Phillip Schofield apologises to Holly Willoughby over lies and admits he's lost his best friend

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Phillip Schofield has issued a grovelling apology to Holly Willoughby after lying to her about his affair on This Morning. The former ITV presenter has broken his silence after revealing he had an affair with a younger male colleague on This Morning and admits he's 'broken and ashamed'.

Phillip, 61, vehemently denied that Holly, 42, had any knowledge of the affair as he admits he's lost his best pal over his lies.

Speaking to The Sun, Phillip said: “I’ve lost my best friend. I let her down (Holly). I let that entire show down. I let the viewers down."He continued: "Holly did not know (about the romance).

And she was one of the first texts that I sent, to say, ‘I am so, so sorry that I lied to you’.“She didn’t reply and I understand why she didn’t reply, as well.