Moment Phillip Schofield’s lover appears on NTAs stage with This Morning star and shares look with presenter
THIS IS the moment Phillip Schofield’s lover appears by the star’s side on the National Television Awards’ stage.
The young runner shared a look with the This Morning presenter as the show won an award at the annual ceremony.
As Holly Willoughby, 42, clasped the iconic trophy and made her speech, Phillip, 61, can be seen clearly looking back at his young This Morning colleague.
He has since admitted he developed a relationship with the young man while he was married to wife Stephanie Lowe.
And one former This Morning staffer has exclusively revealed to the Sun that having a junior worker on stage to help ITV accept an award was virtually unheard of.
Sources confirmed to us that spots on the stage are only usually reserved for on-screen talent and the most senior producers.
The stage position of the young aide, who was a runner on the flagship ITV magazine show, raised a lot of eyebrows amongst staff, it’s understood.
The former ITV Daytime production member exclusively told The Sun: “He was on stage at the NTAs. Usually that’s something that only the presenters and most senior execs get to do.
“Most crew are either at the back of the arena or even watching the ceremony at another bar.
“It was all very odd.”
Read more on Phillip Schofield:
- Phillip Schofield admitted he had affair with a much younger male This Morning employee,
- The star was photographed with teen colleague in 2018
- Schofield apologised to his wife Stephanie Lowe,
- Read Schofield’s statement in full,
- The star’s agency revealed why they dropped him,
- It’s been claimed Holly Willoughby is determined to ‘ride out’ the scandal
- Schofield resigned from ITV and stepped down from presenting the British Soap Awards,
- Eamonn Holmes spoke out before launching another attack on Schofield,
- Rylan Clark shared a cryptic post hours after the affair bombshell.
Phillip resigned from all roles at ITV, including the British Soap Awards and Dancing On Ice, after he admitted the affair in a bombshell statement, revealing he lied to ITV management, his colleagues, his agent and even his family.
This comes after The Sun previously revealed snaps of Phillip pictured with the young male aide at the centre of the scandal, when he hosted a This Morning Live event.
The shamed star was seen with the ITV runner, with whom he had an affair behind his wife’s back, and co-host Holly Willoughby.
Staff sources say his closeness to the assistant was raising eyebrows as he insisted only he could help with his wardrobe and food.
An insider said: “It was odd — suddenly this new young staff member was glued to Phillip’s side.
“It was made clear to all other staff he was Phillip’s chosen aide — even though at times Phillip was quite abrasive towards him.”
Schofield initially left the show he’d been presenting for 21 years over a growing feud with pal and co-star Holly Willoughby.
His departure was also fuelled by his brother Tim being outed as a peado.
Just six days later, he made a bombshell revelation about the “consensual on-off relationship” – leaving him no choice but to quit ITV altogether.
PHIL SPEAKS OUT
He has since been criticised with reports that eight ITV stars had complained about Phillip to top bosses in 2019, with ex This Morning host Eamonn Holmes also launching a fresh attack on Phil after his affair with a teen colleague.
Today, Schofield described working on the show for 21 years as being part of a “family” and insisted complaints were coming from those with “a grudge” against him.
He penned on Instagram: “Now I no longer work on this morning I am free to say this.
“I hope you have noticed that it’s the same handful of people with a grudge against me all the show who seem to have the loudest voice.
“This morning is the best show to work on with the best people. In all the years I worked there, there was no toxicity.
“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 now. It is a family of wonderful talented, kind hard-working people.”
Dr Ranj took to Instagram on Sunday to tell fans he had thought “long and hard” about opening up on his experiences at This Morning, but was desperate to “clarify” what happened.
In the social media statement, Dr Ranj claimed that he “raised concerns” about Phillip and show producer Martin Frizell before being used “less and less” as a guest.
ITV said no one employed on the daytime show knew of the affair as Schofield “lied” to everyone.
The show itself faces the axe as ITV chiefs fear the brand is forever tainted.