- tell me that holly willoughby's feelings— tell me that holly willoughby's feelings have _ tell meby's feelings have been _ tell me that holly willoughby's feelings have been heard. - tell me that holly willoughby's - feelings have been heard. news,? i do feelings have been heard. news,? do things. sunday saw simon feelings have been heard. news,?|j do things. sunday saw simon jones do things. sunday saw simonjones reporting on the late news bulletin outside television centre, from where this this morning is broadcast.— where this this morning is broadcast. ., , ., , broadcast. tonight, questions whether this _ broadcast. tonight, questions whether this morning - broadcast. tonight, questions whether this morning can - broadcast. tonight, questions i whether this morning can survive broadcast. tonight, questions - whether this morning can survive as a television programme, itv bosses have insisted it will be on air as normal tomorrow, have insisted it will be on air as normaltomorrow, its have insisted it will be on air as normal tomorrow, its future is not in any doubt. normal tom

did you ever tell| holly willoughby? god, no. that is a bi aer holly willoughby? god, no.oughby? god, no. that is a bigger question because our - holly willoughby? god, no. that is a| bigger question because our dressing room is a sanctuary and you tell everything in that room, she knows everything in that room, she knows everything about me and i know everything about me and i know everything about me and i know everything about her, and when the door is closed, that is the sanctuary. it is a wonderful environment and something i will miss deeply. i don't know if she asked me, buti miss deeply. i don't know if she asked me, but i would have denied it. she did not know. nobody knew. this has been a cataclysm of the lie, it starts in a denial, no, gosh... not at all. and then the rumour came out, the rumour started. and then you light, you have had a workplace fling, and you lie about it. —— and then you lie. there is a big age gap but that happens in life as well. they have been rumours for years and years— years and years about not only whether or _ years and years about

when did you last speak. to holly willoughby? i what's apt on the da i to holly willoughby?t on the day i put — to holly willoughby? i what's apt on the day i put the _ to holly willoughby? i what's apt on the day i put the statement - to holly willoughby? i what's apt on the day i put the statement up and l to holly willoughby? i what's apt on the day i put the statement up and i said to her, i know you can't reply. you're probably not allowed to. but please know that i am so desperately, desperately sorry. did she reply quest mark no. _ desperately, desperately sorry. did she reply quest mark no. how - desperately, desperately sorry. did| she reply quest mark no. how would ou she reply quest mark no. how would you characterise _ she reply quest mark no. how would you characterise your— she reply quest mark no. how would you characterise your relationship i you characterise your relationship with her now? is a you characterise your relationship with her now?— you characterise your relationship with her now?_ i - you characterise your relationship. with her now?_ i adore wit

did you ever tell holly willoughby? no, god no. | tell holly willoughby? no, god no., god no. that's a bigger question _ tell holly willoughby? no, god no. that's a bigger question because . tell holly willoughby? no, god no. | that's a bigger question because we have, our makeup room, was like a sanctuary. it has always been a sanctuary. it has always been a sanctuary. so, you tell everything in that room. holly knows everything about me and i know everything about holly. all the team that is in there when the door is closed, that is a sanctuary. each is a wonder wonderful, environmentand sanctuary. each is a wonder wonderful, environment and something i will miss deeply. and holly, i don't know whether holly ever asked me, she might have done but i would have denied. holly did not know. nobody knew and this has been that cataclysm of the life. is that that meant a lie at the nail, owner gush 0hno not at all. and then the rumour came out and started. and then you will i and you had a workplace sling. you lie about it. a great many people would have had workspace thin

, holly willoughby would ureus umt— news.com, holly willoughby would ureus umt sis-s— news.com, hollyt— you're absolutely right, yosef, ttut tiss— you're absolutely right, yosef, that there are _ you're absolutely right, yosef, that there are some serious sut— that there are some serious crimes out there. but i would ureus— crimes out there. but i would ureus i— crimes out there. but i would ureus i ssutt— crimes out there. but i would argue i would argue that ustuutty— argue i would argue that ustuutty it— argue i would argue that actually it raises the issue of immu— actually it raises the issue of tmmu um— actually it raises the issue of emma an imbalance in power. this is a emma an imbalance in power. this is u usuttmy— emma an imbalance in power. this is a wealthy older— emma an imbalance in power. this is a wealthy older guy who's on tv is a wealthy older guy who's on tv svsry— is a wealthy older guy who's on iv sysry suy— is a wealthy older guy who's on tv every day with— is a wealthy older guy who's on tv every day with an impressionable, impressionable ysumestsr— impressionab

