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ITV bosses could be facing a grilling by MPs during a meeting where ITV will give evidence on the Culture, Media and Sport committee.The meeting, which was arranged before Phillip Schofield quit This Morning and admitted to an affair, will be about updating broadcasting rules in the new Media Bill. However, after ITV’s ongoing drama with the former This Morning presenter, it is thought MP’s will likely focus on the broadcaster's recent revelations and the work environment which has been called “toxic” by previous employees.

Another star has come forward to rain down blows on shamed ex-This Morning host Phillip Schofield in a welcomed retaliation from the star years after they clashed live on TV. Jodie Marsh, 44, has had the last laugh in her opinion though, taking to Twitter to launch her long-awaited bitter attack on Phillip during his epic TV downfall.The ex-glamour model, who now runs a successful animal farm at her home, previously clashed with the 61-year old on the infamous morning sofa, alongside Holly Willoughby.

ITV has instructed a barrister to carry out an external review of the facts following Phillip Schofield’s departure from This Morning and subsequent press statements, chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall has said in a letter seen by the PA news agency.The letter was sent to culture secretary Lucy Frazer, DCMS Committee chair Dame Caroline Dinenage and Ofcom’s chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes, in the wake of Phillip's departure from ITV last week. Phillip, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague.The letter mentions the “significant media coverage concerning Phillip Schofield” and adds that: “As you would expect we take the matter extremely seriously and have reviewed our own records over the weekend.” It says that ITV records show that “when rumours of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and an employee of ITV first began to circulate in late 2019/early 2020 ITV investigated.” “Both parties were questioned then and both categorically and repeatedly denied the rumours, as did Phillip’s then agency YMU.

Eamonn Holmes has claimed that one sentence about Covid-19 got him sacked from This Morning after 15 years of presenting the show on Fridays alongside his wife, Ruth Langsford. The 63 year old, who now presents the GB News breakfast show, appeared on GB News' Dan Wootton Tonight for a bombshell interview in which he blasted Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby and ITV itself, amidst ongoing talk of a "toxic" culture at the broadcasting channel.

For many years, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were day time television royalty and a popular fixture on ITV's This Morning. However, the show has been shrouded in controversy after rumours of a feud between Phil and Holly and since he admitted to an affair with a younger male colleague while still married, leading him to leave the show. He later resigned from ITV, telling the Daily Mail in a statement: "I am painfully conscious that I have lied to my employers at ITV, to my colleagues and friends, to my agents, to the media and therefore the public and most importantly of all to my family.

Holly Willoughby will return to present This Morning next week and “carry on like the professional she is”. She is due to return to the ITV show on Monday 5 June after the half-term break, having taken an early holiday after news of Phillip Schofield’s departure emerged.

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary were caught off-guard in a hilarious moment today on This Morning when Lorraine's Ranvir Singh cut to them before they were ready. Finishing the previous segment, which saw Tyler West eating a rather bizarre pickle, Ranvir said: "And I've got a gift for Alison and Dermot, it's wet feet pickles." However, rather than responding to Ranvir, Dermot was stood up asking someone called Victoria for some water, while Alison was sat on the sofa scrolling through her phone.The awkward situation led to Ranvir announcing: "We're on you" as Alison quickly put her phone away, before Ranvir asked: "Hello.

Holly Willoughby is set to return to This Morning on Monday after she took an extended half-term break following Phillip Schofield's resignation from the show. After he stepped down from the show, Phillip confessed to having had an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger colleague, with ITV and Holly both releasing statements that he had lied to them when questioned about this. Despite both Phillip and Holly denying she had any knowledge of the affair, there have still been calls for Holly to step down too.

Rumours of a feud between Phillip Schofield and Ruth Langsford first emerged back in 2019 after claims she was "cut off" during a live segment on Loose Women. However, things between the two presenters appeared to improve when Ruth, 63, publicly supported Phil, 61, when he came out as gay on an episode of This Morning the following year. Ruth's husband Eamonn Holmes has now addressed the relationship between the pair, saying he felt "sorry" for how his wife was treated by Phil.

Eamonn Holmes has said that he doesn't believe that the friendship between Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond is real and that Holly is "using" her.The former This Morning presenter, 63, hit out at his former co-star during an interview on GB News with fellow ex-ITV star Dan Wootton, as he shared that he is suspicious of Holly's "sudden" friendship with popular presenter Alison. He alleged that Holly is "using" Alison and that the pair only became close in the last couple of years, despite having worked together for over a decade. He said: "This nonsense about Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond as her best friend and [Holly] was at Alison's birthday party...

Holly Willoughby has presented This Morning for 13 years, becoming a popular daytime television host after starting out on children's television. She is currently at the centre of furore sparked after her co-host Phillip Schofield admitted to an affair with a younger man while married to his wife and he departed the daytime show.

