Former BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker says he hopes the "relentless hounding" of Phillip Schofield will stop as the fallout from his affair continues. The former ITV host was forced to leave This Morning after he admitted lying to his colleagues and management agency about having a relationship with a younger man who worked on the programme.
Since then, former colleagues including Eammon Holmes have given media interviews describing a "toxic" atmosphere at This Morning and making several accusations against Phillip Schofield. Phillip then gave two interviews in which he explained the toll the scandal was taking on his mental health, Birmingham Live reports.
Speaking to the BBC, Phillip said: "Do you want me to die? Because that is where I am. I have lost everything.