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now holly willoughby returned to this holly willoughby returned to thts memhg— holly willoughby returned environment at this morning? now sam taylor, you thew— morning? now sam taylor, you knew tmttw— morning? now sam taylor, you know emily maddock well, i've thewh— know emily maddock well, i've mewh hath— know emily maddock well, i've known martin frizell for years. i known martin frizell for years. t have— known martin frizell for years. t have me— known martin frizell for years. i have no personal— known martin frizell for years. i have no personal problem at all. it's very odd to me because he was a former crisis management pr that is the last thing you do. you've got a young female journalist asking you about very legitimate claims from former head of news, from your former head of news, and he's making jokes about aubergines. well martin frizell was obviously trying to , you was obviously trying to, you know, the situation, know, lighten the situation, like trying to be like, oh, no. oh, you know, i mean, petsemattw.— oh, you know, i mean, personally, i- oh, you know, i mean, perso

holly willoughby - note, josie... bring it in! thank you. holly willoughby on - note, josie... get back to the warmth and magic that people are familiar with, from the show, and just even from her point of view was saying thank you for all your messages, it was very much trying to not be holly or the programme making comment on what has happened but trying to rebuild that bond of trust, that strength with the audience which of course is crucial, absolutely crucial to a show like this morning. and of course in many ways they might well feel slightly limited in what they can say at the moment, as we have been hearing there is an external investigation being undertaken by a senior barrister into everything that went on through the rumours and the allegations through two phillip schofield's leaving this morning and resigning from itv. and also this was a topic they knew they couldn't avoid, this morning prides itself on talking about the big issues that people are talking about at this is one of the biggest ones that has been fascinating the public notjust this morning, viewers, fo

now holly willoughby returned to this holly willoughby returned to thts memhg— holly willoughby returnedwork environment at this morning? now sam taylor, you thew— morning? now sam taylor, you knew tmttw— morning? now sam taylor, you know emily maddock well, i've thewh— know emily maddock well, i've mewh hath— know emily maddock well, i've known martin frizell for years. i known martin frizell for years. t have— known martin frizell for years. t have me— known martin frizell for years. i have no personal— known martin frizell for years. i have no personal problem at all. it's very odd to me because he was a former crisis management pr that is the last thing you do. you've got a young female journalist asking you about very legitimate claims from former head of news, from your former head of news, and he's making jokes about aubergines. well martin frizell was obviously trying to , you was obviously trying to, you know, the situation, know, lighten the situation, like trying to be like, oh, no. oh, you know, i mean, petsemattw.— oh, you know, i mean, personally, i- oh, you know, i mean, p

holly did not — tell holly willoughby? god no. holly did not know. _ tell holly willoughby? god no. on these matters is because _ knew. the reason these matters is because it _ knew. the reason these matters is because it is _ knew. the reason these matters is because it is about _ is because it is about potential abuse of power. i understand that, and that is a very, very valid question to put to me. and i think if it was mal— female then it wouldn't be such a scandal. there is an enormous amount of homophobia and we like to think that we've moved forward in 2023 -- that we've moved forward in 2023 —— male—female. this that we've moved forward in 2023 -- male-female. this is the tip of _ 2023 -- male-female. this is the tip of the _ 2023 -- male-female. this is the tip of the iceberg. - 2023 -- male-female. this is the tip of the iceberg. other. the tip of the iceberg. other more revelations to come or as far as you're concerned... that's my biggest, sorriest secret. . , that's my biggest, sorriest secret. ., , ., ., secret. finally, what would you like to say _ secret. finally, wha

she gave me her reaction to holly willoughby�*s statement. careful to mention the viewer, primarily, that relationship of trust that she was so keen to build bridges, are you 0k? of trust that she was so keen to build bridges, are you ok? that initial question straight to the audience. this is aristotelian rhetoric being extended. we have all of us let down, you, me, the viewer, itv, theirfamily. clearly putting phillip schofield very much on the other side of that river. and then saying a time for healing and moving on. so what that means is, i think i said last week, this is a ship that is careering down the river and its a case of whether itv still believe holly willoughby is the masthead and figurehead of the vote or whether she needed to be jettisoned along with phillip schofield. they have decided for now that she is integral to the continuing stability and success of the show so they have put a lot of welly behind her and she had her choice of co—host, josie gibson was there with hugs and support if needed and it was a case of, nothing

