The career of the presenter, loved by the British, was in tatters when a secret affair with a young colleague was revealed. Friends tell the Mirror that the favorite presenter is still on the ground following the uproar.
Philip Schofield has been one of Britain’s best-known TV faces. Cover Images, ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS
Britain’s favorite presenter Philip Schofield, who has been at the center of the controversy, may never return to television or radio.
Schofield hosted one of Britain’s most popular morning shows This Morning for about 20 years. At the beginning of the summer, she found herself in the eye of a media storm when her relationship with a young male colleague was revealed. Schofield was married at the time of the affair.
Schofield met the young man when he was 15 years old. However, according to the presenter, the relationship only started when the young person was 18 years old.
Now Schofield’s friends are telling For The Mirrorthat the presenter is still crushed after the relationship turmoil.
– Philip is not going back anywhere. It has been really hard for him since he decided to tell the truth and quit his job. He has retreated to his protective case and continues to recover, a friend who spoke to the Mirror says.
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Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield are known in Britain as a close duo of presenters. The relationship is said to have become too heavy for the two’s friendship. Willoughby has said that he was shocked by the affair scandal. He has assured that he did not know about it. Stephen Lock, ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS
The ITV channel conducted an investigation into whether Schofield’s superiors covered up the secret relationship. According to the Mirror, the presenter’s bosses and the work community received a clean bill of health in the investigation. Only one lower-ranking employee is said to have known about it.
According to a friend who spoke to the magazine, the presenter is now planning to start rebuilding his life. He implies that a return to the public eye is not in the cards.