Holly Willoughby's This Morning statement in full as she emotionally addresses viewers about Phillip Schofield

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Holly Willoughby gave a highly-anticipated statement about Phillip Schofield following her return to This Morning on Monday morning.The star finally returned to the show after her extended half-term break, following the revelations that Schofield had been having an affair with a younger male colleague.The 42-year-old appeared nervous, her voice shook and she was visibly emotional as she addressed viewers.Phillip sensationally quit This Morning after 21 years amid rumours of a feud between him and co-star Holly following a "difficult few days" and his brother's court case.However, in a shocking turn of events, the 61-year-old then parted ways from ITV completely - including from his presenting roles on Dancing On Ice and the British Soap Awards - after he admitted to lying about an affair he had with a much younger male colleague.Following the admission, Holly stated that she was "hurt" that she had been lied to, while ITV bosses expressed their "deep disappointment" over his "deceit".Last week, the dad-of-two took part in a series of bombshell interviews in which he denied grooming the young colleague.He also addressed his falling out with Holly, revealing that he texted her but never received a response.Holly has remained tight-lipped since her initial response to the admissions.We reported earlier that on Monday morning, the star returned to the This Morning couch and thanked Josie Gibson for being there with her before issuing the following statement:"Deep breath - firstly, are you OK?

I hope so. It feels very strange sitting here without Phil and I imagine you might be feeling a lot like I have - shaken, troubled, let down, worried for the wellbeing of people on all sides of what's been going on, and full of