Phillip Schofield suggests homophobia is behind part of affair backlash

Elton John has claimed that the response to Phillip Schofield’s secret affair with a younger colleague was “totally homophobic”.The comments come in light of the television host’s recent departure from the ITV daytime show This Morning, after he admitted to having an affair with a much younger male colleague.Schofield, 61, was a host on the show since 2002, and quit last month after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” relationship with a male runner. In the time since the affair came to light, the TV personality has faced immense scrutiny from numerous news outlets and the public.Now, Sir Elton has spoken out against the response that people have had towards Schofield in a new interview with Radio Times, and suggested that the reaction would be much different if he was straight.“I feel that the Phillip Schofield thing has been totally homophobic,” he said in the discussion.

Sir Elton John has come out in defence of Phillip Schofield and said the backlash from his affair is due to homophobia.

Sir Elton John has said the reaction to Phillip Schofield’s affair with a younger colleague is “totally homophobic”. In an interview with the Radio Times, the 76-year-old singer claimed a heterosexual relationship with a similar age gap would not have attracted such negative coverage. Sir Elton made the comments as he denounced the status of LGBT+ rights and individuals in America, which he compared to the treatment of the former This Morning presenter.The acclaimed musician, famous for hits including Your Song and Candle In The Wind, said: “Well, it’s all going pear-shaped in America.There’s violence, (discriminatory) laws enacted in Florida, which are disgraceful.

ITV bosses have said both Phillip Schofield and his younger lover “repeatedly denied” allegations of a relationship until the former This Morning presenter departed ITV and formally apologised. ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall faced questions from MPs alongside ITV managing director Kevin Lygo and general counsel and company secretary Kyla Mullins about 61 year old Phillip’s exit during Wednesday morning’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee session in Parliament.

Eamonn Holmes has weighed in yet again on the ongoing controversy surrounding his former colleague Phillip Schofield's affair with a younger male colleague whilst working at This Morning, as he has hit out at ITV.

The boss of ITV has hit back at accusations that the 'vast majority knew' about Phillip Schofield's affair. The presenter stepped back as host of This Morning after rumours of a 'feud' between him and co-host Holly Willoughby behind the scenes hit the headlines.

ITV boss Carolyn McCall has said “no evidence” was brought to her and her team during Phillip Schofield’s affair with a much younger runner as she indicated the relationship was “deeply inappropriate.”

Former Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner has claimed that he confronted former show host Phillip Schofield about rumours of an affair with a much younger ITV colleague. Phillip, who denied the claims at the time, later confessed to the "unwise but not illegal" affair after stepping down from This Morning. The host resigned with 'immediate effect' from This Morning last month, amid reports of a feud between him and co-host Holly Willoughby.

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.

Holly Willoughby 's much talked about 'Are you OK?' speech left many people scratching their heads when she retuned to the This Morning sofa on Monday.

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.

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 has broken his silence on his shocking affair with an ex ITV colleague who he met when the young man was just 15.

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".

Phillip Schofield has broken his silence on his This Morning exit and admits he's 'broken and ashamed'.

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.

K.J. Yossman ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has been asked to give evidence to the Parliamentary committee for Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) over an affair between former ITV anchor Phillip Schofield and a young employee. The CMS Committee requested McCall’s presence in a letter published today. Read the full letter below: Thank you for your letter of 31 May 2023 setting out ITV’s response to the reports of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and a young employee on the This Morning programme.The Committee regards the media industry’s duty of care towards its staff a matter of the highest importance. Whilst the recent coverage focuses on the Schofield case, it also raises fundamental issues about safeguarding and complaint handling both at ITV and more widely across the media. These issues should, particularly in the case of Public Service Broadcasters, be open to scrutiny.The public must have confidence in the robustness of Public Service Broadcasters’ safeguarding procedures. Whilst these are issues that we want to discuss first with ITV, we will also consider them in our regular scrutiny sessions with other Public Service Broadcasters, including the BBC later this month and Channel 4 later in the year.With this in mind, we look forward to meeting with you at 10am on Wednesday 14th June so that we can raise these issues with you directly. This will enable the session previously scheduled with ITV and other commercial Public Service Broadcasters on 6th June to focus on its intended purpose of scrutinising the Government’s draft Media Bill.It is incumbent upon all media organisations to demonstrate how seriously they take their responsibilities and your appearance before the Committee will enable ITV to do so.

Phillip Schofield has been photographed for the first time since his affair with a 'younger' colleague at ITV was revealed. The former This Morning star was seen travelling in a black car alongside his daughter.

Phillip Schofield has been spotted in public for the first time since his affair confession, with the broadcaster being pictured sitting in the back of a blacked-out car with his daughter Ruby.The former This Morning presenter was snapped sitting alongside his 27 year old daughter in the vehicle, which appeared to be being driven by his ITV driver, despite having been axed completely from the network.The outing comes after Phil was axed from ITV after confessing to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger colleague, just days after he stepped down from This Morning. Phillip confessed to the affair in a statement to MailOnline, where he said that he met the man in question "when he was a teenager", and wanted help to get onto television.

Phillip Schofield has been spotted and photographed for the first time following his bombshell affair revelations.