Phillip Schofield has reiterated that he is “not a bully”. The 61-year-old, who recently quit his role as host of ITV’s This Morning was chatting to BBC journalist Amol Rajan after announcing that he’d been havingan affair with a younger male production runner, read more on this, here.
Phillip’s former co-stars Eamonn Holmes and Dr Ranj Singh have condemned the presenter’s behaviour on the ITV flagship show. When challenged about whether he had ‘abused his power’ at ITV, Phillip said: "I have never abused my power anywhere, I'm not a bully. You read the things you are supposed to be. I don't lord it around TV studios. Everyone is a friend.
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"I snapped once at one of the producers around the time I came out,” Phillip recalled. “After the meeting I went up to her and apologised. It's not me, I don't do that. I'm not rude on the studio floor. I don't lord it around."
Further addressing the criticism he’d received, Phillip added: "There is no toxicity, there is no bullying, there is no discrimination at This Morning." Amol Rajan then put to him: "If there is no toxicity why would Dr Ranj make a formal complaint at the highest levels of ITV about some individuals behaviour and as he described it 'the environment' at This Morning? Why would former staffers be contacting Eamonn Holmes to say that they signed non-disclosure agreements to 'cover up the bullying and power abuse.'”
"I am unaware of any of that," replied Phillip. "All I see is angry people shouting about a show they aren't on any more."
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