Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's 'strained relationship' off camera as pair 'barely speak'
11.05.2023 - 07:57
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield are 'barely speaking' when the cameras aren't rolling as she seems to be distancing herself from her former pal.
The presenting duo has fronted This Morning together since 2009 but now insiders are claiming their once close friendship has 'cooled off'. There had been issues behind the scenes for a while, and their strained relationship was exacerbated when Phil, 61, took a few weeks off for his brother's sex abuse scandal.
After being at the front of the 'Queue-gate' scandal last year, Holly, 40, has reportedly made ITV bosses aware that she is prepared to do This Morning without Phil if he leaves. A source told The Sun: “Holly adores This Morning and for the first time in 14 years she has made it clear that should Phil ever leave she would want to stay. They are separate entities.
“To those around them on set, it has become clear recently that Holly and Phil are not as close as they once were. Professionally you would have no idea there was anything going on because on camera they are acting exactly the same."
The insider added: "But behind the scenes their relationship has cooled. Before there would be a lot of banter and camaraderie off-camera but that has dwindled.”
Holly joined Phil on This Morning in 2009 after replacing Fern Britton as his co-host and they have taken home a whopping 12 National Television Awards in the years since. The mother-of-three was Phil's 'rock' after he came out as gay live on TV in 2020 and they frequently spent time together outside of filming, including summer holidays abroad with their families.
However, now ITV insiders have claimed their friendship has turned frosty as Holly and Phil don't speak to each other outside of filming.
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