“However, what he’s done is wrong. He’s admitted it, he’s said sorry. As a family, we’re all really struggling to process everything.”

The presenter, 48, continued: “I never know what to say, but I remember what my mum said. My mum always said, ‘Use your Bible as your sat-nav in life’, and in the Bible, it says, ‘He without sin cast the first stone.’”

Full story:

Alison Hammond breaks down while discussing Phillip Schofield on This Morning

Piers Morgan says ‘it’s time to stop relentless persecution’ of Phillip Schofield

Friday 2 June 2023 15:01 , Roisin O'Connor

Piers Morgan questions ‘relentless persecution’ of Phillip Schofield

Kerry Katona brands This Morning ‘fake’ and ‘phoney’ as she recalls ‘belittling’ Phillip Schofield interview

Friday 2 June 2023 14:41 , Roisin O'Connor

Appearing on GB News on Wednesday (31 May) evening, former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona was asked about an infamous 2008 interview she had with Schofield on This Morning.

In the interview, Schofield tells Katona that her speech is “a bit slurred”, saying that he was “merely pointing out someone who is very different from a few years ago”.

Speaking to Dan Wootton, Katona said that she’d been taking medication for her bipolar disorder which was causing her to slur her words.

“The audacity [of] being condescending, belittling to people with real issues on the sofa who have real issues. Who are they to give him the right for an opinion and tell them what’s right or wrong?”

Admitting that she was shaking while speaking about the subject, she said: “People don’t understand what that interview did to me emotionally… When I did that interview, I was at rock bottom. Dan, you’d have thought I’d murdered somebody.”

Read more:

Kerry Katona brands This Morning ‘fake’ as she talks ‘belittling’ Schofield interview

Everything we know about Eamonn Holmes and Phillip Schofield’s ‘feud’

Friday 2 June 2023 14:21 , Roisin O'Connor

Holmes, who used to co-host the Friday episode of This Morning alongside his wife Ruth Langsford, has made several claims about his former colleague.

Below is a timeline of Schofield and Holmes’s working relationship, and their ongoing feud.

Everything we know about Eamonn Holmes and Phillip Schofield’s ‘feud’

Phillip Schofield says he has ‘lost everything’ in BBC interview

Friday 2 June 2023 14:01 , Roisin O'Connor

Everything we know about Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s ‘fall-out’

Friday 2 June 2023 13:41 , Roisin O'Connor

Everything we know about the Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby ‘fall-out’

Alison Hammond breaks down in tears discussing ‘painful’ Phillip Schofield allegations

Friday 2 June 2023 13:21 , Roisin O'Connor

Phillip Schofield shares text he sent Holly Willoughby after admitting to This Morning affair

Friday 2 June 2023 13:01 , Roisin O'Connor

In a new interview with the BBC’s Amol Rajan, Schofield said he text Willoughby about the scandal to apologise for lying to her about the affair..

“The last time we had a conversation was when I texted Holly and said, ‘Don’t reply’ – this was after the statement last week – ‘Don’t reply, you’re probably not allowed to, but I am deeply deeply sorry that I lied to you,’” he said.

Full story:

Phillip Schofield shares text he sent Holly Willoughby after admitting to affair

Alison Hammond breaks down while discussing ‘painful’ Phillip Schofield interview

Friday 2 June 2023 12:45 , Peony Hirwani

Alison Hammond broke down in tears while discussing Phillip Schofield’s recent interview on This Morning.

“I’m just finding it really painful,” she said. “Obviously, I loved Phillip Schofield and it’s weird because I still love Phillip Schofield.

“However, what he’s done is wrong. He’s admitted it, he’s said sorry. As a family, we’re all really struggling to process everything.”

The presenter, 48, continued: “I never know what to say, but I remember what my mum said. My mum always said, ‘Use your Bible as your sat-nav in life’, and in the Bible, it says, ‘He without sin cast the first stone.’”

Read more:

Alison Hammond breaks down while discussing Phillip Schofield on This Morning

Meet the key players in ITV’s This Morning scandal

Friday 2 June 2023 12:31 , Roisin O'Connor

Phillip Schofield’s resignation from ITV – and the scandal surrounding his departure – is continuing to cause chaos at the broadcaster.