some of the stories now, holly willoughby - accounts.oughby is back on this morning, she said she feels shaken, troubled, and let down. it was a first show since phillip schofield left after admitting he lied about an affair with a younger male colleague. an update on what happened at bournemouth beach last week and a court has heard that a strong current in the sea might have caused 12—year—old sunnah khan and 17—year—old joe are best to drown. what difference would have guaranteed £1600 per month make to you? well, 30 people could be about to find out as there are plans being made for a universal basic income trial in parts of england. all right, hot girl summit is officially on. love island starts this week. i's on. love island starts this week. is is wrapping up and we have heard danny minogue will be back very soon with a kiss to girl. time now to leave you with ten seconds of dolphins. this is the moment to dolphins would rescued in aberdeenshire. it was a team effort from a community to keep them wet and return them to the sea. an

and did you ever tell holly willoughby? no, god, no. when did you last speak to holly willoughby?r on the day i put the statement up and i said to her, "i know you can't reply, you're probably not allowed to, "but please know that i am so desperately, desperately sorry." did she reply? no. on the central question of whether or not he groomed this young man, schofield is emphatic in his denial. it was a totally innocent picture, a totally innocent twitter follow and then it was a completely innocent backwards and forwards over a period of time about a job, about careers. you do that, what's wrong with that? what's wrong with talking to someone, no matter what age they are? does that mean that if you are following anyone on twitter, you absolutely don't talk to anybody else or you don't give advice? attention will now turn to the culture of this morning and specifically whether or not itv bosses handled it appropriately. dame carolyn mccall, the boss of itv, is due to be questioned by mps next week. amol rajan, bbc news. the programme that phillip schofield used to present, this mor

colleague holly willoughby , as itv holly willoughby, as itv continues— holly willoughby, as itv continues uew— our government. he's overstepped everw ruew eue— our government. he's overstepped every mark and all— our government. he's overstepped every mark and all he's proved iuriug— every mark and all he's proved iuriug eii— every mark and all he's proved during all-this— every mark and all he's proved during all-this is— every mark and all he's proved during all this is what he's during all of this is what he's rueu— during all of this is what he's rueu-eur— during all of this is what he's tried-out to— during all of this is what he's tried out to disprove is tried to set out to disprove is ruer— tried to set out to disprove is we ues— tried to set out to disprove is we ue-s e— tried to set out to disprove is that he's a thicko— tried to set out to disprove is that he's a thicko and john sergeeur— that he's a thicko and john sergeeur . — that he's a thicko and john sergeant . the- that he's a thicko and john sergeant . 15g that he's a thicko and john sergeant. 15g sergeant. the thing is

colleague holly willoughby , as itv holly willoughby, as itv continues— holly willoughby, as itv continuesnment. he's overstepped everw merk erre— our government. he's overstepped every mark and all— our government. he's overstepped every mark and all he's proved iurirg— every mark and all he's proved iurirg eir— every mark and all he's proved during all-this— every mark and all he's proved during all-this is— every mark and all he's proved during all this is what he's during all of this is what he's iriei— during all of this is what he's iriei-eur— during all of this is what he's tried-out to— during all of this is what he's tried out to disprove is tried to set out to disprove is mei— tried to set out to disprove is me ire-e— tried to set out to disprove is me me e— tried to set out to disprove is that he's a thicko— tried to set out to disprove is that he's a thicko and john sergeerri— that he's a thicko and john sergeerrr . — that he's a thicko and john sergeant . the- that he's a thicko and john sergeant . “g that he's a thicko and john sergeant. “g sergeant. the thing is, the royal f

holly willoughby says moments. holly willoughby says she moments.ling world records , is making cycling world records, is making her cycling world records, is making rer wry— cycling world records, is making her way around _ cycling world records, is making her way around the circumference of her way around the circumference ot tre— her way around the circumference ot tre ur— her way around the circumference ot tre ur or— her way around the circumference ot tre ur or t— her way around the circumference of the uk on a handmade bamboo otte— of the uk on a handmade bamboo ttte. sre-e— of the uk on a handmade bamboo bike. she's starting— of the uk on a handmade bamboo bike. she's starting from westminster— bike. she's starting from westminster cycling to norwich for westminster cycling to norwich tor rer— westminster cycling to norwich tor rer ttret— westminster cycling to norwich for her first stop— westminster cycling to norwich for her first stop before trtretttrt— for her first stop before travelling to - for her first stop before travelling to othe

