Holly Willoughby has ‘questions to answer’, Nadine Dorries claims amid Phillip Schofield scandal
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nadine Dorries has called for an investigation into the Phillip Schofield scandal, after the former This Morning presenter admitted to having an affair with a younger colleague. The former culture secretary also said that Holly Willoughby has “questions to answer” over how the employee came to be hired by ITV. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Holly Willoughby says Phillip Schofield denied to her having a relationship with a younger ITV colleague According to the latest report by The Mail on Sunday, Schofield’s former colleague was allegedly just 15 when they met at a talk the TV presenter was giving at a theatre school, while Schofield was in his late forties. An ITV spokesperson confirmed this week that the broadcaster investigated in early 2020 after “rumours of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and an employee of ITV first began to circulate”.