PHILLIP Schofield has recounted the exact moment his agent told him he had been 'let go' from This Morning. The 62-year-old had hosted the flagship ITV programme for 21 years before being 'axed' by bosses last year. 3 Phillip Schofield has recounted the exact moment he was 'sacked' from This Morning Credit: Channel 5 3 The broadcaster had hosted the show for 21 years Credit: Channel 5 3 Phil blames his brother's conviction for child sex abuse for his axe from This Morning During the final episode of his Channel 5 show Cast Away, Phil revealed he was apparently sacked for his paedophile brother's crimes.
Timothy Schofield was found guilty last year of 11 counts of child sex abuse . Before admitting to his affair with a young runner on This Morning, Schofe claims his agent told him a decision had been made to drop him over the publicity of his brother's trial. He said: "That's it, it's done.
You're not going back on Monday. What? Because of what? more on phillip schofield gloves off Inside Eamonn Holmes and Phillip Schofield's 'most vicious fall out in showbiz' no comeback Phillip Schofield vows to NEVER work in daytime television again after 'axe' "I think it's the publicity though. That's got nothing to do with me.
That has nothing to do with me. Why would I be sacked for something that somebody else did? "I've just been fired. Because of him.
Because I was becoming more of a story than the programme. It was better for the show, better for the channel. "And I agreed to say th.