Loose Women star Nadia Sawlha has had her say on Phillip Schofield's exit from This Morning after just a few of his fellow ITV stars spoke out to support him.
On Saturday (May 20), Phillip sensationally quit This Morning after 20 years. The presenter said in a statement that the programme had 'become the story' and that he wanted to "do what I can to protect the show that I love" after rumours that he and Holly Willoughby were "barely speaking" behind the scenes.
He went on to say: "So I have agreed to step down from This Morning with immediate effect, in the hope that the show can move forward to a bright future. I’d like to thank everyone who has supported me – especially This Morning’s amazing viewers – and I’ll see you all for the Soap Awards next month."
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Clodagh Mckenna, Rochelle Humes, and Matthew Wright have all shown their support for Phillip, but the topic of Phillip's dramatic exit from the daytime show has remained largely unaddressed on other ITV shows such as Good Morning Britain and Loose Women, the MEN reports.
After being asked why they "haven't said anything", Loose Women panellist Nadia said alongside her director husband Mark on the couple’s Coffee Moaning podcast.
Nadia said: "This story with Phillip and Holly is just huge, it’s just everywhere. There’s so much speculation and so much chat.
“I think everybody at ITV, like my colleagues, and whether I’m doing a live Instagram or on [YouTube], there is the constant question of why haven’t we said anything? Why are we not saying anything? It is difficult, because I do have a rule."
However, appearing to take a swipe at her former ITV co-star, she continued: "There are people who don’t stick to that rule and I believe that a certain person who is in the news at the moment didn’t stick to that so much with me a long while ago. I’m just going to leave that there…"
Nadia added: "I don’t know Phillip and Holly. They pass around the studios but I’ve never had a cup of coffee with them, I’ve never sat and had a chat with them.
"But I have a rule - and I think it’s a good one - that I don’t bad-mouth people that are colleagues. I think that’s what makes you a decent person or not."
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