Holly Willoughby 'took page out of Meghan Markle playbook' with Phillip Schofield statement

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Holly Willoughby is 'taking a page out of the Meghan Markle playbook' with her emotional statement on Monday.The mum-of-two addressed This Morning viewers regarding the Phillip Schofield scandal, using her first appearance on the ITV daytime show in over a week to comment on her former mate and co-presenter.As she choked back tears, the 42-year-old nodded to the disgraced former presenter, who recently admitted to an affair with a much younger colleague.

Holly said the events that led to Schofield’s departure left her “shaken, troubled, let down and worried”.In interviews last week, Phillip said that Holly was unaware of the “unwise, but not illegal” affair, and apologised for lying to her.Speaking on GB News, the Mail on Sunday Editor-at-Large Charlotte Griffiths took aim at Holly's comments, saying they were reminiscent of a typical Meghan Markle comment.She told Mark Longhurst: “When she said, ‘but firstly, how are you doing?’ I just thought it was straight out of that Meghan Markle playbook.

You know, ‘are you OK?’“It was scripted clearly, when she said ‘deep breaths’, even that bit was clearly scripted but she's kind of damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t.“If she'd spoken straight from the heart we probably have criticised her then as well.“It was almost an impossible task and I was quite pleased she didn't go hell for leather on the hamminess and do a full Matt Hancock fake cry, she nearly got there.“It was hammy, it was a bit give me strength.

But she she played it pretty well and she couldn't not say anything. So you know what can she do really?”Phillip Schofield was dropped by his talent agency YMU following the revelation, he also resigned from ITV and This Morning.