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ITV has spoken out on rumours that This Morning is being axed following the scandal surrounding former presenter Phillip Schofield.
Schofield left the show on 20 May, seemingly after a falling out with his co-presenter Holly Willoughby.
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However, the presenter has since made a bombshell admission, revealing he did in fact have a relationship with a male colleague who had worked as a runner on the show.
The affair happened while he was still married to Stephanie Lowe, and before he came out in 2020.
In a statement to the Daily Mail, Schofield said: "I am making this statement via the Daily Mail to whom I have already apologised personally for misleading, through my lawyer who I also misled, about a story which they wanted to write about me a few days ago.
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“The first thing I want to say is: I am deeply sorry for having lied to them, and to many others about a relationship that I had with someone working on This Morning.
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"I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger 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, but not illegal. It is now over."
ITV later revealed in a statement that rumours of a relationship between Schofield and a younger colleague had been investigated, but Schofield 'repeatedly denied' it.
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Holly Willoughby has since taken to social media to express her thoughts on her former colleague, writing in an Instagram post: “It’s taken time to process yesterday’s news. When reports of this relationship first surfaced, I asked Phil directly if this was true and was told it was not.
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"It’s been very hurtful to now find out that this was a lie.”
Following Schofield's departure, rumours have started swirling that This Morning will be cancelled. However, ITV has denied that this is the case.
A spokesperson for ITV said in a statement: "As we said on the record yesterday, This Morning is not under review and there's no plans for the show to be axed.
"This Morning will return as normal tomorrow [Monday]."
Topics: ITV, This Morning, Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, UK News