The former This Morning host left the show last week following reports of a rift with co-star Holly Willoughby
Phillip Schofield continues to make headlines after stepping down from his ITV hosting duties - including This Morning - and confirming he had an affair with a younger colleague. Prior to leaving the show on May 20, following 20 years of presenting it, the 61-year-old faced a string of controversies.
Shortly after admitting the affair, he was dropped by his talent agency YMU and on Tuesday, he had been stripped of his Prince’s Trust. ambassador role. So what happens next for Schofield and This Morning?READ MORE: Phillip Schofield AND Holly Willoughby are removed from This Morning's social media Taking to Twitter he posted that two years ago he voiced concerns about “bullying and discrimination” when he worked on the programme. He added that afterwards he felt like he was “managed out” for whistleblowing.
What has ITV said? After news emerged of Schofield's This Morning resignation, ITV’s managing director of media and entertainment, Kevin Lygo, described the 61-year-old as “hands down one of the best broadcasters of his generation”. He went on to thank him for “terrific” TV and “looked forward” to working with him again.
On Monday, Mr Lygo made an appearance on GB News, where he was asked if there had been a cover-up of Schofield’s affair with a young male colleague. However he said: “We really have no more to say.” "He has crossed the line of morality but hasn’t broken the law. That’s not to defend the way he’s behaved… and there are plenty of people get rehabilitated.
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