Phillip Schofield ‘still mates’ with runner he had an affair with


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Phillip Schofield has revealed he is still on ‘friendly’ terms with the runner he had an affair with on This Morning.

Schofield, 61, announced his exit from the daytime programme after more than 20 years, following rumours that he and Willoughby, 42, were ‘barely speaking’ behind the scenes and that their relationship had cooled.

Days later, he sensationally resigned from all his ITV projects including hosting the British Soap Awards after revealing that he had an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger colleague on This Morning while still with his wife Stephanie Lowe.

The young runner, who has not been named, was 15 when they met, with Schofield saying the affair began after he turned 18.

The former Dancing On Ice host appeared on a one-off BBC interview and was questioned by Amol Rajan about the relationship and whether they are still in touch.

Speaking about the runner, Schofield said: ‘We’ve stayed mates. We’re still mates. We still stay friendly.’

Phillip Schofield was interviewed by Amol Rajan about the affair (Picture: BBC)

Rajan also asked him the last time he was in contact with the young man and Schofield replied it was when he hired a lawyer for him recently.

‘He needed independent support,’ Schofield continued. ‘So that was the last time.’

Rajan asked: ‘So that was a few weeks ago?’

Schofield replied: ‘Yeah, a couple of weeks.’

Schofield quit ITV after admitting to having an affair with a This Morning runner (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

The former The Cube presenter described his former lover as an ‘innocent person’ who ‘didn’t do anything wrong, who is vulnerable and probably feels how I do.’

According to the Daily Mail, sources have claimed the runner was given a financial settlement from the broadcaster, which ITV has reportedly refused on numerous occasions to comment on or deny.

An insider reportedly claimed someone senior at ITV must have known about the payment as it required ‘people of some seniority’ to sign it off.

Schofield said he was ‘still mates’ with the runner who reportedly now works in a pub (Picture: ITV)

However, some sources report that it was a redundancy payout, rather than linked to the relationship.

A friend of the young man told the Telegraph he no longer worked in television and was pulling pints in a pub.

‘He should be having a good career in television now, but because of this he’s not,’ they added.

Phillip Schofield: The Interview is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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