Last week, the 61-year-old presenter resigned from hosting This Morning as he admitted to having an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague and lying about it.

The network’s bosses are now facing questions from MPs over the scandal, while ITV has ordered a review into Phillip Schofield’s departure from the show amid reports of a “toxic” environment behind the scenes.

As questions continue to be asked, we have taken a look at the key players at the broadcaster involved.

Meet the key players in ITV’s Phillip Schofield scandal on This Morning

Phillip Schofield’s hands were ‘shaking’ during ‘delicate’ interview, says BBC’s Amol Rajan

Friday 2 June 2023 12:22 , Roisin O'Connor

“[Applying journalistic scrutiny to Schofield] was made significantly more delicate by his clearly very highly charged emotional state,” BBC host Amol Rajan writes.

“As Tony Dolce, one of our two camera operators (along with Tony Jolliffe) observed afterwards, Schofield’s hands were shaking through much of the interview.”

More behind-the-scenes details here:

Phillip Schofield’s hands were ‘shaking’ during interview, says BBC’s Amol Rajan

Watch: Phillip Schofield claims he 'understands how Caroline Flack felt' after This Morning departure

Friday 2 June 2023 12:15 , Peony Hirwani

Alison Hammond breaks down while discussing ‘painful’ Phillip Schofield interview

Friday 2 June 2023 12:00 , Roisin O'Connor

Alison Hammond breaks down while discussing Phillip Schofield on This Morning

Piers Morgan says ‘it’s time to stop relentless persecution’ of Phillip Schofield

Friday 2 June 2023 11:50 , Roisin O'Connor

Piers Morgan has questioned the “relentless persecution” of Phillip Schofield after he admitted to having an affair with a younger colleague on This Morning.

Morgan previously defended Schofield before he admitted to the affair, after he announced he was stepping down from his role on This Morning.

In an op-ed for The Sun, he said he found the aftermath of Schofield’s exit “brutal to watch” and yet “entirely unsurprising”.

My colleague Jacob Stolworthy reports:

Piers Morgan questions ‘relentless persecution’ of Phillip Schofield

Phillip Schofield apologises to Holly Willoughby and former lover over affair

Friday 2 June 2023 11:45 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield has said he is sorry for lying to his “best friend” Holly Willoughby, but owes his “greatest apology” to his former lover and colleague.

In his first interview since leaving ITV and This Morning, Schofield said he was “utterly broken and ashamed” but that he had not “groomed” the man.

He also denied there had ever been a “feud” between him and his “TV sister” Willoughby.

“I’ve lost my best friend. I let her down,” he told The Sun.

“Holly did not know. And she was one of the first texts that I sent, to say, ‘I am so, so sorry that I lied to you’.”

Read more:

Phillip Schofield says daughters ‘saved his life’ during affair scandal - latest

Piers Morgan asks everyone to ‘stop this relentless persecution’ of Phillip Schofield

Friday 2 June 2023 11:35 , Peony Hirwani

Following Phillip Schofield’s first interview since the affair scandal, Piers Morgan has asked everyone to “stop this relentless persecution” of the former This Morning presenter.

“Unless Phillip Schofield’s ex-lover contradicts his version of events to @TheSun & BBC, then it’s time to stop this relentless persecution of a guy who’s lost everything and looks right on the edge to me,” Morgan wrote on Twitter.

“He doesn’t seem to have committed any crime, and he’s not a Govt minister.”

‘I will regret it forever’: Phillip Schofield addresses This Morning affair scandal in emotional BBC interview

Friday 2 June 2023 11:15 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield has denied “grooming” the ITV colleague with whom he had an affair while working together on This Morning, in his first sit-down interview to address the scandal.

In the interview with the BBC’s Amol Rajan, Schofield appeared distraught and exhausted as he reflected on the fallout from the revelations of the past two weeks, comparing the backlash to the one received by late Love Island presenter Caroline Flack, and asked: “How much are you supposed to take?”

He credited his daughters with “saving his life”, saying they been looking after him and claiming they were “scared to let me out of their sight”.

