Susanna Reid breaks her silence on Strictly bullying probe and bluntly admits she 'doesn't know' Phillip Schofield and 'didn't watch' his survival show

Susanna Reid broke her silence on the Strictly Come Dancing bullying probe as she spoke in a candid new interview on Sunday. Last year a dark cloud covered the BBC show after Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington made claims against her partner Giovanni Pernice. Susanna Reid broke her silence on the Strictly Come Dancing bullying probe as she spoke in a candid new interview on Sunday During the interview she also admitted she 'doesn't know' Phillip Schofield and 'didn't watch' his survival show But she added of the show's controversy: 'It is like being on a different planet, because everything sparkles, and so it's a shame when it doesn't for other people. Asked if she watched former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield's recent survival show she bluntly told the publication: 'I didn't watch it, and I don't know him.' The Good Morning Britain presenter, 53, appeared on the show in 2013, and was a runner-up with her dance partner Kevin Clifton Last year a dark cloud covered the BBC show after Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington made claims against her partner Giovanni Pernice Susanna said of Strictly: 'I think it's really important that if people have had a bad experience that is addressed and they are supported' It comes after late last month Susanna sent a poignant and emotional message to Liam Payne's family live on Good Morning Britain.