ITV publish results of This Morning review after Phillip Schofield affair scandal
07.12.2023 - 17:18
/ ok.co.uk
ITV has released the findings of an external review into This Morning, following the scandal involving long-time presenter Phillip Schofield. The 61 year old left the show amid rumours of a feud with co-host Holly Willoughby and later admitted to having an 'unwise but not illegal' affair with a younger colleague.
Phillip also confessed to lying about the relationship to his wife, agent, viewers, and colleagues on This Morning. A week after Phillip's confession, Jane Mulcahy KC was appointed by ITV to conduct an external review.
The review has now concluded that ITV made “considerable efforts” to find out the truth about an alleged relationship between Phillip Schofield and a runner on This Morning in 2019 but was “unable to uncover the relevant evidence” until Schofield’s admission in late May 2023.
Phillip “reluctantly declined” to take part in an external review into the circumstances surrounding his departure from ITV because of “the risk to his health,” a report says. Jane Mulcahy KC added that she has been informed Schofield’s mental health has since deteriorated.
The report read: “ITV’s management made considerable efforts to determine the truth about an alleged relationship between PS (Schofield) and PX (the runner) following on from the publication of a story in The Sun newspaper in early December 2019.
"However, in the face of the denials of the individuals involved, ITV was unable to uncover the relevant evidence until PS’s admission in late May 2023." Ms Mulcahy interviewed 48 people for the review but Schofield “reluctantly declined” to take part because of “the risk to his health”, the report says. “I am informed that PS’s mental health has since deteriorated,” the report said.
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