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Friday 2 June 2023 10:45 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield: Five biggest revelations from TV host’s sit-down interview about affair scandal

Friday 2 June 2023 10:15 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield has taken part in his first interviews in the wake of his This Morning affair scandal.

On Friday 26 May, it was revealed that Schofield had been dropped by his agent after the TV host admitted to lying about an “unwise but not illegal” consensual relationship he had with a younger male colleague on the daytime series while being married to his wife.

Schofield has since resigned from ITV, with the broadcaster’s bosses saying they were “badly let down” by the former This Morning host.

He has now sat down with the BBC to discuss details of the affair, and to address specific accusations related to the scandal.

Below are the five revelations from the Schofield interview.

5 biggest revelations from Phillip Schofield’s interview about affair scandal

Watch: Phillip Schofield reveals why he made affair public

Friday 2 June 2023 09:45 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield reveals he didn't tell Holly Willoughby about affair

Friday 2 June 2023 09:15 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield claims he ‘understands how Caroline Flack felt’ after This Morning departure

Friday 2 June 2023 08:45 , Roisin O'Connor

Phillip Schofield shares text he sent Holly Willoughby after admitting to This Morning affair

Friday 2 June 2023 08:30 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield has shared the text he sent Holly Willoughby after admitting to lying about an affair with a younger This Morning colleague.

The disgraced former host of the ITV daytime series reflected on his friendship with Willoughby after he quit following reports of a feud.

A week later, Schofield shared a statement in which he said he lied about an “unwise but not illegal” relationship with a colleague. He was subsequently dropped by his agent and also resigned from ITV, whose bosses said they were “badly let down” by the presenter.

In a new interview, Schofield said he text Willoughby about the scandal, but received no reply.

“The last time we had a conversation was when I texted Holly and said, ‘Don’t reply’ – this was after the statement last week – ‘Don’t reply, you’re probably not allowed to, but I am deeply deeply sorry that I lied to you,’” he said.

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Friday 2 June 2023 08:00 , Peony Hirwani

Kerry Katona brands This Morning ‘fake’ and ‘phoney’ as she recalls ‘belittling’ Phillip Schofield interview

Friday 2 June 2023 07:30 , Peony Hirwani

Kerry Katona has claimed that This Morning is “fake” and “all bulls***” as she discussed Phillip Schofield’s departure from the ITV daytime show.

Appearing on GB News on Wednesday (31 May) evening, former Atomic Kitten star Katona was asked about an infamous 2008 interview she had with Schofield on This Morning.

In the interview, Schofield tells Katona that her speech is “a bit slurred”, saying that he was “merely pointing out someone who is very different from a few years ago”.

Speaking to Dan Wootton, Katona said that she’d been taking medication for her bipolar disorder which was causing her to slur her words.

“The audacity [of] being condescending, belittling to people with real issues on the sofa who have real issues. Who are they to give him the right for an opinion and tell them what’s right or wrong?”

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Kerry Katona brands This Morning ‘fake’ as she talks ‘belittling’ Schofield interview

Phillip Schofield: Meet the key players in ITV’s This Morning scandal

Friday 2 June 2023 07:00 , Peony Hirwani

Meet the key players in ITV’s Phillip Schofield scandal on This Morning

Phillip Schofield says he has ‘lost everything’ following affair

Friday 2 June 2023 06:50 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield says he has “lost everything” and does not see a future for his career following his affair with a younger colleague.

In a new interview with BBC News, the former This Morning presenter said: “I have to talk about television in the past tense, which breaks my heart. I have lost everything.”

“What am I going to do with my days?” he added. “I see nothing ahead of me but blackness, and sadness, and regret, and remorse, and guilt. I did something very wrong, and then I lied about it consistently.”

Referring to his former colleague, the 61-year-old said: “He is an innocent party here. I was older, I should have known better. [The affair] was consensual, but it was my fault.”

Phillip Schofield: Key points from his interview after leaving This Morning

Friday 2 June 2023 06:30 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield has spoken about the affair he had with a younger male colleague for the first time since leaving ITV.

