ITV This Morning hit with 170 Ofcom complaints after energy bill prize backlash

This Morning star Phillip Schofield has revealed he "cried all the way down the motorway" when his children went to university.The TV star has two grown up daughters - Molly and Ruby - with his wife Steph, who he is still very close to after coming out as gay in 2020 after several years of marriage.And he confessed the pair struggled when their girls moved out of home and went off to study at Leeds.READ MORE: Phillip Schofield confirms his This Morning return as he enjoys 'summer vibes'Schofield, 60, opened up on This Morning as he and his co-host Holly Willoughby talked to guests about dropping off their children on the first day of school.The star shared that the flood of emotions didn't really change as his kids got older."It never went away," he said."Because when we dropped both of ours off at university the first time they were both off at Leeds together, we got in the car and cried all the way down the motorway.""That's a long cry!" he joked.Phillip tied the knot with Stephanie in 1993 after they had been dating for a while.Two years ago he came out after 27 years of marriage and revealed that Steph, Molly, 28, and Ruby, 26, had been very supportive of him.And Steph said that she would be "holding his hand" after the TV star made the decision to speak out about his sexuality.She told The Sun: "I love Phillip, as much today as I ever have, and always will.""We've been awestruck by the strength and love of our precious girls, even as they've been trying to make sense of it all for themselves," she went on.Steph added: "Although this is difficult for us all, I support Phillip in taking this brave step."For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.READ NEXT:

THIS Morning presenter Josie Gibson has revealed touching images of her premature firstborn Reggie in the hospital ward as he celebrates his fourth birthday. The former Big Brother favourite, who won the series in 2010, took to her Instagram page to upload a series of shots showing her tiny baby cuddled into her.

she was expecting her first child with England cricketer, Stuart Broad. During the early stages of her pregnancy, Mollie spent heaps of time with the radio presenter, 36, as they filmed the new series of Beauty and the Geek.READ MORE: Mollie King branded Holly Willoughby's double as This Morning fans spot uncanny likenessBut while speaking at an exclusive screening of the Discovery + series, the former Xtra Factor presenter admitted that he was completely oblivious to his co-host's condition, despite the mountain of clues.He told Daily Star and other publications: "Mollie was very boring with her lunches which is normally my job.

THE devastating death of Queen Elizabeth II has left the nation reeling. And those in the showbiz world have united in sorrow - with Elton John and Holly Willoughby paying touching tributes to Her Majesty.

Some Loose Women viewers have flocked to social media to complain as the show continued on as normal despite news breaking on the Queen's health. It was announced on Thursday afternoon (September 8) the nation’s longest reigning monarch was under medical supervision at Balmoral with the royal family rushing to be by her side.

ITV left viewers raging after the broadcaster mistook Motsi Mabuse for sister Oti during a teaser for today's episode of This Morning. Presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby announced that Strictly Come Dancing star Motsi would be joining them on the sofa tomorrow, but a picture of Oti was displayed on the screen instead of Motsi.

This Morning producers were forced to cut the planned opening segment of the show just seconds before going on air. Presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned to screens to front Thursday's instalment of the hit ITV show, but immediately revealed things hadn't gone to plan for the show's opening.

It is fair to expect that anything and everything can happen on This Morning and the start to the latest show proved just that. The ITV daytime favourite was back on screens on with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield at the helm.

This Morning has axed a prize offering viewers the chance to win the cost of their "energy bills" during their Spin To Win game after a backlash.The show received almost 200 complaints when angry viewers contacted Ofcom over the segment - which led to uproar on social media as irate fans of the ITV Daytime show aired their disgust at the idea.The broadcasting watchdog confirmed that 170 furious viewers contacted them to demand the game be investigated after the show aired the piece.READ MORE: Holly Willoughby and Phil leave each other stunned with new looks for This Morning returnIn a weekly audience report it was confirmed that Ofcom were contacted 170 times over the details of the competition prize on September 5th.On Wednesday (September 7) the 'energy bills' section had disappeared from the wheel and been replaced by a cash sum.Viewers then took to Twitter to discuss the vanishing segments as they noted the change.One wrote: "Monday it was energy bills. Tuesday it was household bills.

