Holly Willoughby struggled to keep her emotions under control as she addressed This Morning viewers after her return to ITV for the first time since Phillip Schofield sensationally quit the channel. Holly was back at work after an extended half-term break amid the chaos surrounding the daytime TV show and Schofield's shock exit after he admitted he had an affair with a young runner.
At the top of Monday's show, in which Holly was joined by Josie Gibson for hosting duties, the 42-year-old directly spoke to viewers about Schofield's departure.
Her statement came after her former co-star of 14 years and formerly good friend's admission last week that he had a relationship with the young man, who he'd met when he visited his theatre school when the man was aged just 15. Schofield has said it was an "unwise" but "not illegal" romance and shortly after he came clean, Holly took to social media to say she'd been left "hurt" as she'd asked him straight out if the rumours were true and he had denied them.
