Phillip Schofield: A row over The Queen's funeral, his relationship with Holly Willoughby and the 'unwise but not illegal' scandal - a timeline of how it all fell apart

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Phillip Schofield was the face of ITV’s leading programmes – including This Morning and Dancing On Ice – before he resigned in 2023 over his affair with a younger colleague.

The presenter has since then stayed mainly out of the public eye, amid a review into ITV’s handling of the case, before it was confirmed on Wednesday that he would return to the spotlight with a Channel 5 series.

Here is a timeline of how events unfolded: – February 2020: Schofield comes out as gay after nearly 27 years of marriage to wife Stephanie, in an emotional on-air chat with co-host and long-time friend Holly Willoughby.

The pair embrace on the sofa. – September 2022: The co-hosts face criticism over claims they skipped the queue for the late Queen’s lying in state while attending as members of the media to film a segment for This Morning. – April 17 2023: The first hint something might be wrong comes in the first show after the Easter break.