Phillip Schofield dropped as ambassador for The Prince’s Trust charity

Phillip Schofield has been dropped as an envoy for The Prince’s Trust after his admission of an affair with a youthful male colleague.

The charity, based by the King, stated it was “no longer appropriate” for it to work with the presenter.

Schofield left ITV’s This Morning final week after 20 years as host.

A spokesperson for The Prince’s Trust stated: “In light of Phillip’s recent admissions, we have agreed with him that it is no longer appropriate to work together.”

The announcement comes after Schofield admitted to having an “unwise, but not illegal” affair with a youthful male colleague on the present.

His admission noticed him stop all his duties for ITV and be dropped by his expertise company YMU.

The information comes as it’s revealed bosses at ITV shall be quizzed by MPs over their dealing with of the state of affairs at This Morning.

The community’s executives are resulting from seem earlier than the Commons Culture, Media and Sports Committee subsequent Tuesday.

They had been scheduled to look earlier than the committee anyway, to debate the draft Media Bill.

However, it’s understood the committee has knowledgeable them they may also face questions over public concern relating to the revelations the axed presenter had an affair with a a lot youthful male colleague.

Schofield stop This Morning on 20 May after greater than 20 years.

He initially stated he was stepping down from the present as a result of it had “become the story”, following experiences of a feud between him and co-host Holly Willoughby.

It got here after his brother was lately jailed for 12 years over little one intercourse offences.

Willoughby, 41, is because of return subsequent Monday (5 June), having gone on an early half-term vacation on 22 May.

Since his departure a number of individuals who have been concerned within the present have criticised the best way it was run.

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Eamonn Holmes, who has repeatedly offered This Morning over time, claimed that there was a “total cover-up” in relation to Schofield’s affair with a youthful man whereas he was nonetheless married.

The veteran TV presenter informed GB News: “Those in authority had to know what was going on and they thought they would dodge a bullet with this which they do and they do constantly.”

Separately This Morning’s ex-resident physician Ranj Singh branded the present’s tradition “toxic” claiming he raised issues about “bullying and discrimination”.

ITV stated that there had been an investigation “rumours of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and an employee” in early 2020, however stated it did not discover any proof.

An announcement from the broadcaster launched on 27 May stated: “Both parties were questioned and both categorically and repeatedly denied the rumours as did Phillip’s then agency YMU.

“In addition, ITV spoke to quite a lot of individuals who labored on This Morning and weren’t supplied with, and didn’t discover, any proof of a relationship past rumour and hearsay… He lied to folks at ITV, from senior administration to fellow presenters, to YMU, to the media and to others over this relationship.”