Yahoo Sports Phillip Schofield news – latest: TV star dropped by agent after ‘lying’ about affair with This Morning employee
Phillip Schofield has been dropped by his agent after the TV host admitted to lying about an affair with a This Morning employee.
The news comes a week after he quit the series with immediate effect amid reports of a “feud” with his co-star, Holly Willoughby.
His sudden departure sparked speculation from both viewers and public figures including former This Morning host Eamonn Holmes, and former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan.
On Friday (26 May), Schofield said: “It is with the most profound regret that after 35 years of being faultlessly managed by YMU I have agreed to step down from their representation with immediate effect.”
He then released a statement to the Daily Mail, explaining that he had an “unwise” but “consensual on-off relationship with someone working on This Morning” while he was married.
“In an effort to protect my ex-colleague I haven’t been truthful about the relationship,” Schofield continued, saying he had come forward with his story as his “recent, unrelated, departure from This Morning fuelled speculation and raised questions which have been impacting him”
Schofield, who revealed he has officially cut ties with ITV altogether, added: “For his sake it is important for me to be honest now.”
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19:10 , Jacob Stolworthy
Phillip Schofield has stepped down from ITV after admitting lying about an affair with a colleague on This Morning.
The presenter has also been dropped by his agency, less than a week after he dramatically quit the show he presented alongside Holly Willoughby amid rumours of a feud between the two.
In a statement to the Daily Mail, Schofield said: “I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning.
“In an effort to protect my ex-colleague I haven’t been truthful about the relationship.”
Full story here
Phillip Schofield quits ITV after presenter admits lying over affair
Phillip Schofield is dropped by his agents
19:45 , Jacob Stolworthy
Phillip Schofield’s agency confirmed it has “parted company” with the presenter.
Mary Bekhait, the group chief executive of YMU Group, said: “Honesty and integrity are core values for YMU’s whole business, defining everything we do.
“Talent management is a relationship based entirely on trust.
“This week, we have learned important new information about our client Phillip Schofield.
“These facts contradicted what Phillip had previously told YMU, as well as the external advisers we had brought in to support him.
“As a result, on Thursday we agreed to part company with Phillip, with immediate effect.”
Is there anything more British than Holly and Phil’s frosty fallout?
18:08 , Jacob Stolworthy
We say to colleagues that we’ll miss them, says the Very British Problems author Rob Temple, but what we really mean is, “thank God they’re gone and I’ve now got their parking space”.
Opinion: Is there anything more British than Holly and Phil’s frosty fallout?
ITV denies Eamonn Holmes’ claim about Phillip Schofield’s This Morning exit
12:00 , Jacob Stolworthy
While speaking on GB News, former This Morning host Eamonn Holmes said: “Oh please, just stop this. [Schofield] was sacked. All this nonsense of ‘I’ve decided to step down’. I’m sure you did – ‘here’s your P45 now step down’.”
However, in a statement to The Independent, an ITV spokesperson said: “Phillip Schofield’s decision to step down from This Morning was (as his statement made clear) a decision agreed between Phillip and ITV.”
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ITV denies Eamonn Holmes’ claim about Phillip Schofield’s This Morning exit
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Piers Morgan decries daytime TV ‘weasels’ and ‘two-faced wastrels’ for Phillip Schofield exit
Days after Phillip Schofield’s exit from This Morning, Piers Morgan reacted to Schofield’s “brutal” dethroning in a scathing column for The Sun.
Read what he said here:
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Phillip Schofield’s family remain silent after shock ITV departure
Phillip Schofield’s family has so far remained silent after his sudden departure from This Morning.
The presenter’s two daughters Molly and Ruby Schofield, and his estranged wife Stephanie Lowe have not yet publically addressed the 61-year-old’s shock departure from the show.
09:20 , Jacob Stolworthy
From Piers Morgan to Eamonn Holmes: The celebrities who weighed in on Phillip Schofield’s This Morning exit.
The celebrities who have weighed in on Phillip Schofield’s This Morning exit
Voices: Is there anything more British than Holly and Phil’s frosty fallout?
Thursday 25 May 2023 08:00 , Peony Hirwani
We say to colleagues that we’ll miss them, says the Very British Problems author Rob Temple, but what we really mean is, “thank God they’re gone and I’ve now got their parking space”.