Here are the key points from his interview with The Sun:

Phillip Schofield: Key points from his interview after leaving This Morning

Phillip Schofield apologises to Holly Willoughby and former lover over affair

Friday 2 June 2023 06:00 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield has said he is sorry for lying to his “best friend” Holly Willoughby, but owes his “greatest apology” to his former lover and colleague.

In his first interview since leaving ITV and This Morning, Schofield said he was “utterly broken and ashamed” but that he had not “groomed” the man.

He also denied there had ever been a “feud” between him and his “TV sister” Willoughby.

“I’ve lost my best friend. I let her down,” he told The Sun.

“Holly did not know. And she was one of the first texts that I sent, to say, ‘I am so, so sorry that I lied to you’.”

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Phillip Schofield apologises to Holly Willoughby and former lover over affair

Phillip Schofield suggests homophobia is behind part of affair backlash

Friday 2 June 2023 05:30 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield has suggested that homophobia could be behind some of the backlash over his affair with a younger male colleague.

The presenter, 61, said age-gaps in reported heterosexual relationships of Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio were “accepted”.

Schofield resigned from ITV last week and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to the “unwise but not illegal” relationship.

In his first interview since leaving the broadcaster and This Morning, he told The Sun that attraction was “no different in the gay world as it is in the heterosexual world”.

He said that he and his former lover had met when the man was 15 and he was “maybe” in his mid-50s, but added that the affair began after he started working at ITV and had been “consensual”.

Lawyers representing both Schofield and the man have previously confirmed these accounts.

Schofield reiterated that he had not “groomed” the man.

“Attraction is attraction. It’s no different in the gay world as it is in the heterosexual world or in the lesbian world,” he told The Sun.

“There shouldn’t be a difference. This is where homophobia comes in.

“We did first meet when he was 15, I visited the drama school (he attended).”

He added: “So yeah, there’s a difference. It’s accepted by Leonardo DiCaprio, it’s not accepted if it’s in the gay world.”Titanic actor DiCaprio, 48, has reportedly had several relationships with women who are younger than him.

Phillip Schofield: Five biggest revelations from TV host’s sit-down interview about affair scandal

Friday 2 June 2023 15:56 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield has given his first interviews in the wake of his This Morning affair scandal.

On Friday 26 May, it was revealed that Schofield had been dropped by his agent after the TV host admitted to lying about an “unwise but not illegal” consensual relationship he had with a younger male colleague on the daytime series, while being married to his wife.

Schofield has since resigned from ITV, with the broadcaster’s bosses saying they were “badly let down” by the former This Morning host.

The 61-year-old sat down with the BBC’s Amol Rajan to discuss details of the affair, and to address specific accusations related to the scandal.

Below are the five biggest revelations from the Schofield interview.

 (PA Archive)
(PA Archive)

Phillip Schofield: Five biggest revelations from TV host’s sit-down interview about affair scandal

Former ‘This Morning’ host said his career is ‘done’, and that he thinks the ‘massive’ backlash is due to homophobia

ITV confirms it investigated Schofield in 2020

Friday 2 June 2023 05:00 , Inga Parkel

ITV has said it investigated “rumours of a relationship” between Phillip Schofield and a This Morning employee in 2020.

However, the channel said that both parties “repeatedly denied” the claims.

A spokesperson for ITV said on Saturday that the broadcaster was “not provided with, and did not find, any evidence of a relationship beyond hearsay and rumour” when it looked into the matter in 2020.

Voices: Lies, scandal and celebrity showdowns: Can This Morning ever recover?

Friday 2 June 2023 04:00 , Inga Parkel

“The real issue is bigger than the scandalous optics. It’s how the developments have made viewers feel,” writes Rhea Freeman.

Holly Willoughby should follow Phillip Schofield “out the door” of This Morning, Eamonn Holmes has said (PA) (PA Archive)
Holly Willoughby should follow Phillip Schofield “out the door” of This Morning, Eamonn Holmes has said (PA) (PA Archive)

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The real issue is bigger than the scandalous optics. It’s how the developments have made viewers feel

ITV denies rumours This Morning has been cancelled

Friday 2 June 2023 03:00 , Inga Parkel

Following the scandal surrounding Schofield, many had questioned whether This Morning would return to our screens this week at all.

