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Amanda Holden addresses 'rift' with Holly Willoughby as she speaks out for first time after Phillip Schofield scandal

Amanda Holden has been forced to set the record straight on her rumoured 'rift' with Holly Willoughby for the first time after the Phillip Schofield scandal emerged. The Britain's Got Talent judge has released a statement on her Instagram today (June 8) following reports of an alleged 'feud' between her and the This Morning presenter.

The Heart Breakfast radio host, 52, made headlines earlier this week after she appeared to have 'mocked' Holly's speech she gave addressing her co-star Phillip Schofield's departure from ITV. Holly, 42, gave a statement live on air at the start of the ITV programme after Phil, 61, resigned from the broadcaster after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a much younger ITV colleague.

Looking directly at the cameras, Holly told viewers: "Firstly, are you ok? I hope so. It feels very strange indeed sitting here without Phil. I imagine you might have been feeling a lot like I have, shaken, troubled, let down, worried for the wellbeing of people on all sides of what's been going on, and full of questions."

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