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Thursday 25 May 2023 07:00 , Peony Hirwani
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Phillip Schofield ‘utterly heartbroken’ he could not say This Morning goodbye, says Piers Morgan
Thursday 25 May 2023 06:00 , Peony Hirwani
Piers Morgan said Phillip Schofield is “utterly heartbroken” over his This Morning exit as he was not given the opportunity to say a “proper goodbye” to the audience after two decades on the show.
Writing in his op-ed for The Sun, Morgan said: “I don’t know the full story behind Phillip Schofield’s downfall, but where I feel personal empathy with him is over the manner of his sacking.
“For ITV to not even give him the chance to say a proper goodbye to his large, loyal audience after 21 years struck me as needlessly churlish, and I know he’s utterly heartbroken about it, because he told me himself.”
Watch: Kim Woodburn criticises Holly Willoughby over Phillip Schofield feud
Thursday 25 May 2023 05:00 , Inga Parkel
Voices: Is there anything more British than Holly and Phil’s frosty fallout?
Thursday 25 May 2023 04:00 , Inga Parkel
We say to colleagues that we’ll miss them, says the Very British Problems author Rob Temple, but what we really mean is, “thank God they’re gone and I’ve now got their parking space”.
Opinion: Is there anything more British than Holly and Phil’s frosty fallout?
Why have Holly and Phil fallen out?
Phillip Schofield ‘will end up making railway documentaries’, ITV sources say
Thursday 25 May 2023 03:00 , Inga Parkel
Phillip Schofield’s future at ITV after he hosts the Soap Awards next month is uncertain, inside sources have claimed. So now what?
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Thursday 25 May 2023 02:00 , Inga Parkel
Irish chef Clodagh McKenna on Phillip Schofield exit
Thursday 25 May 2023 01:00 , Inga Parkel
Clodagh McKenna has expressed her views about Phillip Schofield’s exit from The Morning.
“21 years of brightening up our mornings…. And I’ve been so lucky to be part of three of them. I’ll miss the morning hug, the twinkle in your eye that makes me giggle and your empathy,” she wrote on Instagram.
“You will be missed.”
Piers Morgan reacts to Phillip Schofield’s exit in scathing column
Thursday 25 May 2023 00:00 , Inga Parkel
Days after Phillip Schofield’s unceremonious departure from ITV’s This Morning, Piers Morgan responded to the news in a scathing column.
The former Good Morning Britain presenter blamed Schofield’s exit on daytime TV “weasels” and “two-faced wastrels”.
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Eamonn Holmes issues brutal criticism of Holly Willoughby after Phillip Schofield leaves This Morning
Wednesday 24 May 2023 23:00 , Inga Parkel
Eamonn Holmes has shared a startling claim about Phillip Schofield‘s decision to quit This Morning.
On Saturday (20 May), Schofield announced he was “stepping down” from the ITV daytime show a week after it was reported he had fallen out with Willoughby, his co-host.
However, Holmes, who previously called the pair “actors”, has questioned Schofield’s wording. In the statement, he said: “ITV has decided the current situation can’t go on, and I want to do what I can to protect the show that I love.”
Holmes believes the presenter “was sacked”.
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Eamonn Holmes issues brutal criticism of Holly Willoughby
Eamonn Holmes on Holly Willoughby
Everything we know about Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield ‘fall-out’
Wednesday 24 May 2023 22:00 , Inga Parkel
After a week of rumours of a rift between This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, it has been announced that Schofield will leave the show “with immediate effect”.
Below is a timeline of Schofield and Willoughby’s working relationship, and the ups and downs they have both endured along the way.
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Nadia Sawalha explains why she ‘hasn’t said anything’ about Phillip Schofield exit
Wednesday 24 May 2023 19:30 , Inga Parkel
Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha has become the latest ITV star to discuss Phillip Schofield’s departure from This Morning.
Speaking on her podcast Coffee Moaning, the daytime TV star explained why many ITV stars hadn’t discussed the topic publicly.
“This story with Phillip and Holly is just huge, it’s just everywhere. There’s so much speculation and so much chat,” she said.
“I think everybody at ITV, like my colleagues... there is the constant question of why haven’t we said anything? Why are we not saying anything?”
She continued: “It is difficult, because I do have a rule..., and I think it’s a good one, that I don’t bad-mouth people that are colleagues. I think that’s what makes you a decent person or not.
“There are people who don’t stick to that rule and I believe that a certain person who is in the news at the moment didn’t stick to that so much with me a long while ago. I’m just going to leave that there.”