. cheques to holly willoughby. teat.— cheques to holly willoughby. teat. welt. — cheques to holly willoughbyant— becoming a bit of a class war ant tney-ne— becoming a bit of a class war and they're disrupting people ralnlng— and they're disrupting people ralnlng-cause.- and they're disrupting people joining cause. we want joining their cause. we all want to joining their cause. we all want ta tnatect— joining their cause. we all want to protect environment , but to protect the environment, but we-neet— to protect the environment, but we-need-lives- we don't need our lives tlsnuttet— we don't need our lives disrupted-do- we don't need our lives disrupted do it. amy nicole, disrupted to do it. amy nicole, yaua—sa— disrupted to do it. amy nicole, yaua—sa-ganel your nominee. so i've gone for the house lords for defeating the house of lords for defeating the house of lords for defeating the illegal immigration bill and seeing it the cruel farce it seeing it for the cruel farce it is. god bless our second chamber unelected laws defying the democratic will of the british people again, good on them.

. cheques to holly willoughby. teat.— cheques to holly willoughby. teat. welt. — cheques to holly willoughbyant— becoming a bit of a class war ant tney-ne— becoming a bit of a class war and they're disrupting people ralnlng— and they're disrupting people ralnlng-cause.- and they're disrupting people joining cause. we want joining their cause. we all want to joining their cause. we all want ta tnatect— joining their cause. we all want to protect environment , but to protect the environment, but we-neet— to protect the environment, but we-need-lives- we don't need our lives tlsnuttet— we don't need our lives disrupted-do- we don't need our lives disrupted do it. amy nicole, disrupted to do it. amy nicole, yaua—sa— disrupted to do it. amy nicole, yaua—sa-ganel your nominee. so i've gone for the house lords for defeating the house of lords for defeating the house of lords for defeating the illegal immigration bill and seeing it the cruel farce it seeing it for the cruel farce it is. god bless our second chamber unelected laws defying the democratic will of the british people again, good on them.

did you ever tell holly willoughby? no, | you ever tell holly willoughby?ctuary, it has always been a sanctuary. —— our make up always been a sanctuary. —— our make up a room full tell everything, holly knows everything about me, i know everything about holly, and thatis know everything about holly, and that is the sanctuary and it is a wonderful environment and something i will miss deeply. and... holly, do not know whether holly ever asked me, she might have done, but i would have denied it. holly did not know, nobody knew. that has been the cataclysm of the lie is that it starts in a denial, no, not at all, and then the rumour started and then you lie, you have had a work place fling and you lie about it, and i appreciate there is a massive age gap that happens in life as well. you did not tell anyone but i wonder if people ask you, as you said there had been rumours for years and years of not only whether or not you were 93)’ of not only whether or not you were gay but your relationship with this particular young man, so did anyone on the this morning t

wiiiowgniw. — holly willoughby or holly willoughby. certainly willoughby.oats. the mail looks at a record demand— the small boats. the mail looks at a record demand for- the mail looks at a record demand for longer ienn — at a record demand for longer ienn nongogee— at a record demand for longer term mortgages as interest rates ooniinwe— term mortgages as interest rates ooniinwe io— term mortgages as interest rates continue to rise— term mortgages as interest rates continue to rise . _ term mortgages as interest rates continue to rise . i“ continue to rise. the sun, says holly willoughby, will return to her programme this morning, holly willoughby, will return to her programme this morning , this her programme this morning, this morning. but reports phillip schofield is not in the right place yet to watch the programme . well, let's stay with that eionw,— . well, let's stay with that eionw, enoii— . well, let's stay with that story, shall we?— well, let's stay with that story, shall we? mr begins. we-ne— story, shall we? mr begins. we-ne ioineoi— story, sha

