How did the alleged ‘feuds’ involving Phillip Schofield, Amanda Holden and Holly Willoughby start?
Here is a round up of claims and allegations reported over the last few years concerning them.
Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden ‘fallout’
According to reports, Amanda and Phil ‘fell out’ after she missed out on a return to This Morning in 2018. This was when Holly was covering for Ant McPartlin alongside Declan Donnelly on I’m A Celebrity.
It is alleged Phil vetoed a role for Amanda while Holly was in the jungle, with Rochelle Humes said to be his preferred substitute. Within the last few weeks Amanda has claimed she offered to meet Phillip for coffee in 2019 to patch it up between them. However, according to reports, Phillip didn’t reply.
Amanda has made several references to Phillip over the past few years on social media and her radio show. And they usually suggest she isn’t looking to become the president of his fan club.
‘Amanda has a faulty edit button’
The Mirror reported that he’d previously said of when Amanda filled in for Holly in 2014: “[Amanda] kept me on my toes. She has a faulty edit button and she forgets she’s on the telly, which is enormously endearing and funny, but occasionally quite scary.”
A source also claimed: “Phillip actively campaigned for Rochelle Humes to get the job despite Amanda being more experienced – and having been told privately she’d got the gig.”
However, an ITV spokesperson denied the report. They said: “It’s deeply disappointing and unfair for Phillip to be the target of this sort of malicious gossip. Phillip is a much-respected broadcaster and colleague and this is absolutely not a description of This Morning that we recognise.”
‘I’ll take it on the chin’
Additionally, Amanda reportedly confronted Phillip about the alleged snub during an advert break when she appeared on the show. He was apparently “lost for words”.
But few months later in 2019, Amanda had some words of her own to share as she took a swipe during her radio show. Asked what she wouldn’t want to find in her house, she joked: “Spiders, flies and Phillip Schofield.”
Further ‘feud’ claims made the headlines after it was reported Amanda complained to ITV boss Kevin Lygo about missing out on covering for Holly.
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