ITV hits back at accusation 'vast majority knew' about Phillip Schofield affair and rebuts Eamonn Holmes' claims

Phillip Schofield was still Holly Willoughby’s co-host and they were still pretending to be each other’s best friends on This Morning. Well, at least he was pretending.  In those last few episodes, I didn’t need to be a body language expert to see from Holly, tensions between them had reached boiling point, and there was clearly something going on.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

An expert has revealed that Phillip Schofield could land a job at TalkTV and restart his career after his sensational ITV exit.

Holly Willoughby addressed This Morning viewers on Monday as she emotionally thanked her colleagues in an emotional statement about the Phillip Schofield scandal.

Holly Willoughby gave a highly-anticipated statement about Phillip Schofield following her return to This Morning on Monday morning.

Martin Frizell, the Editor of embattled ITV daytime show This Morning, has been rebuked by his employer for “extremely ill-judged” remarks about eggplants when questioned over the Phillip Schofield scandal.

Controversial broadcaster Piers Morgan has claimed that Phillip Schofield's affair was an open secret at ITV, and that "everybody" knew about it. Piers's claim comes after ITV said that that they investigated rumours of the affair three years ago but did not find any evidence of the relationship beyond "hearsay and rumour".They added that both parties involved lied to the network and claimed they had never been more than friends. However on his TalkTV show, Piers Morgan Uncensored, Piers rubbished ITV's statement, claiming that "everybody" at the TV channel knew.

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

Holly Willoughby has been left distressed by Phillip Schofield's latest interviews. She has been pictured enjoying the half-term break with her family in Portugal before she plans to return to This Morning on Monday. The ITV presenter and her former co-star Phillip, 61, have presented the ITV Daytime programme for the past 13 years.

Phillip Schofield has broken his silence following the bombshell news that he was involved in an affair whilst still married to his wife to a "much younger" ITV male colleague, which has caused shockwaves through the entertainment industry.

Phillip Schofield has spoken publicly about his affair with a much younger colleague at This Morning, for the first time in an interview with the BBC. During the interview which is just under 45 minutes long, Phillip was visibly emotional and as he talked about his version of events, his hands could be seen shaking.

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.

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.

Holly Willoughby has been snapped holidaying in sunny Portugal with her family just days prior to her This Morning return date. As reported by the Mirror, the mum-of-three was spotted escaping the ITV Philip Schofield drama in the run up to her comeback on the show, which is set to be Monday (June 5).

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.