yeah, it seems like she's just trying to ride it out like holly willoughby is . eaneeiay. a— committee, it's a week next wednesday, a week today. so that will wednesday, a week today. so that wiiilveny— wednesday, a week today. so that will.very interested- wednesday, a week today. so that will very interested thing. will be very interested thing. nai— will be very interested thing. pug-g— will be very interested thing. pug-p neaiiy- will be very interested thing. but-it really be- will be very interested thing. but it really be the job but should it really be the job of politicians- but should it really be the job of politicians to - but should it really be the job of politicians to get involved? we of politicians to get involved? we-an— of politicians to get involved? we-an swa— of politicians to get involved? we.an snp mp- of politicians to get involved? we an snp mp grand standing we had an snp mp grand standing on this— we had an snp mp grand standing on this and— we had an snp mp grand standing on this and telling— we had an snp mp grand standing on this and

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and did you ever tell holly willoughby? no, god, no. when did you last speak to holly willoughby?apped her on the day i put the statement up and i said to her, "i know you can't reply, you're probably not allowed to, but please know that i am so desperately, desperately sorry." did she reply? no. 0n the central question of whether or not he groomed this young man, schofield is emphatic in his denial. it was a totally innocent picture, a totally innocent twitter follow and then it was a completely innocent backwards and forwards over a period of time about a job, about careers. you do that, what's wrong with that? what's wrong with talking to someone, no matter what age they are? does that mean that if you are following anyone on twitter, you absolutely don't talk to anybody else or you don't give advice? attention will now turn to the culture of this morning, and specifically whether or not itv bosses handled it appropriately. dame carolyn mccall, the boss of itv, is due to be questioned by mps next week. amol rajan, bbc news. 0ur arts and media correspondent david sillito has the

holly willoughby now— “c holly willoughby now ofcom says it went— willoughby now ofcom says it went testuck right into the big topic of the day, which is rishi sunak eayhg— of the day, which is rishi sunak eaytmg that— of the day, which is rishi sunak eaytmg that me— of the day, which is rishi sunak saying that his small boats tettey— saying that his small boats tettey te— saying that his small boats policy is actually working. i'm not ar— policy is actually working. i'm not tt— policy is actually working. i'm not sure it does— policy is actually working. i'm not sure it does look- policy is actually working. i'm not sure it does look like it's working. we're hoping to hear from suella braverman, the home secretary, live in the house of commons but jonathan commons as well. but jonathan gullies join just gullies mp will join me in just a minutes. but a matter of minutes. but i wanted to give my little diatribe , on another top diatribe anyway, on another top topic today and it's prince harry not turning up to court. is harry really so thick that he thinks that it's a good idea to anger

the itv presenter, holly willoughby, says she felt "shaken, troubled and let down," by events surroundingmme, in the wake of his departure, over lies concerning an affair with a younger male itv employee. lizo mzimba, has more. this morning theme tune. after a two—week break today holly willoughby returned to this morning and she began the show by addressing the events of the past fortnight. right, deep breath. firstly, are you ok? i hope so. it feels very strange indeed sitting here without phil and i imagine that you might have been feeling a lot like i have. shaken, troubled, let down, worried for the well—being of people on all sides of what has been going on and full of questions. she was of course talking about the departure of her former co—host phillip schofield. he resigned from this morning and from itv after it was revealed that he had lied to cover up an affair with a younger colleague. you, me and all of us on this morning gave our love and support to someone who was not telling the truth, who acted in a way that they themselves felt that they had to resign from itv and step

, but speaks to holly willoughby, but is speaks to holly willoughby, but he ethht— speaks to holly willoughbyer on this on this morning. what's the link there ? i think what's the link there? i think me— what's the link there? i think me get— what's the link there? i think me get e— what's the link there? i think me get e het— what's the link there? i think he's got a lot of— what's the link there? i think he's got a lot of explaining to de— he's got a lot of explaining to de. and— he's got a lot of explaining to de. ahd h— he's got a lot of explaining to do. and i think— he's got a lot of explaining to do. and i think if— he's got a lot of explaining to do. and i think if it if it emergee— do. and i think if it if it emerges a that there was greemhhg— emerges a that there was greemhhg ehd— emerges a that there was grooming and b, that there was any grooming and b, that there was my peymeht— grooming and b, that there was any payment made to this boy, theh— any payment made to this boy, theh h— any payment made to this boy, theh h thhh— any payment made to this boy, then i think carolyn mccal

