Alison Hammond breaks down in tears on This Morning and says she 'still loves' Phillip Schofield

Yesterday, former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield was photographed in public for the first time in a month. The 61-year-old ex-ITV star was axed from the channel last month after admitting to having had an affair with a younger co-worker on the set of the much-loved daytime show. Father-of-two Phillip had arrived in his mother Pat's home county of Cornwall - appearing glum and down-trodden - for a visit believed to be intended to celebrate her birthday.

This Morning viewers were quick to comment as Gino D'Acampo appeared to push his latest appearance right to the edge by quizzing a squirming Holly Willoughby live on air. Holly had earlier shared her excitement at having the Italian chef back on the programme after months away.

Vanessa Feltz has admitted she's devastated about Phillip Schofield's sensational exit from This Morning and affair confession.

This Morning viewers were in for a surprise on Monday as the hit ITV chat show's them tune underwent a new funky remix following Phillip Schofield's exit. Last month, Phillip, 61, stepped down after 21 years of hosting with immediate effect.

Alison Hammond issued an apology on This Morning on Friday after discovering a big mistake she had been making on social media.

Today's This Morning featured a rather awkward moment as the camera cut back to co-hosts Holly Willoughby and Craig Doyle during a segment with Josie Gibson.The pair could be seen joking around and laughing, believing that they were off-camera. Josie, who co-hosted alongside Holly earlier this week, was reporting live from a canal boat, but it was Holly and Craig that viewers could still hear chatting.

Former head of news at ITV's This Morning, Emily Maddick, has spoken out about the allegedly “toxic, sexist and homophobic” atmosphere she experienced while working on the show, which she claims created a “climate of fear”. Emily, who worked on the show for three months, is now the Glamour Magazine assistant editor and has shared her experience along with her exit interview with ITV’s HR.

Holly Willoughby made an emotional return to This Morning on Monday, opening the show with a monologue in which she said she was “shaken, troubled, let down” by co-host Phillip Schofield.

Holly Willoughby will make her much anticipated return to This Morning today, Monday 5 June, following former co-presenter and friend Phillip Schofield's controversial exit. Holly, 42, will be joined by Josie Gibson and resumes her position on the famed blue sofa after an extended half-term break amid the shock departure of Phil, 61, who left the show after being at the helm for over two decades.The disgraced presenter revealed he'd had an affair with a younger male ITV employee. The bubbly mum-of-three's return to presenting duties was confirmed at the end of Friday's episode of This Morning, which was hosted by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary, with Josie confirmed to fill in as co-host.

This Morning fans have heaped praise on "bubbly" Josie Gibson after she supported Holly Willoughby 's return to the hit daytime programme today. The long-running ITV show has been plagued by controversy in recent weeks after veteran presenter Phillip Schofield, 61, stepped down when it emerged he'd had an affair with a younger male ITV employee. Holly, 42, made her much-anticipated return today, 5 June, with an emotional speech that saw her fight back tears as she addressed her one time close friend Phil's shock exit.

Amanda Holden was left giggling live on air as she appeared to mock Holly Willoughby's statement on Phillip Schofield while also mimicking her look. The Britain's Got Talent judge returned to her Heart Breakfast show on Tuesday (June 6) for the first time since Holly made her This Morning comeback.

Holly Willoughby 'will not shy away' from the Phillip Schofield scandal when she returns to the This Morning sofa on Monday. The host plans to address the affair 'openly and honestly', a TV source told The Sun.

Phillip Schofield has broken his silence on his shocking affair with an ex ITV colleague who he met when the young man was just 15.

Alison Hammond broke down crying on This Morning today as she and co-host Dermot O'Leary addressed Phillip Schofield's interviews last night in which he talked about his departure from ITV and his admission of an affair with a much younger colleague. Alison, 48, cried after the morning show played clips from Phillip's interview with the BBC, saying that though she knows what Phillip did was wrong, she "still loves" her former colleague. She said: "I’m finding this really painful.

Jane McDonald has broken her silence after it was revealed that she will replace Phillip Schofield as host at the British Soap Awards following Phil admitting to having lied to ITV.The 60 year old was announced as Phillip’s replacement earlier today. Presenter Jane then took to social media to share her excitement with her followers as she described the role as a “dream come true”.

Holly Willoughby has been pictured for the first time since Phillip Schofield’s affair admission. Holly’s This Morning co-host of 13 years, Phillip, 61, resigned from ITV last Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague.The relationship took place while the TV star was still married to wife Stephanie Lowe and before he came out publicly as gay.

This Morning viewers have slammed the show over airing an interview with a man while he's on his compost toilet. Many took to Twitter to react to the guest's interesting choice of location during today's (May 31) episode, with some branding the segment a "new low" for the ITV programme.

Holly Willoughby is set to return to her hosting duties on This Morning next week as planned. The mum-of-three is scheduled to present the ITV daytime talk show on Monday, following her extended half-term break.

This Morningas being like something in a Quentin Tarantino movie. Images (and rumours) about one of its stars, Phillip Schofield, are everywhere. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll know about them.

Back in February 2020, Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, the married couple who on Fridays presented long-running British morning magazine show This Morning, were the first to hug co-presenter Phillip Schofield live on air after he came out as gay to viewers, with the support of his co-presenter Holly Willoughby, all pictured.