ITV responded to these rumours earlier this week, insisting the show will continue.

 (PA)
(PA)

ITV addresses speculation over This Morning’s fate after Phillip Schofield resigns

Broadcaster is under scrutiny after former presenter admitted he lied about his relationship with ITV colleague

Peter Andre weighs in on Phillip Schofield scandal on GB News

Friday 2 June 2023 02:00 , Inga Parkel

Peter Andre has made his presenting debut on the GB News breakfast show.

The singer swapped his microphone for an autocue on Wednesday to present the top news stories of the day alongside co-host Ellie Costello.

50-year-old Andre weighed in on debates including the “scandal” surrounding former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield and his affair with a “much younger” ITV colleague.

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Peter Andre (Dominic Lipinski/PA) (PA Archive)
Peter Andre (Dominic Lipinski/PA) (PA Archive)

Peter Andre makes presenting debut on GB News

The Mysterious Girl singer weighed in on the day’s debates, including around Phillip Schofield

Phillip Schofield’s statement in full addressing ‘This Morning’ affair scandal

Friday 2 June 2023 01:00 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield admitted to “lying” about an affair with a This Morning employee in lengthy statement issued on Friday 26 May.

Less than one week after he quit This Morning, Schofield was dropped by his agents and announced he has formally cut ties with ITV after more than 20 years.

Read the TV star’s statement in full below:

Phillip Schofield (Ian West/PA) (PA Archive)
Phillip Schofield (Ian West/PA) (PA Archive)

Read Phillip Schofield’s full statement addressing ‘This Morning’ scandal

‘I am painfully conscious that I have lied to my employers at ITV,’ he said

Kerry Katona hits out at ‘fake’ and ‘phoney’ This Morning

Friday 2 June 2023 00:00 , Inga Parkel

Kerry Katona has joined Jodie Marsh in criticising Schofield over his treatment of her in her own This Morning interview.

In the infamous 2008 interview, Schofield pointed out that Katona was slurring her words. The former Atomic Kitten singer said this was due to her bipolar disorder medication.

Read her comments below...

 (GB News/ITV)
(GB News/ITV)

Kerry Katona brands This Morning ‘fake’ as she talks ‘belittling’ Schofield interview

‘Who are they to give him the right for an opinion and to tell them what’s right or wrong?’ TV personality said

Read ITV’s letter on Phillip Schofield review in full

Thursday 1 June 2023 23:00 , Inga Parkel

 (PA Wire)
(PA Wire)

Read ITV’s letter on Phillip Schofield review in full: ‘We feel badly let down’

Dame Carolyn McCall has written to the Culture Secretary and Ofcom about the presenter’s departure from This Morning

Phillip Schofield denies grooming young colleague in first interview since affair scandal

Thursday 1 June 2023 22:41 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield has denied accusations that he groomed a younger male colleague with whom he recently admitted to having an affair.

In the ex-TV presenter’s first sit-down interview since resigning from ITV last week, he apologised and assumed full responsibility for his actions.

“I absolutely know – there is no question – I did a bad thing; unprofessional; first time. I know, I know I did that. And there’s no excuse, I won’t put forward an excuse,” Schofield told The Sun.

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Phillip Schofield (The Sun)
Phillip Schofield (The Sun)

Phillip Schofield denies grooming young colleague in first interview since affair scandal

Former ‘This Morning’ presenter said he ‘absolutely knows’ he ‘did a bad thing’

Holly Willoughby responds to Phillip Schofield’s This Morning affair scandal in brief statement

Thursday 1 June 2023 22:00 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield’s This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby has issued a brief statement about Schofield’s affair scandal.

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(PA Wire)

Holly Willoughby breaks silence over Phillip Schofield scandal

‘It’s taken time to process yesterday’s news,’ Willoughby wrote

Everything we know about Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s ‘fall-out’

Thursday 1 June 2023 21:00 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield’s resignation from co-hosting This Morning came amid a rumoured “feud” between he and co-host Holly Willoughby.

