Holly Willoughby will return to present This Morning next week and “carry on like the professional she is”.She is due to return to the show on Monday, June 5 after the half-term break, having taken an early holiday after news of Phillip Schofield’s departure emerged.Schofield, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague.On Wednesday, a source told The Sun of Willoughby: “She has made it clear she was one of the people Phil lied to and she has nothing to hide.“She will return to This Morning as planned on Monday and carry on like the professional she is.“Holly has been affected by Phil’s actions and it has been very difficult.
She is devoted to This Morning, however, and will continue to do the best job she can for them.”On Saturday, Willoughby wrote on Instagram that it had “taken time to process yesterday’s news” following Schofield’s statement, 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.”Willoughby’s return comes as This Morning has been plagued by allegations of “toxicity” since Schofield’s exit, with Eamonn Holmes alleging there was a “total cover-up” over the Schofield affair.The show’s former resident doctor, Dr Ranj Singh, also hit out at the show’s “toxic” culture, saying he raised concerns about “bullying and discrimination” two years ago when he worked there and afterwards felt like he was “managed out” for whistleblowing.ITV bosses are expected to appear before MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, where the issue of Schofield’s conduct could
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