Drag Race UK’s Cheryl Hole shares thoughts on Phillip Schofield’s This Morning scandal
Drag Race UK star Cheryl Hole shaded Philip Schofield amid his ongoing This Morning affair scandal. On 20 May, Schofield shocked TV viewers when he announced his departure from the daytime talk show after 20 years. “I have always been proud to cover fascinating stories on This Morning.
But recently, This Morning itself has become the story,” he wrote on Instagram. “Throughout my career in TV – including the very difficult last few days – I have always done my best to be honourable and kind.
I understand that ITV has decided the current situation can’t go on, and I want to do what I can to protect the show that I love.” Schofield added that his leave would take an “immediate effect” before expressing his hopes for the show to “move forward to a bright future.” Shortly after his abrupt departure, the broadcaster made headlines again after he admitted to having a romantic relationship with a younger colleague – which he claimed was “unwise but not illegal.” “I am making this statement via the Daily Mail, to whom I have already apologised personally for misleading, through my lawyer who I also misled, about a story which they wanted to write about me a few days ago,” he told the Daily Mail on 26 May. “The first thing I want to say is: I am deeply sorry for having lied to them, and to many others about a relationship that I had with someone working on This Morning.
I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning.” Following Schofield’s statement, ITV revealed that it previously investigated the rumours in 2020. “Furthur to our statement last night, ITV can confirm that when rumours of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and an employee of ITV first began to circulate in early
