Holly Willoughby breaks silence on social media after Phillip Schofield confirms they’re not speaking
Posted by  badge Boss on Jun 02, 2023 - 12:18PM
Holly Willoughby said she was ‘hurt’ after being ‘lied’ to by Schofield (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

has broken her silence on after revealed the current state of their friendship.

Schofield, 62, confirmed the pair were no longer in contact after he admitted to having an ‘’ affair with a young runner on This Morning and quit ITV with ‘immediate effect.’

Willoughby later addressed the former Dancing on Ice host’s confession and said to when she asked him ‘directly’ about the relationship.

Prior to Schofield’s announcement, there had been rumours of a fallout between the once-firm friends and that they were ‘’ behind the scenes of This Morning.

Schofield revealed he had texted her before revealing the affair to the public and begged for her forgiveness but she didn’t reply to his message and have not spoken since.

‘I understand why she didn’t reply, as well. So yeah. If anyone is in any way linking Holly to this; that is ­absolutely, wholly untrue,’ he told .

Schofield quit ITV after admitting to the affair (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
There had been rumours of a fallout between the pair prior to the Scan**l (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

Not long after Schofield’s remarks, Willoughby, who has with her family, posted on her wellness company Wylde Moon’s Instagram page.

She published selfie on the social media site with wet hair and captioned the post: ‘We all love the sunshine, but it can do some sneaky damage to our hair if we don’t protect it.

‘Holly’s hair-guru @cilerpeksah_hairstylist is here with her professional tips to make sure your hair stays safe all summer long. Tap the link in bio to see how to protect yours from the sun, the sea, and the swimming pools.’

Willoughby has not been presenting since the Scan**l broke after taking an early half-term break but will return . 

It was reported that  in an external ITV review, alongside the likes of  and .

Metro.co.uk has previously contacted reps for Schofield and Willoughby for comment.