Piers Morgan says Phillip Schofield is ‘heartbroken’ after leaving This Morning
Wednesday 24 May 2023 18:30 , Inga Parkel
In a scathing column written for The Sun, Morgan reacted to the news of Phillip Schofield’s departure from This Morning.
“For ITV to not even give him the chance to say a proper goodbye to his large, loyal audience after 21 years struck me as needlessly churlish, and I know he’s utterly heartbroken about it because he told me himself,” Morgan wrote.
Read more of what he said here:
Piers Morgan says Phillip Schofield is ‘heartbroken’ after leaving This Morning
Morgan expressed empathy for former This Morning presenter in scathing column
How did Phillip Schofield announce his departure?
Wednesday 24 May 2023 17:30 , Inga Parkel
In a statement, Phillip Schofield announced his exit from This Morning.
“Throughout my career in TV – including the very difficult last few days – I have always done my best to be honourable and kind. So I have agreed to step down from This Morning with immediate effect, in the hope that the show can move forward to a bright future,” he said.
From Piers Morgan to Eamonn Holmes: The celebrities who weighed in on Phillip Schofield’s This Morning exit
Wednesday 24 May 2023 16:30 , Inga Parkel
The celebrities who have weighed in on Phillip Schofield’s This Morning exit
Presenter left the ITV show last week
Watch: Kim Woodburn criticises Holly Willoughby over Phillip Schofield feud
Wednesday 24 May 2023 15:30 , Peony Hirwani
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Wednesday 24 May 2023 15:00 , Peony Hirwani
This Morning hosts’ ITV salaries revealed as Phillip Schofield quits
Wednesday 24 May 2023 14:30 , Peony Hirwani
This Morning hosts’ ITV salaries revealed as Phillip Schofield quits
Voices: Is there anything more British than Holly and Phil’s frosty fallout?
Wednesday 24 May 2023 13:30 , Peony Hirwani
We say to colleagues that we’ll miss them, says the Very British Problems author Rob Temple, but what we really mean is, “thank God they’re gone and I’ve now got their parking space”.
Opinion: Is there anything more British than Holly and Phil’s frosty fallout?
Nadia Sawalha explains why she ‘hasn’t said anything’ about Phillip Schofield exit
Wednesday 24 May 2023 13:00 , Peony Hirwani
Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha has become the latest ITV star to discuss Phillip Schofield’s departure from This Morning.
Speaking on her podcast Coffee Moaning, the daytime TV star explained why many ITV stars hadn’t discussed the topic publicly.
“This story with Phillip and Holly is just huge, it’s just everywhere. There’s so much speculation and so much chat,” she said.
“I think everybody at ITV, like my colleagues... there is the constant question of why haven’t we said anything? Why are we not saying anything?”
She continued: “It is difficult, because I do have a rule..., and I think it’s a good one, that I don’t bad-mouth people that are colleagues. I think that’s what makes you a decent person or not.
“There are people who don’t stick to that rule and I believe that a certain person who is in the news at the moment didn’t stick to that so much with me a long while ago. I’m just going to leave that there.”
Rochelle Humes pays tribute to Phillip Schofield after his ‘This Morning’ exit
Wednesday 24 May 2023 12:30 , Peony Hirwani
Rochelle Humes has paid tribute to Phillip Schofield following his departure from ITV’s This Morning.
“I’ve proudly been a part of the This Morning family for almost 10 years and over the last few, it has been an absolutely pleasure learning so much from you,” Humes wrote in an Instagram post on Monday (22 May).
“Thanks for all the lessons – you’re a fountain of love knowledge and laughter,” she added.
Everything we know about Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield ‘fall-out’
Wednesday 24 May 2023 12:00 , Peony Hirwani
After a week of rumours of a rift between This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, it has been announced that Schofield will leave the show “with immediate effect”.
Below is a timeline of Schofield and Willoughby’s working relationship, and the ups and downs they have both endured along the way.
Everything we know about the Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby ‘fall-out’
Watch: Phillip Schofield’s final sign off from This Morning
Wednesday 24 May 2023 11:30 , Peony Hirwani
Eamonn Holmes issues brutal criticism of Holly Willoughby after Phillip Schofield leaves This Morning
Wednesday 24 May 2023 11:00 , Peony Hirwani
Eamonn Holmes has shared a startling claim about Phillip Schofield‘s decision to quit This Morning.
