Holly Willoughby threatened to go AWOL on This Morning according to reports, warning ITV that she wouldn't show up for work after news of Phillip Schofield 's affair emerged. The scandal has resurfaced thanks to Phillip's upcoming appearance on Channel 5's Cast Away, which will see him deserted on a remote Madagascan island for 10 days, with nothing but cameras to keep him company. But the disgraced TV presenter appears to be using the show as an opportunity to 'have his say' before he 'bows out', with speculation growing that it will be is last TV appearance after laying low for the last 16 months.
But now, it appears TV execs have reportedly hit back after news of Phillip's new show was revealed, and his comments about ITV and his former colleagues start to emerge. Although the series doesn't start until Monday evening, some media outlets have reported what is said in the three-part series, including a few thinly veiled digs at his old boss and also former colleague and ex-best mate, Holly Willoughby. When rumours of Phillip's "unwise but not illegal" affair started to spread, ITV execs asked the presenter repeatedly if he was having an affair, claiming he was "looking them in the eye" while denying it, The Times reports.
But after Holly reportedly felt Phillip had withheld details of his brother's arrest for sexual offences, she started to threaten not to show up to work if Phillip was still there. A source told the paper: "She didn’t want it to go public but people had .