Holly Willoughby Returns to 'This Morning' Following Phillip Schofield Controversy Feeling 'Shaken, Troubled'
Willoughby began the show by addressing the controversy that has been swirling over the last few weeks, ever since Schofield, who is married with two children, admitted he had had an affair with a young “This Morning” employee.
The following Saturday, May 27, Schofield dropped the bombshell he had had an affair with a 20-year-old PA/runner , a relationship he said had been “unwise but not illegal.” In a subsequent interview he admittedWilloughby – along with ITV execs including the network’s CEO Carolyn McCall – said she had asked Schofield directly about the affair when rumors first began swirling over three years ago, but the anchor categorically denied it.
“It’s the top story today and we do not want to shy away from it,” O’Leary said of the Schofield saga. “It’s obviously very difficult for us to cover this story since it’s a friend and a colleague.”