Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby snubbed by National Television Award 2023 nominations

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The National Television Awards 2023 nominations have been revealed and various names are up for their first award at the O2 arena in September.This Morning will aim to keep its title in the daytime category against programmes including The Chase, Loose Women and The Repair Shop on September 5.

It will be the first NTAs since the Phillip Schofield scandal that engulfed This Morning earlier this year, reports the Mirror.In May, Phillip resigned from ITV and was subsequently dropped by his talent agency YMU after he admitted to an "unwise but not illegal" relationship with a younger male runner on the show.He had quit This Morning just days before making the revelation.Holly Willoughby - who had worked alongside Phillip since 2009 - continued to present the show alongside a series of co-stars before her annual summer break, whilst MP's called out ITV bosses to address claims of toxicity and bullying when cameras are not rolling.The 2022 NTAs saw Phillip enjoy the night without his then-best pal Holly, after both presenters received a mixed reaction when This Morning won the NTA for Best Daytime Show for the fifth year running.Holly reportedly bailed from the star-studded event around 10 pm.The presenting dup were once well known to have enjoyed an afterparty drink in the past and even famously presented their morning-after show hungover on a number of occasions over the years - much to the joy of viewers.However, last year's NTAs came weeks following the two being accused of queue-jumping to see the late Queen lying in state following her death.And despite both being long-listed once again this year, neither Phillip nor Holly has been nominated for the best TV presenter prize at September's NTA awards.Instead, iconic duo