Josie Gibson has shared her secrets to a long and successful TV career just weeks after Phillip Schofield cut ties with ITV.
01.06.2023 - 17:27 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Kerry Katona reveals she hasn't been able to watch ITV 'for a long time' as she speaks out her interview with Phillip Schofield that left her feeling suicidal.
The former Atomic Kitten star is one of many people speaking out about the culture of 'toxicity' at ITV and This Morning amid Phillip's affair scandal. The disgraced TV presenter confessed to an 'unwise, but not illegal' affair with a runner on This Morning and has since cut all ties with ITV.
Speaking about her experience on GB News, Kerry said: "For a long time I've not been able to watch ITV. It makes me cringe. I think they're full of sh**. This Morning, for me personally, it triggers me."
Kerry, 42, references the infamous This Morning interview where Phillip, 61, said her speech was slurred live on air. The This Morning interview aired 15 years ago, where Phillip said: “I’ve got to ask you something, Kerry, because there will be a lot of people watching you now who would have followed your career and seen your ups and downs and really watched you lurch from crisis to crisis.
“As people, we’ve known you for a very long time, you don’t, if I’m honest now, seem right to me sitting here now. You got the body sorted but your speech is a bit slurred. How are you feeling?”
At the time, Kerry responded: “Is it? That’s probably because I have medication at night time which I took at about 11.30pm last night. Now, this is going to be made into a huge big publicity thing.”
In her bombshell interview with GB News, Kerry admits the interview with Phillip left her feeling suicidal and slammed ITV's lack of aftercare. She told Dan Wootton: "The culture at ITV and the toxicity and the aftercare is so lack of I was left suicidal. No one reached out to me whatsoever. It was so
Josie Gibson has shared her secrets to a long and successful TV career just weeks after Phillip Schofield cut ties with ITV.
The boss of ITV has confirmed that the broadcaster is funding Phillip Schofield's counselling after he requested the help after he resigned from ITV and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a younger male colleague.
This Morning viewers were in for a surprise on Monday as the hit ITV chat show's them tune underwent a new funky remix following Phillip Schofield's exit. Last month, Phillip, 61, stepped down after 21 years of hosting with immediate effect.
Amanda Holden has been forced to set the record straight on her rumoured 'rift' with Holly Willoughby for the first time after the Phillip Schofield scandal emerged. The Britain's Got Talent judge has released a statement on her Instagram today (June 8) following reports of an alleged 'feud' between her and the This Morning presenter.
Holly Willoughby has been flooded with compliments from fans after continuing with her This Morning tradition after Phillip Schofield's exit. The presenter, 42, has been at the centre of drama in recent weeks after her co-hosts dramatic departure from ITV.
Holly Willoughby's speech on the Phillip Schofield scandal raised eyebrows when she returned to This Morning earlier in the week.
Holly Willoughby is reportedly 'in talks' to work more with the BBC amid the Phillip Schofield scandal.The experienced presenter, 42, has worked on This Morning since 2009 but according to an insider she has "good relationship" with BBC bosses. According to The Mirror, the broadcaster has already contacted her to see if she would be interested in making the switch. Holly worked with the BBC last year with Lee Mack when the pair hosted Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof.
A tearful Holly Willoughby admitted she feels 'shaken, troubled and let down' by Phillip Schofield in an emotional statement on This Morning. On Monday, she made her return to the show after an intense few weeks that saw her former co-host and best pal, Phillip Schofield leave the show and admit to an affair with a male colleague.The fallout has resulted in intense scrutiny for Phillip, Holly, and This Morning, as the show's culture has been branded "toxic" and some people have even questioned Holly's validity to continue as presenter.
Holly Willoughby has returned to social media for the first time since Phillip Schofield’s explosive departure from This Morning.The TV presenter, who was absent from the ITV morning show during the furore, returned to screens on Monday, 5 June, but has not shared a permanent post on her personal Instagram account since 18 May. On Tuesday she shared a photo of herself in the outfit she was wearing for the live broadcast, which she hosted with Josie Gibson.
