Phillip Schofield has shared a new statement about ITV’s This Morning saying there ‘was no toxicity’ on the show after he quit last week. The 61-year old resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency after admitting to an 'unwise, but not illegal' affair with a young male colleague on the show.
Phillip posted on his Instagram story at around 9.20am on Monday (May 29) morning, shortly before This Morning is due to air on ITV1 at 10am.
He wrote: “Now I no longer work on @thismorning I am free to say this. I hope you have noticed that it’s the same handful of people with a grudge against me or the show who seem to have the loudest voice.
“This morning IS the best show to work on, with the best people. In all the years I worked there there was no toxicity.
“You can listen to those persistently loud voices if you like. But the thousands of guests over the years, thousands of staff and crew, hundreds of presenters and contributors all know, it IS a family of wonderful, talented, kind, hard working people.”
Philip's statement comes after former This Morning star Dr Ranj Singh hit out at the show’s “toxic” culture in a statement on Sunday night.
He said on Twitter: “I was on the show for 10 years and I genuinely loved and valued working there.
“However, over time, I grew increasingly worried about how things were behind-the-scenes and how people, including myself, were being treated.
“I didn’t know the truth about what was going on with Phillip, but I do know the issues with TM (This Morning) go far beyond him.
“It takes more than one person to create a culture.”
Dr Ranj said he raised his concerns with senior executives at ITV as he had been heavily involved in “diversity, anti-bullying and mental health projects” across the channel.
An ITV spokesperson said: “We are sorry to read Dr Ranj’s post today.
“At ITV we are fully committed to providing every opportunity for anyone who works with us to raise any concern or comments they may have.
“Following a complaint made by Dr Ranj, we appointed an external and independent advisor to carry out a review.
“This external review found no evidence of bullying or discrimination.”
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