Fellow former This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes has mentioned he and his spouse had been “taken for fools” by Phillip Schofield, as ITV bosses face mounting questions over what they knew about his conduct.
The 63-year-old mentioned Schofield had advised them “complete lies and we unfortunately believed him”.
Holmes spoke out after veteran broadcaster Schofield admitted having an “unwise, but not illegal” affair with a a lot youthful male ITV worker whereas he was nonetheless married.
He additionally stop all his initiatives with the broadcaster on Friday.
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Phillip Schofield admits affair
Schofield’s confession to the connection, and that he had lied about it, got here in an announcement revealed within the Daily Mail shortly earlier than his brokers additionally revealed they had been parting firm with him with quick impact.
ITV mentioned it was “deeply disappointed” by the “admissions of deceit” made by Schofield.
Writing on Twitter, Holmes mentioned: “Schofield has finally been caught out… But he’s not the only guilty party. 4 high members of ITV management knew what sort of man he was.”
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In one other submit, Holmes referred to how Schofield apparently lied to him and his spouse, presenter Ruth Langsford.
He added: “Ruth [Langsford] and I deceived and lied to. One day I will tell the story. We had no issue with him being gay, only support.
“What transpired took us for fools. The man advised us full lies and we sadly believed him.”
Separately, BBC presenter and former ITV newscaster Andrea Catherwood tweeted: “Much more questions on who knew what when at ITV to be answered after this…”
‘It is now over’
Former This Morning star Schofield, 61, left the daytime present final week.
In an announcement on Friday, Schofield mentioned he was “deeply sorry” for lying about the relationship.
He said: “I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a youthful male colleague at This Morning.
“Contrary to speculation, whilst I met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help him to get into television, it was only after he started to work on the show that it became more than just a friendship.
“That relationship was unwise, however not unlawful. It is now over.”
It is understood the younger colleague, who is not a public figure, did not want the relationship to be made public.
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The affair befell earlier than Mr Schofield publicly got here out as homosexual in 2020, and whereas he was nonetheless married to his spouse Stephanie Lowe.
In a damning assertion, his former brokers YMU Group mentioned “honesty and integrity” had been core values of their enterprise and that their relationships are “based entirely on trust”.
Schofield’s exit from This Morning got here after weeks of rumours of a rift between him and his co-presenter Holly Willoughby.
Reports of behind-the-scenes issues between the pair surfaced after his brother Tim Schofield was convicted of kid intercourse offences.
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