Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield booed as This Morning wins NTA after queuegate

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Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield took to the National Television Awards stage after This Morning won Best Daytime show despite the recent queue jump scandal.There has been speculation about the presenting pair's future since they were accused of skipping the queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state.The duo have shared the ITV daytime sofa for 13 years but have seen their popularity plummet in the wake of the controversy and booing was audible as they collected their award.READ MORE: National Television Awards winners list in full – Alison Hammond snubbed to soap shockA petition calling for This Morning to axe the pair has attracted more than 77,000 signatures.However, ITV bosses have come out in support of the pair and stated that they attended Westminster Hall in a work capacity.Schofield did not directly address the controversy during his acceptance speech, but said the award means “so much to us every year, especially this year."“Please don’t think we ever get complacent and please don’t think we ever take it for granted,” he added.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The online petition, title “Axe Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby from TV”, claimed that the pair had been “given privileges that deprived others”.Members of the public waited for up to 24 hours in the queue in order to pay their respects to the late monarch.On their award win at Wembley's OVO Arena, Holly added: “This Morning has a very special relationship with you, you make our show for us, you really do.“All these guys on the stage here, Alison [Hammond] and Dermot [O'Leary], Rochelle [Humes] and Vernon [Kay], Josie [Gibson], everyone.