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 (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
(Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

Everything we know about Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s ‘fall-out’

A timeline of the duo’s ups and downs as Schofield leaves ITV with ‘immediate effect’

Phillip Schofield lashes out at ‘people with grudges’ in first Instagram post since affair scandal

Thursday 1 June 2023 20:00 , Inga Parkel

Phillip Schofield has issued a blunt statement in response to critics after he quit This Morning.

He wrote: “Now I no longer work on @thismorning I am free to say this. I hope you have noticed that it’s the same handful of people with a grudge against me or the show who seem to have the loudest voice.

This Morning IS the best show to work on, with the best people. In all the years I worked there there was no toxicity. You can listen to those persistently loud voices if you like.

“But the thousands of guests over the years, thousands of staff and crew, hundreds of presenters and contributors all know, it IS a family of wonderful, talented, kind, hard working people.”

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 (Phillip Schofield/Instagram)
(Phillip Schofield/Instagram)

Phillip Schofield lashes out at ‘people with grudges’ in new Instagram post

‘It’s the same handful of people with a grudge against me or the show who seem to have the loudest voice,’ said ex-This Morning presenter

WATCH: A timeline of the Phillip Schofield controversy

Thursday 1 June 2023 19:00 , Inga Parkel

MPs to question ITV over Phillip Schofield affair controversy

Thursday 1 June 2023 17:00 , Inga Parkel

ITV is set to be questioned by MPs about the controversy surrounding Phillip Schofield.

It’s been reported by iNews that the channel’s bosses, including chief executive Carolyn McCall, are expected to sit before the Commons Culture, Media and Sports Committee on Tuesday 5 June.

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(PA Archive)

Phillip Schofield: MPs to question ITV over affair controversy

Bosses are set to face tough questions after denying having any knowledge of secret relationship

ITV chief to face MP questions about Schofield controversy

Thursday 1 June 2023 16:25 , Maanya Sachdeva

ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall will face questions from MPs about the scandal surrounding This Morning after Philip Schofield’s controversial exit from the programme.

McCall is scheduled to appear before a session of the the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 14 June to give evidence about how much ITV bosses knew about Schofield’s affair with a younger colleague.

ITV orders review into Phillip Schofield’s departure from This Morning

Thursday 1 June 2023 16:00 , Inga Parkel

ITV has ordered an external legal review into Phillip Schofield’s acrimonious departure from This Morning, saying: “We feel badly let down.”

Chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall said a barrister will carry out a review of the facts after the 61-year-old resigned and was dropped by his talent agency, admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague.

In a letter to culture secretary Lucy Frazer, she also referred to wider stories about This Morning, including allegations of a “toxic culture” by former presenter Dr Ranj Singh.

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 (PA Wire)
(PA Wire)

ITV orders review into Phillip Schofield’s departure from This Morning

Barrister will carry out review of facts around ‘This Morning’ star’s departure from programme

Who are the key players in the This Morning Phillip Schofield drama?

Thursday 1 June 2023 15:00 , Inga Parkel

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.

 (PA Media)
(PA Media)

Who are the key players in the This Morning Phillip Schofield drama?

Dame Carolyn McCall has written to the Culture Secretary and Ofcom about the presenter’s departure from This Morning.

ITV announces Schofield’s replacement for the British Soap Awards

Thursday 1 June 2023 10:46 , Isobel Lewis

ITV has announced that Jane McDonald will now host the British Soap Awards, following Phillip Schofield’s departure from the network.

When Schofield initially announced he was standing down from This Morning amid his reported feud with Holly Willoughby, the presenter clarified he would be back on 6 June to host the annual celebration of soap operas.

However, one week later, Schofield, 61, left ITV completely as he admitted to having an affair with a young male colleague on the daytime programme.

On Thursday (1 June), it was announced that singer McDonald will now host the British Soap Awards. They will air on ITV on Tuesday at 8pm.

McDonald, 60, said: “Oh my god… everyone knows how much I LOVE my soaps, this year I’ve been honoured to be mentioned in Corrie, EastEnders and Emmerdale, so this is just a dream come true.

“I can’t wait to see all our wonderful soap nominees and celebrate all their hard work with them - roll on the awards, I can’t wait!”