,— the presenter's former co—host, holly willoughby, spoke out this morning— holly willoughby, spokesten? was you there with me? i've got to say, it's not— with me? i've got to say, it's not nonmatty— with me? i've got to say, it's not normally my— with me? i've got to say, it's not normally my kind of thing, but not normally my kind of thing, dat .— not normally my kind of thing, dat . ata— not normally my kind of thing, dat . att. .— not normally my kind of thing, but i did. i found— not normally my kind of thing, but i did. i found myself glued to a,— but i did. i found myself glued to a, aotaatty— but i did. i found myself glued to it, actually fascinated a ttttte—oatl to it, actually fascinated a. little—out early little bit of popcorn out early in little bit of popcorn out early tn-momtna-— little bit of popcorn out early in-morning. let's- little bit of popcorn out early in morning. let's have a in the morning. let's have a ttsten— in the morning. let's have a ttsten. — in the morning. let's have a ttsten. kt— in the morning. let's have a listen. it-very- in the morning. let's

, but speaks to holly willoughby, but is speaks to holly willoughby, but pe epppp— speaks to holly willoughby the link— runner on this on this morning. what's the link there ? i think what's the link there? i think ne-e— what's the link there? i think ne-e pep— what's the link there? i think ne-e pep e— what's the link there? i think ne-e pep e pep— what's the link there? i think he's got a lot of— what's the link there? i think he's got a lot of explaining to re.— he's got a lot of explaining to re. ane— he's got a lot of explaining to re. pne r— he's got a lot of explaining to do. and i think— he's got a lot of explaining to do. and i think if— he's got a lot of explaining to do. and i think if it if it eerpee— do. and i think if it if it emerges a that there was preenpnp— emerges a that there was preenpnp enp— emerges a that there was grooming and b, that there was any grooming and b, that there was eny peynenp— grooming and b, that there was any payment made to this boy, pnen— any payment made to this boy, pnen r— any payment made to this boy, pnen r pnpnp— any payment made to this boy, t

and did you ever tell holly willoughby? no — god, no. question, because we have... 0ur make—up room was like a sanctuary — has always been a sanctuary. so you tell everything in that room. holly knows everything about me. i know everything about holly. holly did not know. nobody knew. and you never... you never told her? no, i didn't tell anybody. i mean, the reason this matters is because it is about potential abuse of power. and it is... i understand that. and that is a very, very valid question to put to me. and people would say the circumstances are as follows here. you met someone who was a child. you were in a position of power over them. you used your power eventually to give them something they craved — which was a shot at a job in the media. you nurtured a relationship and then that relationship became sexual. they might ask, what's the difference between that and grooming? well, i would say that your initial list of things was not right anyway. tell me why. because it was a totally innocent picture, a totally innocent twitter f

in my holly willoughby as well. in my thw— holly willoughby as well.est forecast. i'm mark wilson.— welcome to your latest forecast. i'm mark wilson. after- welcome to your latest forecast. i'm mark wilson. after another dry week across the country, that dry fine weather looks set to continue throughout this weekend. to come, weekend. more sunshine to come, although little more cloud although a little bit more cloud across some eastern areas. at times. at the pressure times. we look at the pressure pattern. you see why pattern. then you can see why high pressure centred just towards the uk and towards the north of the uk and that's it has been that's been where it has been for of the working week and for much of the working week and around we're going to around that high we're going to see times pushing see some cloud at times pushing in from the north sea. that's in from the north sea. so that's why towards the east we could sometimes more cloud back to sometimes see more cloud back to friday overnight. sometimes see more cloud back to fridajyou overn

the itv presenter holly willoughby says she felt shaken, troubled and let down by events of her former speaking this morning on the wake of his departure overlies concerning an affair with a younger male itv employees. after a two week break today holly willoughby return to this morning and she began to show by addressing the events of the past fortnight. by addressing the events of the past fortniuht. , , , ., , , ., fortnight. deep breath. tersely, are ou 0k? fortnight. deep breath. tersely, are ou ok? i fortnight. deep breath. tersely, are you ok? i hope _ fortnight. deep breath. tersely, are you ok? i hope so. _ fortnight. deep breath. tersely, are you ok? i hope so. it— fortnight. deep breath. tersely, are you ok? i hope so. it feels- fortnight. deep breath. tersely, are you ok? i hope so. it feels very - you ok? i hope so. it feels very strange indeed sitting here without fail. i imagine you might have been feeling a lot like i have, shaken, troubled, let down, worried for the well—being of people on all sides of what's been going on. hand well-being of people on all sides of wha

