Rochelle Humes has addressed her future on This Morning after being 'snubbed' by Holly Willoughby. The singer-turned-presenter wasn't mentioned in her co-star's speech as she returned to the ITV daytime show for the first time since the Phillip Schofield scandal broke.
Rochelle was among the members of the This Morning 'family' to send a message after it was announced that Schofield, 61, had quit his role on the programme after more than 20 years on the famous sofa.
Sharing a trio of pictures of the pair in action on the popular programme, the 33-year-old said: "I've proudly been part of the This Morning family for almost 10 years and over the last few, it has been an absolute pleasure learning so much from you. Thanks for all the lessons - you're a fountain of knowledge and laughter..." She rounded off her post by writing: "Big love @schofe."
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However, This Morning stars have since remained quiet after, days later, Schofield stepped back from ITV altogether after he admitted to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a younger ITV employee.
After extending her planned half-term break away from the show, Holly returned to screens and started by addressing her former colleague and friend by name before not mentioning him again as she issued a statement. Holly said: "Firstly, are you OK? I hope so. It feels very strange indeed sitting here without Phil.
"And I imagine that you might have been feeling a lot like I have – shaken, troubled, let down, worried for the wellbeing of people on all sides of what’s been going on, and full of questions."
Later, she said: "I think what unites us all now is a desire to heal for the health and wellbeing of everyone. I hope that as we start this new chapter and get to a place of warmth and magic that this show holds for all of us, we can show strength in each other.
"From my heart, can I say thank you for all of your kind messages and thank you for being here this morning." She then name checked a number of her co-stars as she concluded her tearful message, saying: "Myself, Josie, Dermot, Alison, Craig and every single person who works on this show will continue work hard every single day to bring you the show that we love."
Rochelle hasn't spoken about her role on This Morning since until she took part in a Q&A with her Instagram followers. Taking to her social media platform on Wednesday (June 28), the mum-of-thrree implored her 2.2 million followers to 'ask me a question' before typing: "Heyyy," alongside Instagram question box.
It is then when one fan asked: "Are you still hosting This Morning to which Rochelle replied: "Yes I'm back @thismorning in the summer..."