Eamonn Holmes has accused ITV's Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby of lying about last year's queue-gate scandal, in which the pair faced backlash after skipping the queue at the late Queen Elizabeth's lying-in-state. Once it emerged that the pair had skipped the queue, in which some people had waited over 17 hours, ITV released a statement clarifying they were there in a professional capacity with "press accreditation", insisting: "They did not file past The Queen's coffin", adding: "Any allegations of improper behaviour are categorically untrue." Now during an interview with GB News's Dan Wotton, former This Morning presenter Eamonn has accused ITV of lying as he asked: "Have you seen the film?" To which Dan answered: "There was no film." Eamonn continued: "Well apparently they were there to make that, that's the official line given by the editor of the programme.They were there to make a film.

Phillip Schofield quit ITV and admitted having an affair with a younger colleague, after earlier stepping down from This Morning.The presenter, 61, faced a number of controversies before leaving the ITV talk show on May 20 after more than 20 years. Headlines reported on a rift with long-time co-host Holly Willoughby, his brother’s sex abuse trial and the furore over his visit to the late Queen’s lying in state.

Eamonn Holmes has revealed that he and wife Ruth Langsford felt "used" by Phillip Schofield over his "choreographed" coming out statement on This Morning.The Belfast man's claims come after Phillip admitted on Friday that he had had an "unwise but not illegal" relationship with a younger colleague. Phillip, 61, announced he was gay in February 2020 and shared a statement to his Instagram. Moments later, the same statement was read out on This Morning by his co-host Holly Willoughby.

The infamous feud between Amanda Holden and Phillip Schofield reportedly began when she got axed from This Morning, citing him as the reason. It was also claimed that Amanda extended an olive branch to Phillip over their infamous rift - but said he ghosted her. Here's everything we know about their feud so far...

Former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield is no longer an ambassador from the Prince's Trust amid his affair scandal with a younger male on the daytime show. Although the official charity website still features a photograph of the presenter laughing with King Charles and Fearne Cotton at a previous event, a Prince’s Trust spokesperson told OK!: “In light of Phillip’s recent admissions, we have agreed with him that it is no longer appropriate to work together.” Phillip’s own website also previously stated on the “About” page that he was an ambassador for the charity which was founded by King Charles in 1976.

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary have ignored Eamonn Holmes claims of a “total cover up” at ITV over Phillip Schofield's affair with a younger colleague, as they presented today's This Morning.The presenting duo kicked off Tuesday's show as they shared what was to come in the episode, noticeably ignoring Eamonn's bombshell claims as they covered current affairs. Both ITV and Phillip Schofield have said that the presenter lied to the broadcaster about his relationship with the younger colleague, but Eamonn has rubbished these claims during an interview on rival channel GB News on Monday night.

TV veteran Eamonn Holmes has made fresh claims about Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's reign at ITV. Sitting down for Dan Wootton Tonight on GB News on Monday night, the 63 year old jumped onto the subject of Phil's latest statement, decrying accusations of creating a toxic culture within the This Morning production. "This Morning IS the best show to work on, with the best people.

Dr Ranj Singh says it's "sad" that people have drawn attention to his backstage 2017 selfie with Phillip Schofield's ex young lover on social media. In light of Phillip's, 61, departure from This Morning, allegations have continued to stack up regarding the presenter, with Phillip issuing a statement to reveal that he'd engaged in an "on-off relationship" with a colleague while married to his wife Stephanie Lowe.The young man worked as production staff on This Morning for several years, alongside Ranj, 43, who appeared as the show's Resident Doctor until 2021. A 2017 photo of Ranj posing with the younger employee Phillip had the affair with has now resurfaced on the internet, following Ranj's claims of the "toxic culture" at play within This Morning.

Former This Morning host Eamonn Holmes has alleged that there was a “total cover-up” on the ITV show This Morning over Phillip Schofield’s affair with a young male colleague.Phillip, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday before being dropped by his talent agency YMU after he admitted to the "unwise, but not illegal" affair.After Phillip's resignation, a number of former members of the This Morning family have come out and criticised the broadcaster.The show’s former resident doctor, Dr Ranj Singh, has hit out at the daytime show’s “toxic” culture, saying he raised concerns about “bullying and discrimination” two years ago when he worked there and after doing so, felt like he was “managed out” for whistleblowing. Following Ranj's statement, an ITV spokesperson told The Mirror: "We are sorry to read Dr Ranj’s post today.

Eamonn Holmes has become a household name across the UK over the years and is perhaps best known for his work at ITV, where he hosted the Friday edition of This Morning alongside with his wife Ruth for 15 years between 2006 and 2021. But it’s less well known that the Northern Irish presenter’s big break came as a Farming Reporter for Ulster Television, which he joined in 1979.