On Saturday (20 May), Schofield announced he was “stepping down” from the ITV daytime show a week after it was reported he had fallen out with Willoughby, his co-host.
However, Holmes, who previously called the pair “actors”, has questioned Schofield’s wording. In the statement, he said: “ITV has decided the current situation can’t go on, and I want to do what I can to protect the show that I love.”
Holmes believes the presenter “was sacked”.
Read more:
Eamonn Holmes issues brutal criticism of Holly Willoughby
ITV hits back at speculation Schofield was ‘sacked'
Wednesday 24 May 2023 10:05 , Roisin O'Connor
ITV issued a response this week to speculation that Phillip Schofield was “sacked” from his role as co-host on its popular daytime show This Morning.
Following claims by former This Morning host Eamonn Holmes, who now fronts a show for GB News, the broadcaster insisted that Schofield’s departure was a mutual agreement between him and ITV.
“Phillip Schofield’s decision to step down from This Morning was (as his statement made clear) a decision agreed between Phillip and ITV,” a spokesperson told The Independent.
The 61-year-old left following intense scrutiny over his relationship with co-host Holly Willoughby, amid rumours the pair had fallen out.
Everything we know about the Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby ‘fall-out’
From Piers Morgan to Eamonn Holmes: The celebrities who weighed in on Phillip Schofield’s This Morning exit
Wednesday 24 May 2023 10:00 , Peony Hirwani
The celebrities who have weighed in on Phillip Schofield’s This Morning exit
Irish chef Clodagh McKenna on Phillip Schofield exit
Wednesday 24 May 2023 09:15 , Peony Hirwani
Clodagh McKenna has expressed her views about Phillip Schofield’s exit from The Morning.
“21 years of brightening up our mornings…. And I’ve been so lucky to be part of three of them. I’ll miss the morning hug, the twinkle in your eye that makes me giggle and your empathy,” she wrote on Instagram.
“You will be missed.”
Everything we know about Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield ‘fall-out’
Wednesday 24 May 2023 08:30 , Peony Hirwani
After a week of rumours of a rift between This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, it has been announced that Schofield will leave the show “with immediate effect”.
Below is a timeline of Schofield and Willoughby’s working relationship, and the ups and downs they have both endured along the way.
Everything we know about the Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby ‘fall-out’
Watch: Phillip Schofield's first appearance on This Morning in 1988
Wednesday 24 May 2023 07:45 , Peony Hirwani
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby: TV hosts’ ITV salaries as Phil quits This Morning
Wednesday 24 May 2023 07:00 , Peony Hirwani
This Morning hosts’ ITV salaries revealed as Phillip Schofield quits
Phillip Schofield ‘will end up making railway documentaries’, ITV sources say
Wednesday 24 May 2023 06:15 , Peony Hirwani
Phillip Schofield’s future at ITV after he hosts the Soap Awards next month is uncertain, inside sources have claimed.
Read more:
Phillip Schofield ‘will end up making railway documentaries,’ ITV sources say
How did Phillip Schofield announce his departure?
Wednesday 24 May 2023 05:30 , Inga Parkel
In a statement, Phillip Schofield announced his exit from This Morning.
“Throughout my career in TV – including the very difficult last few days – I have always done my best to be honourable and kind. So I have agreed to step down from This Morning with immediate effect, in the hope that the show can move forward to a bright future,” he said.
Phillip Schofield’s family remain silent after shock ITV departure
Wednesday 24 May 2023 04:30 , Inga Parkel
Phillip Schofield’s family has so far remained silent after his sudden departure from This Morning.
The presenter’s two daughters Molly and Ruby Schofield, and his estranged wife Stephanie Lowe have not yet publically addressed the 61-year-old’s shock departure from the show.
Read more:
Family of Phillip Schofield remain silent after shock ITV departure
Schofield announced he was leaving the ITV talk show on Saturday ‘with immediate effect’
Piers Morgan decries daytime TV ‘weasels’ and ‘two-faced wastrels’ for Phillip Schofield exit
Wednesday 24 May 2023 04:02 , Peony Hirwani
Days after Phillip Schofield’s exit from This Morning, Piers Morgan reacted to Schofield’s “brutal” dethroning in a scathing column for The Sun.
Read what he said here:
Piers Morgan decries daytime TV ‘weasels’ over Phillip Schofield exit
Rochelle Humes pays tribute to Phillip Schofield after his ‘This Morning' exit
Wednesday 24 May 2023 03:30 , Inga Parkel
Rochelle Humes has paid tribute to Phillip Schofield following his departure from ITV’s This Morning.