holly willoughby will—tomorrow. this morning. holly willoughby will—tomorrow .l this morning.ce went ahead as planned. british horse— went ahead as planned. british horse rosmg— went ahead as planned. british horse racing authority chief eeote — horse racing authority chief executive julie _ horse racing authority chief executive julie harrington somtemmet— executive julie harrington condemned the action as reckless and condemned the action as reckless mt tmgeroos— condemned the action as reckless and dangerous. but— condemned the action as reckless and dangerous. but the animal rtghts— and dangerous. but the animal rtghts groops— and dangerous. but the animal rtghts groops soy— and dangerous. but the animal rights groups say they are doing whot-s— rights groups say they are doing what's necessary— rights groups say they are doing what's necessary to raise awareness of— what's necessary to raise awareness of the cruelty of the sport. — awareness of the cruelty of the spot so — awareness of the cruelty of the spot so rotmtmg— awareness of the cruelty of the sport. so joining me

holly willoughby is back on this mourning. she says she feels shaken, troubled and let down.h a younger male colleague. an update on what happened at bournemouth beach last week, and a court has heard that a strong current in the sea might have caused 12—year—old suler khan and 17—year—old joe bass to drown. what difference would a guaranteed £1600 a month make to you? well, 30 people could be about to find out as plans are being made for a universal basic income trial in parts of england. hot girl summer is officially on. love island starts this week. i kissed a boy is wrapping up here on bbc three, and we'vejust boy is wrapping up here on bbc three, and we've just had that danni minogue will be back very soon with i kissed a girl. time now to leave you with ten seconds of dolphins. this is the moment two dolphins were rescued in aberdeenshire. there was a team effort from the community to keep them wet and return them to see. you are all caught up now. have a good night.

and did you ever tell holly willoughby? no, god, no. holly did not know. nobody knew.use it is about potential abuse of power. and it is... i understand that. and that is a very, very valid question to put to me. and i think if it was male—female, then it wouldn't be such a scandal. there is an enormous amount of homophobia. and we'd like to think that we'd move forward in 2023. is this the tip of the iceberg? are there more allegations of revelations to come, or as far as you're concerned it's all out? my biggest, sorriest secret. and finally, what would you say to the young man in question? to whom i am the most sorry. by getting involved with me, i have caused you so much pain. i'll never forgive myself that i made a bad judgment call. phillip schofield, thank you so much for your time. thanks. switching gears now... in case you weren't watching last night, there's a new national spelling bee champion here in the us. that is correct! dev shah from florida won the 2023 scripps national spelling bee and the $50,000 prize that goes with it. the 14—year—old spelled "psa

when did you last speak to holly willoughby? probably not allowed to. "but please know that i am so desperately, desperately sorry." did she reply? no. how would you characterise your relationship with her now? is it broken? i adore holly. i mean, i've always adored holly. she's my tv sister. erm, and i... from my point of view, no... ..i don't have a problem with holly at all. what would you say to her, given that she's doubtless listening to you now? what would you say to her about, maybe publicly that you've said privately, about how you'd like to apologise and your hopes for mending that relationship? i would say to everyone. erm... i would say to... ..myfamily... ..my friends, my work colleagues, the public, to itv, to my management company, to everyone that i lied to — i am... ..desperately, desperately sorry. but, principally, iwould like to apologise to him, because it may have been consensual, it may have been fully legal, but i shouldn't have allowed it to happen. and that was a grave, grave error on my part. and i kno

and did you ever tell holly willoughby? no, god, no. holly did not know. nobody knew. mean, the reason this matters is because it is about potential abuse of power. and it is... i understand that. and that is a very, very valid question to put to me. and i think if it was male—female, then it wouldn't be such a scandal. there is there is an enormous amount of homophobia. and we'd like to think that we'd move forward in 2023. is this the tip of the iceberg? are there more allegations of revelations to come, or as far as you're concerned it's all out? my biggest, sorriest secret. and finally, what would you say to the young man in question? to whom i am the most sorry. by getting involved with me i have caused you so much pain, i'll never forgive myself that i made a bad judgment call. phillip schofield, thank you so much for your time. thanks. amol rajan was talking to phillip schofield there. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in that interview, you can find organisations offering help and support on the bbc action line website — bbc.co.uk/actionline.

