Eamonn Holmes says ITV should provide transcript to prove Phillip Schofield's affair was investigated

Eamonn Holmes was filmed knocking back bubbly straight from the bottle as he lived it up at Royal Ascot. The TV presenter, 63, appeared to be in high spirits as he and ‘mum blogger’ Laura-Ann Barr swapped hats and enjoyed booze together at the famous horse racing event. In a video shared to Instagram, the veteran broadcaster wore a formal suit as he took a swig straight from a wine bottle before grinning sheepishly at the camera.

Elton John has claimed that the response to Phillip Schofield’s secret affair with a younger colleague was “totally homophobic”.The comments come in light of the television host’s recent departure from the ITV daytime show This Morning, after he admitted to having an affair with a much younger male colleague.Schofield, 61, was a host on the show since 2002, and quit last month after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” relationship with a male runner. In the time since the affair came to light, the TV personality has faced immense scrutiny from numerous news outlets and the public.Now, Sir Elton has spoken out against the response that people have had towards Schofield in a new interview with Radio Times, and suggested that the reaction would be much different if he was straight.“I feel that the Phillip Schofield thing has been totally homophobic,” he said in the discussion.

Sir Elton John has come out in defence of Phillip Schofield and said the backlash from his affair is due to homophobia.

Ruth Langsford has publicly praised her husband Eamonn Holmes following his very vocal comments about the Phillip Schofield affair.

Sir Elton John has said the reaction to Phillip Schofield’s affair with a younger colleague is “totally homophobic”. In an interview with the Radio Times, the 76-year-old singer claimed a heterosexual relationship with a similar age gap would not have attracted such negative coverage. Sir Elton made the comments as he denounced the status of LGBT+ rights and individuals in America, which he compared to the treatment of the former This Morning presenter.The acclaimed musician, famous for hits including Your Song and Candle In The Wind, said: “Well, it’s all going pear-shaped in America.There’s violence, (discriminatory) laws enacted in Florida, which are disgraceful.

The boss of ITV has hit back at accusations that the 'vast majority knew' about Phillip Schofield's affair. The presenter stepped back as host of This Morning after rumours of a 'feud' between him and co-host Holly Willoughby behind the scenes hit the headlines.

ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall has shared that she is "deeply concerned" about former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield. Dame Carolyn has appeared before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee to answer questions about the broadcaster’s approach to safeguarding and complaint handling. It comes after Phillip, 61, admitted to having an affair with a much younger male colleague while working at ITV.

Eamonn Holmes has hit back at the criticism he has faced following the Phillip Schofield affair scandal - saying: “People can’t handle the truth.” Former This Morning host Eamonn, 63, claimed there was a toxic culture at the ITV show after Phillip, 62, left the programme last month and later admitted to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger colleague. But ITV chiefs hit back at Eamonn’s criticism during a grilling by MPs this week - saying the TV presenter ‘reaped the rewards’ while he was working for the station. Reacting to that for the first time, Eamonn said on GB News on Thursday: “There’s a scene in a Few Good Men where Jack Nicholson shouts ‘you can’t handle the truth’.

ITV boss Carolyn McCall has said “no evidence” was brought to her and her team during Phillip Schofield’s affair with a much younger runner as she indicated the relationship was “deeply inappropriate.”

Members of the public have slammed "bully" Eamonn Holmes after the television presenter asked GB News viewers to share any Phillip Schofield 'kiss and tell' stories. Eamonn's plea came following the news of his former ITV colleague's affair with a young male runner on the show.

Dan Walker has spoken out about the ongoing scandal surrounding Phillip Schofield and his affair with a 'much younger' male colleague.

Philip Schofield has slammed accusations of 'toxicity' at This Morning, and strenuously denied he is a bully, following his affair revelations.The show’s former resident doctor, Dr Ranj Singh, hit out at a “toxic” culture at the flagship ITV daytime show, saying he raised concerns about “bullying and discrimination” two years ago when he worked there – and afterwards felt like he was “managed out” for whistleblowing. Former This Morning presenter Eamon Holmes also told GB News this week that "the toxicity is you", referring to Phillip, and criticising his "controlling, coercive behaviour." In a letter on Wednesday, ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall said that an external review conducted following a complaint made by Dr Ranj found “no evidence of bullying or discrimination”.

