Phillip Schofield shares text he sent Holly Willoughby after admitting to This Morning affair
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 Phillip Schofield has shared the text he sent to former co-star Holly Willoughby after admitting to lying about an affair with a younger This Morning colleague. On Saturday, one day after Schofield’s statement, Willoughby wrote on Instagram that it had “taken time to process yesterday’s news”, adding: “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.” Addressing rumours that Willoughby knew about the affair, Schofield said: “Holly did not know. Phillip Schofield said he’s ‘lost’ his ‘best friend’ Holly Willoughby due to scandal “I had no feud with Holly.