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Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield claiming the pair won’t be sacked after they were accused of jumping the queue for the Queen's lying-in-state.Network boss Dame Carolyn McCall said the pair did nothing wrong and were "of course" safe in their jobs presenting This Morning.The pair have been targeted on social media over claims they jumped the public line to pay their respects in Westminster Hall earlier this month.READ MORE: M&S issues statement about Holly Willoughby's future with brand after queue-gateCalls for them to be sacked have followed with a petition gaining more than 70,000 signatures.Speaking at the RTS London Convention, Dame Carolyn added that the reaction in the press and on social media showed "how misinformation just spreads, and it is really horrible for them.”She said: "I don't think they're feeling great. I mean, it's hard."Imagine yourself in the eye of a storm like this, where you're trying to say you've done nothing wrong, and all the noise around you is saying that you have.

"They therefore don't see why they should have to hide away and keep their heads down."They continued: "ITV are aware that the event will pose risks for the pair though. It's the biggest TV Awards of the year and lots of people will be there, including many who might not agree with what Phil and Holly did."The scale and nature of the abuse they've received - mainly via social media - has been shocking."That's why senior executives will make sure measures are put in place on the night to make sure that Phillip, Holly and the rest of the This Morning team are kept as safe as they can be."The source added the past week has been the "worst period" of Holly and Phillip's career but the presenting duo wants to move forward and put the matter behind them.Express.co.uk has contacted representatives for ITV, the NTAs, Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield for comment.Meanwhile, Ofcom have reportedly received a string of complaints about queuegate as fuming viewers contacted the regular to demand the pair apologise.According to The Mirror, Ofcom received 55 complaints this week while 209 complaints were made the previous week.

The chief executive of ITV, Dame Carolyn McCall has publicly spoken out in support of This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield as the row over “queuegate” continues. Dame Carolyn hit back at claims the pair had skipped the queue to see the Queen lying in state, as she argued the popular duo had been “misrepresented” by continued speculation around the alleged incident. As a petition calling for the pair to be sacked from their roles on the show reached over 75,000 signatures, Carolyn confirmed that neither Holly nor Phil would lose their jobs as she praised them for their hard work in covering the news of the Queen’s death earlier this month.