The BBC is reported to be plotting a bid to poach Holly Willoughby away from ITV following the wake of the Phillip Schofield scandal. Holly is reported to have received an initial approach from the BBC over in recent days.
It comes as the fallout continues from Phillip Schofield's high profile departure from ITV after the revelation of his affair with a younger male colleague. The Mirror reports top executives at the BBC are plotting new shows for Holly, with one chief contacted her directly within the past few days.
Schofield has given his first interviews in recent days since it was confirmed he was to leave ITV with immediate effect. He spoke to the BBC’s Amol Rajan and to the Sun. During the interviews, he said he is afraid to leave the house after the revelation of his affair with a younger male colleague. In a new interview with The Sun he said he feared being spat on in the street and that he was currently getting by “hour by hour”.
