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  • Lover of Phillip Schofield receives financial settlement after exiting ITV

    Lover of Phillip Schofield receives financial settlement after exiting ITV

    Philip Schofiled’s paramour has been provided a settlement by ITV, but reports say this repayment and his relationship are mutually exclusive.

    It is alleged that the money was given to the employee following his move from This Morning to another of the broadcaster’s daytime programmes.

    ITV have declined to comment sources insist that the man, who cannot be identified, was instead given a “redundancy package” after leaving his job working on the broadcaster’s Loose Women in 2021 in line with usual practice for ITV employees.

    Senior figures arranged pay-offs

    Separately, a source told the Daily Mail that ITV bosses must have known of any payment given to the man as it would have had to be signed off by a senior figure.

    “There have been numerous pay-offs at ITV and they have always had to be arranged and sanctioned by people of some seniority,” they told the newspaper.

    It comes as ITV bosses are due to be questioned by MPs over their handling of the affair, which Schofield described as “unwise but not illegal”.

    Eamonn Holmes, a former presenter on This Morning, has claimed he and his wife Ruth Langsford had “looked after” the young man during the affair.

    Holmes, in an interview with GB News on Monday, said the employee is finding life “tough” following the fallout from the relationship.

    He said: “He never once talked to us about any relationship, but we knew he was in a bad way and he was in a bad way, fragilely”.

    ITV said it had investigated questions about the pair’s relationship when they first arose in early 2020.

    A statement from the broadcaster on May 27 said: “ITV can confirm that when rumours of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and an employee of ITV first began to circulate in early 2020 ITV investigated.

    “Both parties were questioned and both categorically and repeatedly denied the rumours as did Phillip’s then agency YMU.

    “In addition, ITV spoke to a number of people who worked on This Morning and were not provided with, and did not find, any evidence of a relationship beyond hearsay and rumour.”

  • Ruth Langsford returns to Loose Women after Eamonn Holmes’ interview

    Ruth Langsford returns to Loose Women after Eamonn Holmes’ interview

    Less than 24 hours after the explosive interview with her husband Eamonn Holmes aired, Ruth Langsford served as the host of today’s Loose Women episode.

    Eamonn made several accusations regarding Philip Schofield‘s life on This Morning, another ITV show, during the interview with GB News. He said Phil ‘created an atmosphere where everyone despised him.’

    “People would steer clear of him in the hallway.” He didn’t glance at anyone and didn’t recognise anyone by name, he continued.

    After Phil, 61, left This Morning on May 20, he was interviewed. A little over a week later, he made another statement and admitted to cheating on his wife of 30 years, Stephanie Lowe, by having an affair with a considerably younger male coworker.

    Eamonn, who previously fronted Friday’s This Morning episodes with Ruth, claimed the young runner in question was ‘promoted’ without being asked, and was moved on to Loose Women from This Morning. He called for the ‘unprecedented move’ to be investigated, particularly ‘who authorised it.’

    He also alleged that Phil’s lover would be ‘delivered from Phillip’s London home [to the ITV studio], usually on a Friday morning, because Thursday was playtime when he and Phillip would hit the town.’

    Ruth, 63, was even mentioned in the interview, including a claim that she is ‘still in touch’ with the colleague who had a relationship with Phil.

    Eamonn Holmes
    Eamonn discussed Phillip Schofield in a new interview (Picture: GB News)

    The presenter had to push all that to one side to present Loose Women, and some viewers commended her professionalism.

    ‘Poor Ruth looks tired and a bit drawn…Good for her turning up for #LooseWomen today,’ wrote one person.

    Another shared their admiration for Ruth’s decision not to pull a sickie: ‘You have to admire Ruth for choosing not to have shingles today.’

    Other people wondered what the atmosphere was like backstage.

    ‘Wonder how awkward it was for poor Ruth going into the studios today.’

    Another added: ‘Them elephants in the room are pretty quiet lol.’

    During the show, Ruth did bring up Eamonn but avoided any discussion around the interview. Instead, she spoke about how the couple feels when it’s raining on holiday.

    ‘I get really sulky, like a petulant child. Eamonn will say: “It’s alright”,’ she told the panel.