Former Loose Women panelist Jane McDonald has been busy in rehearsals as she gets set to host the British Soap Awards this evening.
While presenting This Morning, Alison Hammond was in tears as she broke her silence on Phillip Schofield’s first TV interview since he left ITV. Schofield quit the broadcaster after he admitted having an affair with a colleague.
Phillip Schofield has spoken about the affair he had with a younger male colleague for the first time since leaving ITV last week. In an interview with The Sun, he insisted he did not groom the man, while in a chat with the BBC he explained how the affair began and told of the man's age.
K.J. Yossman Embattled ITV anchor Phillip Schofield – who dramatically quit the network last Saturday after admitting to an affair with a young employee on his show – has said he “did not” groom the PA in his first interview about the scandal. Schofield, who spent two decades as the lead anchor on ITV’s daytime show “This Morning,” maintains that the relationship didn’t begin until the young man (whom Variety has agreed not to name at his request) was legally an adult. The man first began working on ITV show “This Morning” as an intern at the age of 19 (reportedly securing the internship with Schofield’s assistance) and was hired as a runner/PA the following year.
Holly Willoughby is reportedly 'looking forward' to returning to This Morning next week amidst the Phillip Schofield affair scandal.
Kerry Katona has called for better aftercare for guests on This Morning, following her infamous car crash interview in 2008. Discussing on GB News the infamous interview with Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton, she has opened up about how she felt betrayed and "suicidal" during the backlash that followed. Speaking from her bed whilst on tour, with her sleeping children by her side, the star opened up to her 816k fans on Instagram, wiping away tears as she did.
ITV has hired a leading employment lawyer to conduct an investigation into Phillip Schofield's departure from This Morning, and the scandal that followed his admittance to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger colleague. A letter from ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall to the head of Ofcom and Lucy Frazer, the Culture Secretary, obtained by the PA news agency, sees Carolyn write that Jane Mulcahy KC will "carry out an external review of the facts." It comes after ITV revealed it had investigated rumours of the relationship three years ago but was lied to by Phillip and didn't find any evidence of a relationship "beyond hearsay and rumour." Here is the letter from Dame Carolyn McCall to Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, DCMS Committee chairwoman, Dame Caroline Dinenage, and Ofcom chief executive, Dame Melanie Dawes, in full: "Dear Lucy, Dame Caroline, and Dame Melanie, "You will have seen the significant media coverage concerning Phillip Schofield.
Yet another star has come forward to reveal their upset after being interviewed by Phillip Schofield on This Morning. Kerry Katona has broken her silence, admitting that her infamous 2008 interview on the orange sofa left her feeling "suicidal." Phillip's bombshelll admission over the weekend has opened up old wounds for a number of famous faces whom he interviewed live on telly, including Jodie Marsh who was left feeling "silly" and unsupported.
Former This Morning host Eamonn Holmes has alleged that there was a “total cover-up” on the ITV show This Morning over Phillip Schofield’s affair with a young male colleague.Phillip, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday before being dropped by his talent agency YMU after he admitted to the "unwise, but not illegal" affair.After Phillip's resignation, a number of former members of the This Morning family have come out and criticised the broadcaster.The show’s former resident doctor, Dr Ranj Singh, has hit out at the daytime show’s “toxic” culture, saying he raised concerns about “bullying and discrimination” two years ago when he worked there and after doing so, felt like he was “managed out” for whistleblowing. Following Ranj's statement, an ITV spokesperson told The Mirror: "We are sorry to read Dr Ranj’s post today.
ITV has insisted This Morning will return amid reports the show could be axed after Phillip Schofield quit.
Holly Willoughby has broken her silence over Phillip Schofield's affair with a younger ITV colleague and claimed her co-star on This Morning had "lied" to her.