Phillip Schofield claims he ‘understands how Caroline Flack felt’ after This Morning departure
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.”
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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Video: This Morning editor says ‘scores are being settled’
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.
This Morning editor on Philip Schofield scandal: ‘Scores are being settled’
The editor of This Morning said “scores are being settled” as he address claims the ITV show had a “toxic culture”. Martin Frizell, who reportedly joined the show in July 2016, was asked by a journalist whether he should have been more curious about Mr Schofield’s relationship with the much younger man. “There are lots of questions to answer but there’s a KC appointed for an external review and anything we say now could be prejudicial,” Mr Frizell said. When asked if there was a “toxic culture” at This Morning, he said: “Read between the lines, I think there are some scores being settled.” Mr Frizell said he was not concerned to speak to Jane Mulcahy KC, the lawyer appointed by ITV to conduct the external review. He added: “There will be lots of time when it’s all over to go through who did what, when, why.” “She’ll (Ms Mulcahy) get to the bottom, if there are questions to be answered, she’ll find those answers.”
Ellie Harrison3 June 2023 13:01
Alison Hammond in tears over Schofield live on air
“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.”
Ellie Harrison3 June 2023 11:40
From shaking hands to vaping, behind the scenes of Schofield’s emotional interview
BBC journalist Amol Rajan has given details about his interview with the former ITV presenter.
Ellie Harrison3 June 2023 11:04
Rupert Everett calls response to Schofield scandal ‘homophobic’
Veteran British actor Everett has come to the defence of Schofield…
Ellie Harrison3 June 2023 10:44
Schofield opens up about being scared to leave his house
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.
Ellie Harrison3 June 2023 10:00
The inside story of Phillip Schofield’s shocking downfall
“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.”
Read the full feature here…
Ellie Harrison3 June 2023 09:31
Holly Willoughby’s new This Morning co-host announced as return speculation ends
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.
Holly Willoughby will return to the This Morning sofa (Yui Mok/PA)
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She will be back presenting for the first time since Schofield’s departure
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Everything we know about Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s ‘fall-out’
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Read ITV’s letter on Phillip Schofield review in full
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Dame Carolyn McCall has written to the Culture Secretary and Ofcom about the presenter’s departure from This Morning
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