“I’ve proudly been a part of the This Morning family for almost 10 years and over the last few, it has been an absolutely pleasure learning so much from you,” Humes wrote in an Instagram post on Monday (22 May).
“Thanks for all the lessons – you’re a fountain of love knowledge and laughter,” she added.
How much was Phillip Schofield paid for This Morning?
Wednesday 24 May 2023 02:30 , Inga Parkel
With Phillip Schofield’s recent exit from This Morning, many might wonder how this will impact him financially.
Jacob Stolworthy has uncovered the rather large deficit his bank account will now see.
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How much the pair reportedly got paid
Eamonn Holmes issues brutal criticism of Holly Willoughby
Wednesday 24 May 2023 01:30 , Inga Parkel
After previously criticising Phillip Schofield, Eamonn Holmes has now taken aim at This Morning’s remaining host Holly Willoughby.
Holmes criticised Willoughby over her claim she was “sad” Schofield was departing the show, saying: “Well, she wanted him not there, so what is she moaning about? Holly is being as false as he is and nobody is talking about the elephant in the room.”
Jacob Stolworthy reports:
Eamonn Holmes issues brutal criticism of Holly Willoughby
Eamonn Holmes on Holly Willoughby
ITV denies Eamonn Holmes’ claim about Phillip Schofield’s This Morning exit
Wednesday 24 May 2023 00:30 , Inga Parkel
While speaking on GB News, former This Morning host Eamonn Holmes said: “Oh please, just stop this. [Schofield] was sacked. All this nonsense of ‘I’ve decided to step down’. I’m sure you did – ‘here’s your P45 now step down’.”
However, in a statement to The Independent, an ITV spokesperson said: “Phillip Schofield’s decision to step down from This Morning was (as his statement made clear) a decision agreed between Phillip and ITV.”
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ITV denies Eamonn Holmes’ claim about Phillip Schofield’s This Morning exit
Channel reiterated Schofield’s earlier statement following startling allegation
Dermot O’Leary will skip Wednesday’s show
Tuesday 23 May 2023 23:30 , Inga Parkel
Dermot O’Leary, who’s been temporarily filling in with Alison Hammond to co-host This Morning, will be absent on Wednesday (24 May) to celebrate his 50th birthday.
As such, Craig Doyle will stand in for O’Leary that day, according to The Daily Mail.
Piers Morgan decries daytime TV ‘weasels’ and ‘two-faced wastrels’ for Phillip Schofield exit
Tuesday 23 May 2023 23:03 , Inga Parkel
Days after Phillip Schofield’s exit from This Morning, Piers Morgan reacted to Schofield’s “brutal” dethroning in a scathing column for The Sun.
Read what he said here:
Piers Morgan decries daytime TV ‘weasels’ and ‘two-faced wastrels’ for Phillip Schofield exit
Morgan expressed empathy for former This Morning presenter in scathing column
Watch: Phillip Schofield’s final sign off from This Morning
Tuesday 23 May 2023 22:30 , Inga Parkel
Nadia Sawalha explains why she ‘hasn’t said anything’ about Phillip Schofield exit
Tuesday 23 May 2023 21:30 , Inga Parkel
Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha has become the latest ITV star to discuss Phillip Schofield’s departure from This Morning.
Speaking on her podcast Coffee Moaning, the daytime TV star explained why many ITV stars hadn’t discussed the topic publicly.
“This story with Phillip and Holly is just huge, it’s just everywhere. There’s so much speculation and so much chat,” she said.
“I think everybody at ITV, like my colleagues... there is the constant question of why haven’t we said anything? Why are we not saying anything?”
She continued: “It is difficult, because I do have a rule..., and I think it’s a good one, that I don’t bad-mouth people that are colleagues. I think that’s what makes you a decent person or not.
“There are people who don’t stick to that rule and I believe that a certain person who is in the news at the moment didn’t stick to that so much with me a long while ago. I’m just going to leave that there.”
How did Holly Willoughby respond to Phillip Schofield’s exit
Tuesday 23 May 2023 20:30 , Inga Parkel
Following ITV’s announcement that Phillip Schofield would be leaving This Morning with “immediate effect”, Holly Willoughby took to Instagram to thank her outgoing co-host for “13 great years presenting”.
“The sofa won’t feel the same without him,” she wrote.
