Holly Willoughby is said to be ‘supporting’ Stephanie Lowe, the wife of Phillip Schofield, after news of his affair broke.
Stephanie has remained completely silent since her husband quit This Morning and then admitted having “an unwise but not illegal affair” with a younger colleague. Phillip then left ITV altogether.
After two weeks off, Holly has now returned to hosting This Morning and reached out to fans asking: “Are you okay?” following the developments. She said she herself was “shaken”, “hurt” and felt “lied to”.
But her own feelings have not stopped her from reaching out to Phil’s wife to check how she is coping with the mass fallout from the news.
Holly Willoughby and wife of Phillip Schofield are ‘extremely close’
Phillip married Stephanie in 1993. But publically came out as gay in 2020 while still living with his wife.
Phil shares two daughters with Stephanie – Molly, 30, and Ruby, 27, who he admitted had “saved” him after his “career ended”.
Now a source has alleged to Closer: “Holly and Steph have been speaking on the phone and texting back and forth too. They’ve always been extremely close and Holly wanted to reach out as soon as the affair story emerged.”
Phil confirmed in his BBC interview that he has reached out to Holly, but isn’t sure “if she’s even allowed to reply”. As a result, the insider alleged that Holly cannot bring herself to reply to any of Phil’s texts. They claimed: “”
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