Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby are British daytime television royalty thanks to their showThis Morning. But despite the sunshiny vibe of their show, they've been embroiled in a capital-letter SCANDAL.

For a full rundown of the situation, you can read our deep dive on the matter here.

The basics are this — after more than 20 years co-hosting the show, Phillip confirmed last week that he quitThis Morning. A few days later it emerged that he had been having an affair with a younger male ITV employee, this fact likely playing a role in him leaving the show so abruptly.

Phillip said the relationship with his junior colleague was "unwise but not illegal" and revealed in a statement he "met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help him to get into television".

What followed was a statement from Holly Willoughby condemning her co-star, ITV having to put out various PR fires, and Phillip issuing another statement just a few hours ago.

Watch: Phillip and Holly on ITV's This Morning. Post continues below.

Soon after Phillip's confirmation of the affair, Holly released a statement of her own via her Instagram stories.

She said: "When reports of this relationship first surfaced, I asked Phil directly if this was true and was told it was not. It's been very hurtful to now find out that this was a lie."

An ITV spokesperson also said they were "deeply disappointed by the admissions of deceit" from Phillip, and they confirmed they had cut ties with the host.

ITV and Holly Willoughby aren't the only high-profile figures to distance themselves from Phillip.

A formerThis Morninghost, Eamonn Holmes, has been incredibly vocal about his thoughts on Phillip, saying Phillip has "finally been caught out" but that "he's not the only guilty party" in this situation.

There are now other media commentators alleging a cover-up of sorts.

Schofield has finally been caught out ... But he's not the only guilty party. 4 high members of Itv management knew what sort of man he was ...and NEVER once took action to prevent him controlling or taking advantage of his position over young people.

— Eamonn Holmes OBE (@EamonnHolmes)

Ruth and I deceived and lied to . One day I willl tell the story. We had no issue with him being Gay, only support. What transpired took us for fools . The man told us complete lies and we unfortunately believed him. https://t.co/QL9rAcaueZ

— Eamonn Holmes OBE (@EamonnHolmes)

I told ITV about Phillip Schofield's affair with his young colleague in 2019 and urged them to investigate but they dismissed it as 'malicious gossip'. What followed looks like nothing short of a cover-up. My new @MailOnline column https://t.co/smCRu7z2d9

— Dan Wootton (@danwootton)

In response to these sorts of allegations and reports, Phillip has just issued another statement on his Instagram.

He said that those who have "a grudge against me or the show" appear to have the loudest voice in this conversation.

"This Morningis the best show to work on, with the best people. In all the years I worked there, there was no toxicity," he said.

"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."

His statement comes following reports aboutThis Morningpotentially being taken off the air, due to the whole controversy.

The broadcaster denied speculation about the show's future, a spokesperson saying: "As we said on the record [on Saturday],This Morningis not under review and there are no plans for the show to be axed.This Morningwill return as normal [on Monday]."

The Sun onSunday reported that some hosts had threatened to quit, with one household name reportedly said to have drafted a resignation statement, and senior producers said to fear an exodus of regular presenters.

The newspaper reported a source who said: "The future ofThis Morningis hanging by a thread and the presenting talent are unsure of their next move."

As for Eammon Holmes, he has since responded to Phillip's new statement, claiming it's "delusional".

Schofield has just put out a delusional statement. Like Holly he puts it on Insta Stories so if it goes wrong there is no record after 24 hrs. I'm reluctant to give the liar any more publicity but believe me Pip if u r looking for a fight , u have picked on the wrong person !

— Eamonn Holmes OBE (@EamonnHolmes)

As for the leftover presenters who have been filing in for Phillip and Holly, they've been dealt quite a sh***y card.

Additional presenters on the show include Dermot O'Leary, Rochelle Humes and Alison Hammond, who have built strong profiles for themselves with the British public.

What's for sure is that this is a situation that continues to unfold, with plenty of serious twists and turns along the way.

Feature Image: ITV/Mamamia.

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