. - itv�*s this morning host holly willoughby said finding out that her former co—presenter phillip schofieldince her schofield resigned from the programme, after he revealed he�*d lied about an affair with a younger colleague. josie gibson is her co—host for today�*s programme, and other guest presenters will fill in over the next few weeks and months. here was holly speaking on the programme earlier. it feels very strange indeed sitting here without phil. and i imagine that you might have been feeling a lot like i have — shaken, troubled, let down, worried for the well—being of people on all sides of what�*s been going on and full of questions. you, me, and all of us at this morning gave our love and support to someone who was not telling the truth. who acted in a way that they themselves felt that they had to resign from itv and step down from a career that they loved. that is a lot to process. with me is tv critic and broadcaster scott bryan. thank you forjoining us. what did you make of holly�*s announcement? you can tell it must have been difficult to give. and you also tell the balance

two days after that, his co—star, holly willoughby issued a statement, saying she had asked schofield the allegations when rumours emerged in 2020, but he had denied they were true. and now we understand that next week mps are to question itv executives over the developments, to see how the issue had been handled by the organisation. in his first interview since resigning from itv, mr schofield says he desperately regrets the relationship, but insists it was consensual and he strenuously denies claims that he groomed the man. he's been speaking to the bbc�*s media editor amol rajan. phillip, come on in. good to see you. thank you. phillip schofield granted this interview because he wanted to say sorry, he wanted to show contrition, and he wanted to correct some of what he sees as the false narratives in the public domain over the past week. are you feeling 0k to do this? you're feeling strong enough to do this interview? yeah, i have to. schofield described the enormous toll that recent days have taken on him. and it is relentless. and it is day after day after day after day. and if y

i mean, somebody has to know something for there and did you ever tell holly willoughby? nobody knew. what did you say to the young man in question? to you i am the most sorry. by getting involved with me i have caused you so much pain, i will never forgive myself that i made a bad judgment call. phillip schofield, thank you so much for your time. the programme —— meanwhile, the programme phillip schofield used to present — this morning — continues on the network. after showing the bbc�*s interview to viewers, his former colleague alison hammond was emotional. i'm just finding it really painful because obviously, you know, i loved phillip schofield and it's weird because i still love phillip schofield. however, what he's done is wrong. he's admitted it, he's said sorry, but i'm really... i mean, as a family, we're all really struggling to process everything. and if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in that interview with phillip schofield, there is a list of organisations which can provide help. it's at the bbc actionline website, at bbc.co.uk/actionline. an

two days after that, his co—star, holly willoughby, gave her reaction, saying that she had asked schofieldions when rumours emerged in 2020, but he had denied they were true. and earlier this week, reports started circulating that mps are to question itv executives over the developments to see how the issue had been handled by the organisation. in his first interview since resigning from itv, mr schofield says he desperately regrets the relationship, but insists it was consensual and he strenuously denies claims that he groomed the man. he's been speaking to the bbc�*s media editor amol rajan. phillip, come on in. good to see you. thank you. phillip schofield granted this interview because he wanted to say sorry, he wanted to show contrition, and he wanted to correct some of what he sees as the false narratives in the public domain over the past week. are you feeling ok to do this? you're feeling strong enough to do this interview? yeah, i have to. schofield described the enormous toll that recent days have taken on him. and it is relentless. and it is day after day after day after day. an

and did you ever tell holly willoughby? no — god, no. holly did not know. nobody knew.ay to the young man? to you i am the most sorry. by getting involved with me i have caused you so much pain, i will never forgive myself that i made a bad judgment call. phillip schofield, thank you so much for your time. and if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in that interview with phillip schofield, there is a list of organisations which can provide help. it's at the bbc action line website, at bbc.co.uk/actionline now some reaction to that from our panel. ryan, thank you for being on our panel this evening. it is a difficult watch, brian, if we start with you, that interview they with phillip schofield, what do you make of everything that's gone on? well. of everything that's gone on? well, first of all, of everything that's gone on? well, first of all. he _ of everything that's gone on? well, first of all, he looks _ of everything that's gone on? well, first of all, he looks incredibly - first of all, he looks incredibly withdrawn and haggard throughout the entire

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