Inside Phillip Schofield's personal life - sexuality, feuds and brother's sex abuse trial

Phillip Schofield has issued a grovelling apology to Holly Willoughby after lying to her about his affair on This Morning.

Phillip Schofield has opened up on feeling "utterly broken" after resigning from his work commitments at This Morning and the rest of ITV, as the network has now cut ties with the presenter following his admission he had an "affair" with a younger male colleague.The former This Morning host, 61, who has since been dropped by his talent agency YMU, admitted to having an "unwise but not illegal" affair with the production assistant in question. Now speaking out about his state of mind and mental health since the scandal broke, which began amid reports he had had a serious fall-out with former best friend and co-host Holly Willoughby, Phillip has given an interview with The Sun.

Disgraced TV star Phillip Schofield has finally spilled the beans on why he and co-star Holly Willoughby are no longer friends, as he gave his first interview since the news of his affair with a younger ITV employee broke. The former This Morning star was dropped from ITV last week, after Phillip confessed that he had previously been embroiled in an affair with a young runner on the show - a relationship he repeatedly denied when questioned by ITV.

Craig Doyle has become the new favourite to replace Philip Schofield on This Morning following his dramatic exit after 20 years of presenting the ITV show. The 61-year-old has made headlines recently for his sensational departure from the daytime talk show amid reports of a rift between him and co-star Holly Willoughby.

Last week, Phillip Schofield confessed to an "unwise, but not not illegal" affair with a younger ITV colleague which left many completely shocked.

Kerry Katona has slammed Phillip Schofield and claimed her now-infamous interview with him on the show in 2008 is another example of the 'toxic' culture on the programme as the This Morning controversy continues.The presenter left his day time television job last week and later resigned from ITV after he admitted to having an affair with a younger male colleague while still married to his wife. Now, speaking to Dan Wootton on GB News on Wednesday evening about the affair, Kerry has also revealed that her own chat with Phillip on This Morning left her feeling suicidal and belittled.

For many years, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were day time television royalty and a popular fixture on ITV's This Morning. However, the show has been shrouded in controversy after rumours of a feud between Phil and Holly and since he admitted to an affair with a younger male colleague while still married, leading him to leave the show. He later resigned from ITV, telling the Daily Mail in a statement: "I am painfully conscious that I have lied to my employers at ITV, to my colleagues and friends, to my agents, to the media and therefore the public and most importantly of all to my family.

Rumours of a feud between Phillip Schofield and Ruth Langsford first emerged back in 2019 after claims she was "cut off" during a live segment on Loose Women. However, things between the two presenters appeared to improve when Ruth, 63, publicly supported Phil, 61, when he came out as gay on an episode of This Morning the following year. Ruth's husband Eamonn Holmes has now addressed the relationship between the pair, saying he felt "sorry" for how his wife was treated by Phil.

Phillip Schofield quit ITV and admitted having an affair with a younger colleague, after earlier stepping down from This Morning.The presenter, 61, faced a number of controversies before leaving the ITV talk show on May 20 after more than 20 years. Headlines reported on a rift with long-time co-host Holly Willoughby, his brother’s sex abuse trial and the furore over his visit to the late Queen’s lying in state.

In a bombshell interview Eamonn Holmes opened up about he and his wife Ruth Langsford's 'feud' with Phillip Schofield after his ITV axe.

The infamous feud between Amanda Holden and Phillip Schofield reportedly began when she got axed from This Morning, citing him as the reason. It was also claimed that Amanda extended an olive branch to Phillip over their infamous rift - but said he ghosted her. Here's everything we know about their feud so far...

Former This Morning star Dr Ranj Singh has issued a further statement amid the ongoing controversy surrounding his ex co-star Phillip Schofield. It comes on the back of a photo of himself with Phillip's former lover resurfacing online.

Phillip Schofield's lover appeared on stage with him at the National Television Awards after This Morning was named best Daytime Programme.

Pictures of Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby with a young male This Morning employee have resurfaced after the former's shock exit from the ITV show last week. The man in the images, which have been obtained by the Mirror, is believed to be the person who is at the centre of the ongoing furore surrounding the programme and its stars.

Hit Channel 4 show Gogglebox has just taken a swipe at the former This Morning presenter, Phillip Schofield, following his recent departure from the show and just hours after he confirmed he’d quit ITV for good. In case you missed it, the 61 year old recently released a bombshell statement about the future of his career, including admitting to having an affair with a much younger male colleague and lying to his wife and ITV about it. Of course, Gogglebox was filmed before the latest news dropped, which meant that the resident armchair critics weren’t to know about the affair during filming.

Piers Morgan and other celebrities have reacted to the news Phillip Schofield has quit ITV and admitted to an affair with a younger male colleague at This Morning.

Phillip Schofield graduated from presenting on CBBC’s Broom Cupboard to enjoy one of the most enduring careers in television. The 61-year-old, who made his name alongside sidekick Gordon The Gopher on the BBC children’s television show, came to be seen as the king of daytime TV. On Friday, he announced he had quit ITV after admitting to an affair with a “much younger” male colleague at This Morning.

Phillip Schofield has revealed he’s stepped down from all ITV shows and hosting the British Soap Awards after admitting to having an affair with a “younger male colleague” on This Morning.The TV star has been dropped by his agents and issued an apology for the relationship, saying he is "deeply sorry" about the "consensual on-off relationship". Phillip, 61, said how he had "not been truthful" about the relationship in "an effort to protect my ex-colleague".The TV presenter added that he will no longer appear on ITV after questions about his hosting duties on Dancing On Ice.

Former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has admitted he had an affair with a younger ITV member of staff.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield have been dominating headlines for weeks now since news of their rumoured feud broke, with things coming to a head when the latter stepped down from their long-term hosting gig at This Morning last week. Phillip confirmed that things may be on the rocks between himself and Holly early this month with a bombshell statement which stated that things "haven't been easy" between the pair, but continued to put on a united front with Holly for the show until his exit.