Phillip Schofield – latest: Caroline Flack’s mother condemns ITV for treatment of ex-This Morning host
Phillip Schofield has received advice from Caroline Flack’s mother 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”.
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.
This Morning presenter Alison Hammond broke down during the latest episode of the daytime show, as she discussed Schofield’s interview with her colleague Dermot O’Leary.
Meanwhile, former Good Morning Britain co-host Piers Morgan tweeted that it is time to stop the “relentless persecution” of Schofield.
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‘Baffled’ Jeremy Clarkson hits out at Phillip Schofield ‘witch hunt’
05:00 , Peony Hirwani
Columnist and TV host Jeremy Clarkson has said that he finds the criticism of Phillip Schofield over his secret affair with a younger male colleague “weird” and has “never seen a witch hunt like it”.
Clarkson said he does not know Schofield and has “no skin in the fight”, but wrote about the outrage that has followed Schofield’s saga.
“He maintains that his lover was over the age of consent when their relationship became physical, but that hasn’t silenced the howls of disgust,” Clarkson wrote in his Sunday Times column.
“And I find that weird. We casually roll our eyes when we hear that Leonardo DiCaprio’s new girlfriend is three and we even nod appreciatively when we learn that the age gap between Al Pacino and his pregnant girlfriend is 54 years.”
Clarkson said that he has never seen a “witch hunt” like the one that has gone after the former This Morning host.
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Phillip Schofield ‘will not watch Holly Willoughby’s return to This Morning’
04:25 , Peony Hirwani
Phillip Schofield will not watch This Morning on Monday, fronted by his ex-co-presenter Holly Willoughby, as it would be too devastating for him, his friends have reportedly said.
Willoughby is expected to tell viewers of her sadness at the end of her 13-year screen partnership with Schofield, and that the long-running programme must go on.
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From shaking hands to vaping, behind the scenes of Schofield’s emotional interview
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BBC journalist Amol Rajan has given details about his interview with the former ITV presenter.
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Piers Morgan weighs in
16:07 , 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
Christine Flack’s advice to Schofield
15:17 , 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 Schofield: “Wait to see what happens and don’t do anything stupid.”
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“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.”
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Who is joining Holly Willoughby on the This Morning sofa on Monday?
13:39 , Ellie Harrison
Josie Gibson, who won the 2010 series of Big Brother, will be sitting next to Willoughby. She joined the ITV show in 2019 and has co-hosted on a number of occasions as a relief presenter.
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When asked if there was a “toxic culture” at This Morning, Martin Frizell said: “Read between the lines, I think there are some scores being settled.”
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Despite Schofield being replaced as host of the ceremony, a handful of protestors attended the Salford event with banners. Read the full story below.
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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
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Saturday 3 June 2023 18:00 , Ellie Harrison
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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.”
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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.
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Saturday 3 June 2023 14:52 , Ellie Harrison
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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“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.”
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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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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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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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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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Former ‘This Morning’ host said his career is ‘done’, and that he thinks the ‘massive’ backlash is due to homophobia
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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
