Phillip Schofield slams This Morning 'toxic bully' accusations after Eamonn Holmes and Dr Ranj speak out

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.

Holly Willoughby was joined on Monday by This Morning's Friday presenter Dermot O'Leary as the pair revealed he will be stepping in for two weeks.

Opening Monday's This Morning, Holly Willoughby shared an emotional statement about her former co-presenter Phillip Schofield, as she addressed the scandal that emerged after he confessed to having an affair with a much younger colleague. After Phillip's departure, it was announced that Holly would be taking an extended half-term break.

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

As ITV continues to bear the brunt of the fallout following Phillip Schofield’ s fall from grace after he admitted to having an affair with a much younger colleague, another prominent part of Phil’s celebrity status that has taken a hit - is his portfolio of brand deals. Throughout the course of his career, Phil was headhunted to front a number of high profile partnerships, selling everything from second hand cars through to craft gins to all corners of the general public.

ITV said it has instructed a barrister to carry out an external review of the facts following Phillip Schofield’s statement and departure from This Morning.

Eamonn Holmes has blasted Holly Willoughby for ‘using’ Alison Hammond as her ‘best friend’ in another fresh blow to the culture at This Morning. The 63-year-old made the sensational remarks during a bombshell interview with GB News, during which he also addressed Phillip Schofield’s affair with a much younger man who worked for the ITV daytime show. After claiming the environment was ‘toxic’ on This Morning, Holmes levelled further accusations at presenters Holly, 42, and Alison, 48, claiming their friendship is a sham and ‘wouldn’t have happened two years ago.

This Morning viewers should be bidding goodbye to Holly Willoughby as well as Phillip Schofield, according to Eamonn Holmes.The Northern Irish broadcaster sat down with GB News on Monday, where the hot topic of Phillip, 61, was at the centre of the conversation – from his exit from This Morning to the public statement revealing he'd had an affair with a much younger member of staff while married. But Eamonn, 63, didn't just discuss Phil and turned his attention to the presenter's co-host, Holly. Blasting Holly, 42, he claimed the star doesn't learn the names of production staff and was "distant" from the crew.

Hit Channel 4 show Gogglebox has just taken a swipe at the former This Morning presenter, Phillip Schofield, following his recent departure from the show and just hours after he confirmed he’d quit ITV for good. In case you missed it, the 61 year old recently released a bombshell statement about the future of his career, including admitting to having an affair with a much younger male colleague and lying to his wife and ITV about it. Of course, Gogglebox was filmed before the latest news dropped, which meant that the resident armchair critics weren’t to know about the affair during filming.

Phillip Schofield’s This Morning co-star Vanessa Feltz has reacted to his affair after the news broke live on her radio show.This Morning star Phillip, 61, released a lengthy statement in which he apologised for having an affair with a younger male colleague on the show while married to his wife Stephanie Lowe. Vanessa, who regularly appears on This Morning alongside Phillip, was presenting her TalkTV show when news of his statement emerged.

Alison Hammond reportedly put her £700,000 home up for sale last Thursday – the last day Phillip Schofield hosted This Morning, before he announced he was leaving the show with “immediate” effect. ITV presenting veteran Phil, 61, called it quits last weekend - after 21 years of fronting the hit morning show, as reports of a "feud" with his co-host Holly Willoughby, 42, raged on. Since his exit, bubbly Alison, 48, has presented the show alongside co-host Dermot O'Leary, 49, - who usually hosts with her each Friday - and Craig Doyle, 52.

Alison Hammond has put her lavish £700,000 home on sale the same day former This Morning star Phillip Schofield left the beloved show.

Amanda Holden has backed Dermot O’Leary to replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning after the line-up was thrown into chaos when he left the show after 21 years. Phillip, 61, stepped down from the breakfast telly show following reports of a feud with long-time co-host and friend, Holly Willoughby, 42. After the shock exit at the weekend, Holly announced she was taking a two-week half-term break, leaving Alison Hammond, 48, and Dermot, 50, to hold the fort in her absence.

Phillip Schofield is being eyed up by Strictly Come Dancing bosses following his exit from This Morning.

This Morning regular Josie Gibson has shared a cryptic quote as she continued to remain silent following her colleague Phillip Schofield leaving the show. Josie, 38, hasn’t posted about her colleague online despite a number of This Morning co-stars sharing tributes of support for Phil. Co-star Rochelle Humes, Alison Hammond, Dermot O'Leary and celebrity chef Clodagh McKenna have all addressed Phillip's show exit and have spoken out online offering their support, whereas Josie has decided to stay silent.

Nadia Sawlha has had her say on the ongoing drama at This Morning.

Dermot O'Leary is said to be the "favourite" to replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning, after the latter announced his departure over the weekend, after 21 years of fronting the show. Dermot's Friday co-host Alison Hammond is also said to be in the running, after striking up a firm friendship with Holly Willoughby, who is remaining on the show without Phillip.

Following the departure of Phillip Schofield from This Morning, Rochelle Humes has paid tribute to her former co-host. On Saturday, Philip, 61, announced that was stepping away from This Morning with immediate effect, amid reports of a huge feud with co-host Holly Willoughby, 42.

Piers Morgan said he has “sympathy” with Phillip Schofield, who he believed was entitled to a “better send-off” from This Morning. Phillip, 61, announced over the weekend that he was stepping down from presenting the ITV talk show with “immediate effect” after more than 20 years on the programme.

Ruth Langsford didn't mention Phillip Schofield's shock This Morning departure on today's instalment of Loose Women. The popular presenter, 63, opened today's show by introducing the various topics up for discussion on the programme, but remained tight-lipped about Phil. After completing the rundown, fellow panellist Colleen "interjected" and said: "Can we just acknowledge Dame Kelly Holmes?" Colleen went on to reference Kelly's recent award win, but also didn't say anything about Phil's This Morning tenure coming to a close.