This Morning bosses 'fear Holly Willoughby will quit' after queue jump row

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This Morning after pleading with bosses to address the queue jumping row earlier, according to sources.The television presenter and her co-star Phillip Schofield were hit by claims they bumped the queue to see the Queen lying-in-state last week at Westminster Hall.It took days for ITV to address the dramatic allegations which fans call for the hosts to be axed by the network – with fellow TV presenters also criticising the pair.READ MORE: This Morning's Holly and Phil break silence over 'queue jump' – but viewers still not happyHowever, Holly, 41, is said to have been left in tears by the claims and is said to have asked bosses to address them sooner.It's reported that the pair are "dumbstruck" by the anger shown towards them, with a source telling the Mail Online: "They felt ITV should have made it clearer, right away, that it was part of a broadcast."They went on to say that the abuse is part of the reason why they wanted ITV to issue a statement, which they did, on Saturday (September 17).A distraught Holly is said to have been heartbroken that people would think negatively of her and producers on the show are said to be rallying around her but are concerned she may be close to resigning.Holly is contracted to appear on ITV until 2023 but it's reported that bosses at the BBC are keen to have her across the channel.Speaking during a pre-recorded voiceover clip aired on Tuesday, September 20, Holly shot down the allegations, saying: "We were given official permission to access the hall, it was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the UK who haven't been able to visit Westminster in person."The rules were that we would be quickly escorted around the edges to a platform at the back,.