Former This Morning Phillip Schofield confessed to the affair after his departure from the ITV show
He continued: "I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at. Contrary to speculation, whilst I met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help him to get into television, it was only after he started to work on the show that it became more than just a friendship. That relationship was unwise, but not illegal. It is now over.
"When I chose to come out I did so entirely for my own wellbeing. Nobody 'forced' me out. Neither I nor anyone else, to my knowledge, has ever issued an injunction, super or otherwise, about my relationship with this colleague, he was never moved on or sacked by or because of me."ITV said it was "deeply disappointed by the admissions of deceit" made by Phillip and confirmed it had cut all ties with the host.
The network said it had investigated rumours of a relationship between the presented and a younger employee in 2020 - but both "repeatedly denied" it.Phillip's confession about the affair came after reports of a fall out with co-host Holly Phillip, who rose to prominence as a children's BBC presenter in the 1980s, was also dropped by his talent agency YMU., 42, responded to Phillip's statement on social media, writing: "It's taken time to process yesterday's news. When reports of this relationship first surfaced, I asked Phil directly if this was true and was told it was not. It's been very hurtful to find out that was a lie. Holly.
Holly, who usually temporarily departs the show during school holidays, is expected to return to This Morning sofa after the half-term break on Monday 5 June.Other topics
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