Everything we know about Eamonn Holmes and Phillip Schofield’s ‘feud’

Thursday 1 June 2023 10:30 , Isobel Lewis

With Eamonn Holmes being one of the most prominent figures to speak out against his former This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield, Jacob Stolworthy has looked back at the history of the reported feud between the presenters.

Everything we know about Eamonn Holmes and Phillip Schofield’s ‘feud’

ITV denies rumours This Morning has been cancelled

Thursday 1 June 2023 10:00 , Isobel Lewis

Following the scandal surrounding Schofield, many had questioned whether This Morning would return to our screens this week at all.

ITV responded to these rumours earlier this week, insisting the show will continue.

ITV addresses speculation over This Morning’s fate after Phillip Schofield resigns

Kerry Katona hits out at ‘fake’ and ‘phoney’ This Morning

Thursday 1 June 2023 09:30 , Isobel Lewis

Kerry Katona has joined Jodie Marsh in criticising Schofield over his treatment of her in her own This Morning interview.

In the infamous 2008 interview, Schofield pointed out that Katona was slurring her words. The former Atomic Kitten singer said this was due to her bipolar disorder medication.

Read her comments below...

Kerry Katona brands This Morning ‘fake’ as she talks ‘belittling’ Schofield interview

Jodie Marsh takes swipe at Phillip Schofield years after heated This Morning clash

Thursday 1 June 2023 09:00 , Isobel Lewis

Schofield has also faced criticism from Jodie Marsh, who took aim at the presenter over his line of questioning during her 2016 appearance on This Morning.

In the interview, Schofield claimed that Marsh was a “sex addict”, leading her to accuse him of being “obsessed with talking about sex and my exes”.

You can read her response to his departure from This Morning below...

Jodie Marsh takes swipe at Phillip Schofield years after heated This Morning clash

ITV orders legal review into Phillip Schofield’s departure from This Morning

Thursday 1 June 2023 08:30 , Isobel Lewis

ITV has ordered an external legal review into Phillip Schofield’s acrimonious departure from This Morning.

The broadcaster’s chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall said a barrister will carry out a review of the facts after Schofield, 61, resigned as he admitted to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague.

Lucy Skoulding reports:

ITV orders review into Phillip Schofield’s departure from This Morning

Phillip Schofield’s statement in full addressing ‘This Morning’ affair scandal

Thursday 1 June 2023 08:00 , Peony Hirwani

Phillip Schofield admitted to “lying” about an affair with a This Morning employee in lengthy statement issued on Friday 26 May.

Less than one week after he quit This Morning, Schofield was dropped by his agents and announced he has formally cut ties with ITV after more than 20 years.

Read the TV star’s statement in full below:

Read Phillip Schofield’s full statement addressing ‘This Morning’ scandal

Voices: Lies, scandal and celebrity showdowns: Can This Morning ever recover?

Thursday 1 June 2023 07:30 , Peony Hirwani

“The real issue is bigger than the scandalous optics. It’s how the developments have made viewers feel,” writes Rhea Freeman.

Opinion: I’m a brand expert – this is what will happen to This Morning

Watch Phillip Schofield's final sign off from This Morning

Thursday 1 June 2023 07:00 , Peony Hirwani

Peter Andre weighs in on Phillip Schofield scandal on GB News

Thursday 1 June 2023 06:30 , Peony Hirwani

Peter Andre has made his presenting debut on the GB News breakfast show.

The singer swapped his microphone for an autocue on Wednesday to present the top news stories of the day alongside co-host Ellie Costello.

50-year-old Andre weighed in on debates including the “scandal” surrounding former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield and his affair with a “much younger” ITV colleague.

Read more:

Peter Andre makes presenting debut on GB News

Who are the key players in the This Morning Phillip Schofield drama?

Thursday 1 June 2023 06:00 , Peony Hirwani

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.

Who are the key players in the This Morning Phillip Schofield drama?

Read ITV’s letter on Phillip Schofield review in full

Thursday 1 June 2023 05:30 , Peony Hirwani

Read ITV’s letter on Phillip Schofield review in full: ‘We feel badly let down’

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