This Morning's Holly Willoughby was on holiday in Portugal when she discovered a barrister had been appointed to investigate Phillip Schofield's affair with a young ITV co-worker.

K.J. Yossman ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has been asked to give evidence to the Parliamentary committee for Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) over an affair between former ITV anchor Phillip Schofield and a young employee. The CMS Committee requested McCall’s presence in a letter published today. Read the full letter below: Thank you for your letter of 31 May 2023 setting out ITV’s response to the reports of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and a young employee on the This Morning programme.The Committee regards the media industry’s duty of care towards its staff a matter of the highest importance. Whilst the recent coverage focuses on the Schofield case, it also raises fundamental issues about safeguarding and complaint handling both at ITV and more widely across the media. These issues should, particularly in the case of Public Service Broadcasters, be open to scrutiny.The public must have confidence in the robustness of Public Service Broadcasters’ safeguarding procedures. Whilst these are issues that we want to discuss first with ITV, we will also consider them in our regular scrutiny sessions with other Public Service Broadcasters, including the BBC later this month and Channel 4 later in the year.With this in mind, we look forward to meeting with you at 10am on Wednesday 14th June so that we can raise these issues with you directly. This will enable the session previously scheduled with ITV and other commercial Public Service Broadcasters on 6th June to focus on its intended purpose of scrutinising the Government’s draft Media Bill.It is incumbent upon all media organisations to demonstrate how seriously they take their responsibilities and your appearance before the Committee will enable ITV to do so.

Phillip Schofield is reportedly selling his lavish £1million flat, where he used to have secret trysts with the much younger man with whom he had an affair.The former This Morning star currently owns the property with his wife Stephanie, and has reportedly put it on the market for £1.2million, which is the same price they paid to purchase the penthouse in 2012.The flat is thought to be the same one referenced by Eamonn Holmes in his bombshell GB News interview in which he accused ITV of covering-up the affair. Speaking to Dan Wotton, Eamonn said that Phillip and his lover would have “playtime” on Thursdays when they “hit the town” and “stay overnight” together.

ITV bosses could be facing a grilling by MPs during a meeting where ITV will give evidence on the Culture, Media and Sport committee.The meeting, which was arranged before Phillip Schofield quit This Morning and admitted to an affair, will be about updating broadcasting rules in the new Media Bill. However, after ITV’s ongoing drama with the former This Morning presenter, it is thought MP’s will likely focus on the broadcaster's recent revelations and the work environment which has been called “toxic” by previous employees.

ITV tonight launch an external inquiry into Phillip Schofield's relationship with a much younger colleague in an attempt to save embattled This Morning. In a humiliating climbdown, the channel told its employees, following a crisis staff meeting, that it has begun a review, which will be led by a barrister as the pressure mounts for the bosses to tell what they knew and when about the affair.

ITV has instructed a lawyer to carry out a review of the facts surrounding Phillip Schofield’s relationship with a younger colleague following his exit from This Morning, according to the PA news agency.

Eamonn Holmes has accused ITV's Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby of lying about last year's queue-gate scandal, in which the pair faced backlash after skipping the queue at the late Queen Elizabeth's lying-in-state. Once it emerged that the pair had skipped the queue, in which some people had waited over 17 hours, ITV released a statement clarifying they were there in a professional capacity with "press accreditation", insisting: "They did not file past The Queen's coffin", adding: "Any allegations of improper behaviour are categorically untrue." Now during an interview with GB News's Dan Wotton, former This Morning presenter Eamonn has accused ITV of lying as he asked: "Have you seen the film?" To which Dan answered: "There was no film." Eamonn continued: "Well apparently they were there to make that, that's the official line given by the editor of the programme.They were there to make a film.

Eamonn Holmes has revealed that he and wife Ruth Langsford felt "used" by Phillip Schofield over his "choreographed" coming out statement on This Morning.The Belfast man's claims come after Phillip admitted on Friday that he had had an "unwise but not illegal" relationship with a younger colleague. Phillip, 61, announced he was gay in February 2020 and shared a statement to his Instagram. Moments later, the same statement was read out on This Morning by his co-host Holly Willoughby.