This Morning is in chaos. (There’s an understatement). Following the revelation that Phillip Schofield had an ‘unwise relationship’ with a young colleague, scandal is dripping off the once golden-child show.
Schofield has cut all ties (/had them cut) with ITV, Eamonn Holmes has accused four senior bosses at the network of knowing about their presenter’s antics, and Holly Willoughby has declared she is ‘hurt’.
This Morning ‘in tatters’
Judging by social media, This Morning viewers are pretty appalled with the whole affair. And many think something stinks.
Apparently so concerned with the public’s perception, ITV issued a second statement yesterday addressing speculation that execs were aware of Schofield’s ‘activities’ for a good while.
It claimed that bosses had indeed investigated rumours of a relationship, but they found no evidence beyond hearsay.
Meanwhile, viewers gunned for Holly Willoughby, either convinced that she must have known about the affair, or disgusted that she would stab her best friend in the back, regardless of his misdemeanours.
By teatime, Holly (or her ‘people’) had decided she could no longer keep her counsel on the scandal and she uploaded a brief Instagram story statement.
The 42-year-old wrote: “
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