ITV has provided a timeline of how it responded to rumors of This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield’s relationship with a younger runner three years before the story burst into the public domain.
31.05.2023 - 12:33 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Footage of Phillip Schofield downing whiskey with his younger lover live on ITV has resurfaced online.
Last week, Schofield, 61, stepped back from This Morning amidst rumours he was feuding with his co-host Holly Willoughby and later he admitted an "unwise" but "not illegal" affair with a young male runner, which resulted in his exit from ITV completely.
In the clip from 2016, the runner can be seen in an elf costume during a festive gift guide segment and as Schofield samples whisky from a £1,000 calendar on offer, he turns to the young man and asks him: "Do you want some?"
He then adds: "Let's get the elf smashed!"
The runner then drinks the miniature and gives the camera a thumbs up.
Holly Willoughby, who has denied all knowledge of the affair, can also be seen in the clip, sampling the alcohol.
Over the weekend, Holly addressed rumours that she knew about the affair on Instagram, saying: "When reports of this relationship first surfaced, I asked Phil directly if this was true and was told it was not. It's been very hurtful to now find out that this was a lie."
Schofield's affair happened whilst he was still married to wife Stephanie Lowe and before he came out publicly as gay.
It has been reported that Phil first met the younger ITV colleague, whom he later had an affair with, when he was aged 15.
Lawyers representing Schofield have confirmed they met when the boy was 15, but said the affair began after he started working at ITV, and the man's lawyers have also confirmed this.
In a statement on Friday, Phillip said the man was a teenager when they were introduced, and he was asked to help him get into television. But he underlined that it was a number of years later when he joined the show as an adult that their affair
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