This Morning has quietly ditched the energy bills prize on its Spin To Win competition after backlash from viewers. Viewers of the ITV magazine show, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield following their return from their annual summer break, were divided on Monday after a controversial change to the daily challenge.

Holly Willoughby appeared to surprise her co-host Phillip Schofield when she made a confession about driving abilities on This Morning. The hosting duo were back at the helm of the ITV daytime programme on Wednesday (September 7)

This Morning have introduced the option to pay for a lucky viewer's bill up to £3,000 as part of the show's game Spin To Win. While the intention meant well, viewers have branded the idea “tone deaf” and "dystopian" claiming the show had turned the cost of living crisis into “light entertainment”.After yesterday's game, Phillip Schofield, 60, ended the segment saying: “How much of that can they complain about online."His comment was slammed by a viewer named Mark Scales, who wrote: "Yes smug we can complain."It was poor taste paying an energy bill is not a luxury it’s a necessity that’s the point!"Ben Smoke added: "People are going to freeze to death this year because of energy crisis.

This Morning has been hit by official complaints after viewers were left stunned by a change to the show's Spin To Win game. During the first show of the week on Monday (September 5) Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield returned following their long summer break.

Holly Willoughby left Phillip Schofield stunned on Wednesday's This Morning as she made a driving confession. During the latest instalment, Holly, 41, and Phillip, 60, were discussing road sign mistakes during a section called: "Have you spotted a mistake near you?" And when a roundabout sign mistake came up on screen, Holly made her own confession about driving.The giggling presenter admitted: "Well, I'm not very good with, this is an awful thing [to say], I'm not very good with roundabouts anyway.

This Morning presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were left stunned by a huge show change during the latest episode.The regular hosts returned to the ITV programme earlier this week for the first time since their lengthy summer break.Wednesday's show (September 7) began with Phil and Holly giggling between themselves as Phil swiftly explained the reason behind their laughter to viewers.READ MORE:Phillip Schofield wants This Morning job for another 'decade' as he celebrates 20 yearsThe presenter, 60, revealed that he and Holly had just noticed the studio's floor had been refurbished while they were away.Phil said: "We've only just looked down because neither of us were standing on the right mark and said, 'ooh, it's a new floor.'"Explaining how other distractions made them not realise the change earlier in the week, Holly added: "This time, we're here and it's the first time you start looking around and you start noticing different things.

Phillip Schofield reunited with his wife after celebrating 20 years on This Morning. The presenter took to Instagram to share a snap of him and Stephanie Lowe with their daughters on Tuesday night (September 6) as they enjoyed a trip to the theatre.

Good Morning Britain viewers have defended Adam Rickitt as he appeared on the programme to share a warning to others after falling victim to a sophisticated banking scam. The former Coronation Street and Hollyoaks star was close to tears over the weekend as he spoke about the horrifying ordeal in an Instagram video.

Phillip Schofield celebrated his 20th anniversary as the host for This Morning.The star has said that he would like to "host the next decade" and has "no plans to leave the sofa".This Morning celebrated Phil's 20th with an adorable throwback video of his very first day on the show. READ MORE: This Morning fans seething as 'insensitive' game upgrades prize to cover household bills The 60-year-old first joined the programme back in 2002 to replace John Leslie as a co-host alongside Fern Britton. In an interview with The Mirror, Phil said: "I hope so! [hosting for the next decade] I certainly have no plans to leave the sofa." He continued: "I never imagined it for a second, in fact, if you’d told me on that day that I’d still be there 20 years later, I wouldn’t have believed you'" Phil's co-star Holly Willoughby announced the news on Tuesday's show.

Holly Willoughby appeared uncomfortable as Vanessa Feltz criticised Meghan Markle on the latest episode of This Morning. The BBC Radio 2 broadcaster appeared live on the ITV daytime show on Tuesday (September 6) alongside LBC's Nick Ferrari.