Phillip Schofield 'selling £1m flat where he spent hours with young This Morning lover'

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.

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.

Phillip Schofield has broken his silence after it was claimed that he could potentially join TalkTV.The move would see him join Piers Morgan and Jeremy Kyle at the TV channel. Phillip stepped down with 'immediate effect' from This Morning last month, amid reports of a feud between him and co-host Holly Willoughby.

ITV staff are said to be "petrified" to speak out about the "toxic environment" at This Morning.The morning show has been embroiled in scandal recently following former presenter Phillip Schofield's departure, and subsequent confession to having had an affair with a much younger colleague. Since Phil's confession, a number of people who have previously worked on the show have claimed there is a "toxicity" on set.

Seann Walsh has claimed that Phillip Schofield "will never recover" after his This Morning drama, which saw him "lose everything". The 37-year-old comedian likened Phillip’s situation to the one he experienced when he cheated on his then-girlfriend, they have since split, with his Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones.

This Morning editor Martin Frizell has broken his silence regarding the Phillip Schofield scandal as he accused outspoken stars condemning Phil of “settling scores” amid an allegedly “toxic” work environment. Martin made the comments on Saturday, after it was revealed that the Chair of the Culture Committee had accused ITV of “lurching from one disaster to another” in the wake of the scandal.

Phillip Schofield: The Interview, it was his turn to deliver a wretched mea culpa. What miserable viewing, to watch a man who has lost everything and knows he only has himself to blame.  This was not Prince Andrew and Emily Maitlis on Newsnight, an encounter so disastrous that it strayed into the comical.

Philip Schofield has admitted he has "lost everything" following his This Morning affair scandal. Speaking to Amol Rajam in the BBC News interview released this morning, 2 June, the shamed star declared: "“If you don’t think that that is going to have the most catastrophic effect on someone’s mind… do want me to die? Because that’s where I am." In the interview, Phillip also claimed that the shocking affair with a younger ITV colleague was his "biggest, sorriest secret" but made clear that the the secret trysts were only actually five or six romantic encounters over a few months and they were absolutely "not boyfriends." Speaking to the BBC about the fallout from the revelations, he said: “It is relentless, and it is day after day, after day after day.

Phillip Schofield has opened up on how his affair with a young male colleague on This Morning started, as he opened up about the relationship in a bombshell new interview. The 61 year old revealed that the adulterous relationship "started in his dressing room" when he and the man in question - who Phillip originally met when he was just a teenager - were "just mates".

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.

Another star has come forward to rain down blows on shamed ex-This Morning host Phillip Schofield in a welcomed retaliation from the star years after they clashed live on TV. Jodie Marsh, 44, has had the last laugh in her opinion though, taking to Twitter to launch her long-awaited bitter attack on Phillip during his epic TV downfall.The ex-glamour model, who now runs a successful animal farm at her home, previously clashed with the 61-year old on the infamous morning sofa, alongside Holly Willoughby.

ITV tonight launch an external inquiry into Phillip Schofield's relationship with a much younger colleague in an attempt to save embattled This Morning. In a humiliating climbdown, the channel told its employees, following a crisis staff meeting, that it has begun a review, which will be led by a barrister as the pressure mounts for the bosses to tell what they knew and when about the affair.

Footage of Phillip Schofield downing whiskey with his younger lover live on ITV has resurfaced online.

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.

Photos have emerged of Phillip Schofield and the young colleague with whom he had an "unwise but not illegal" affair celebrating This Morning's win on-stage at the National Television Awards in 2018.The photo was taken after Phillip, now 61, and his ITV colleagues, including the young runner, took to the stage to receive the award for Best Daytime Show. Unearthed snaps from the televised show see Holly Willougby accepting the award and giving a speech as Phillip looks over his shoulder at his young lover. Since the emergence of these photos, a former ITV Daytime production member said that the young runner's presence on the stage raised questions at the time.

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

Phillip Schofield’s colleague has reportedly denied that ITV bosses quizzed him over his relationship with the presenter, despite ITV bosses revealing that the affair was “repeatedly denied”. Phillip confirmed his affair last Friday when he admitted that he had an “on-off consensual relationship” with a "much younger" male runner and said it was "not wise but not illegal".

Phillip Schofield made his debut on This Morning in 2002, and he has been the staple face of ITV's schedule ever since.

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.

Former This Morning host Phillip Schofield has broken his silence on reports of a toxic culture at the ITV daytime show. In a statement on his Instagram story, 61 year old Phillip said: "Now I no longer work on @thismorning I am free to say this. "I hope you have noticed that it’s the same handful of people with a grudge against me or the show who seem to have the loudest voice.