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    Phillip Schofield’s young ITV lover’s life ‘in tatters’ after it’s revealed he signed £100k gagging order to stay quiet

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    PHILLIP Schofield’s young ITV lover’s life is “in tatters” and he “has been struggling”, according to reports.The former This Morning host, 61, admitted to the affair and lying to his ITV employers in an extraordinary mea culpa last May.
    Phillip Schofield’s young ITV lover’s life is ‘in tatters’ and he ‘has been struggling’Credit: Click News and Media
    It was revealed yesterday Schofield paid his ex-lover a six-figure sum in a dealCredit: Enterprise News and Pictures
    It was revealed yesterday Schofield paid his ex-lover, who is 34 years his junior, a six-figure sum in a deal.
    The arrangement with his ex now mutually gags both Phillip and the man from ever talking about their relationship.
    A representative for Schofield confirmed a deal was signed last year, including payment to compensate the man for losses suffered, the Mail on Sunday reported.
    And now it has emerged that the younger male colleague is still attempting to put his life back together.
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    “Now it turns out he has been gagged. It all seems very unfair,” a former colleague told MailOnline.
    “He has been struggling for some time, he had a lot of friends at ITV and we often think about him and hope he is doing OK.
    “It has been tumultuous for him, just when he was getting his life sorted.”
    A friend of the runner — identified only as Person X — also said having no option to speak out because he was persuaded to sign an NDA was “cruel”.
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    In comparison, Schofield was able to discuss his “unwise but not illegal” relationship in a series of interviews last year.
    A source said the payout was part of an agreement that also included an NDA preventing both men from talking about the scandal.
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    The scandal brought the presenter’s decades-long TV career to an ignominious end last year.
    The man was just 15 when he met Schofield, who helped him land a job as a runner on This Morning at the age of 19.
    A romantic relationship between the pair began when the man was 20, after which he moved to another ITV daytime show, Loose Women.
    He later left the channel with a separate payout.

    Speaking to the Sun last June, Schofield told of his struggles.
    He said: “You watch all these layers of you slide away and slide away and slide away.
    “The things that were dear to you. But I deserve it. It’s my fault. I deserve it.”
    He also vowed never to use social media again.
    The news follows ITV announcing Phillip and former co-star Holly Willoughby’s permanent replacement on This Morning.
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    Ben Shephard is swapping the Good Morning Britain studio for its sister show, while Cat Deeley is quitting the US to co-host the show.
    The duo are said to have signed packages of £550,000 a year, £150,000 less than their predecessors.
    The former This Morning host admitted to the affair last MayCredit: Louis Wood
    The scandal saw Schofield’s decades long TV career come to an abrupt endCredit: Rex More

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      Phillip Schofield ‘paid former lover six-figure sum in deal which included non-disclosure agreement’

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      FORMER This Morning host Phillip Schofield paid his ex-lover a six-figure sum in a deal, it has been revealed.The arrangement mutually gags both from ever talking about their relationship.
      Phillip Schofield paid a six-figure fee to his former lover after the scandal broke last yearCredit: Rex
      Schofield’s former colleague also signed a non-disclosure agreementCredit: Enterprise News and Pictures
      The presenter’s former colleague, 34 years his junior, signed a non-disclosure agreement as part of the accord reached.
      It prevents him from talking about the scandal that brought the presenter’s decades-long TV career to an ignominious end last year.
      Schofield, 61, has been keeping a low profile since admitting to the affair and lying to his ITV employers in an extraordinary mea culpa last May.
      A representative for Schofield confirmed a deal was signed last year, including payment to compensate the man for losses suffered, the Mail on Sunday reported.
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      The man was just 15 when he met Schofield, who helped him land a job as a runner on This Morning at the age of 19.
      A romantic relationship between the pair began when the man was 20, after which he moved to another ITV daytime show, Loose Women.
      He later left the channel with a separate payout.
      Last night, a source said the payout was part of an agreement that also included an NDA preventing both men from talking about the scandal.
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      Speaking to the Sun last June, Schofield told of his struggles.
      He said: “You watch all these layers of you slide away and slide away and slide away.
      This Morning’s new hosts revealed as top TV presenters replace Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield
      “The things that were dear to you. But I deserve it. It’s my fault. I deserve it.”
      He also vowed never to use social media again.
      The scandal saw Schofield’s decades long TV career come to an abrupt endCredit: Rex More

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      Inside Phillip Schofield’s past seven months out of the public eye from reunion with co-star to mother’s hospital vigil

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      SEVEN months on from Phillip Schofield’s shock departure from This Morning the star still remains out of the public eye.Schofield was axed from the ITV show in May and then admitted he’d had the affair with a much younger colleague after rumors started circulating.
      Phillip Schofield refused to take part in an ITV probeCredit: Louis Wood
      It’s been seven month since he was axed from This MorningCredit: Rex
      The former host has broken cover several timesCredit: Splash
      The runner, who was at least 30 years Schofield’s junior, started at ITV in 2017 and the presenter admitted they shared a moment in his dressing room that same year.
      Today it was revealed that the ex-broadcaster, 61, refused to take part in an ITV probe into the relationship.
      However, Schofield has broken cover several times since the affair was revealed.
      The host of 21 years was fired back in May – and devastated Phil immediately then drove 300 miles from London to Cornwall to see mum Pat, 85.
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      The Sun exclusively showed how he spent that evening pouring his heart out to her on a coastal walk.
      A month later he was again snapped in Cornwall as he was spotted outside his seriously-ill mum’s home.
      He had been keeping a vigil in a hospital where Pat was treated for an unknown condition for several days.
      But she was then moved home – and it is thought Schofield stayed with her while she recuperates.
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      Pictures showed him looking concerned as he left her home with his cousin David.
      In August Schofield once again broke cover as he reunited with This Morning co-star Vanessa Feltz for dinner.
      He and Vanessa, also 61, left restaurant Little Bird in Chiswick, West London.
      The friends shared a hug and were snapped chatting animatedly before TalkTV host Vanessa got into a waiting car, while Phil left alone on foot.
      Just a week later he was spotted deep in conversation with a pal as he enjoyed a burger and a drink at the Weir Bar in Brentford, West London, on Sunday.
      He appeared at ease as he sat at a wooden picnic table dressed in a short-sleeved white shirt while having a drink.
      In October he was snapped just days after best pal Holly Willoughby quit This Morning.
      He looked downcast as he headed to his car in West London in a leafy neighbourhood wearing a grey sweater, blue jeans and burgundy Converse.
      Phil did not comment on his longtime co-star’s shock exit from the programme.
      And Holly notably failed to mention her old sidekick in her brief exit statement.
      Today ​​the report by Jane Mulcahy KC, referred to Schofield as PS, and the runner PX – Person X.
      It said that the runner “wanted to move on with his life and was not prepared to assist with” the review.
      Schofield was axed from This Morning in May and then admitted he’d had the affair after rumors started circulating.
      The report today revealed that of the 48 people interviewed – only one person knew of the affair before May.
      And, they were only told two years prior.
      The findings also suggest that one person is not Holly Willoughby as they were a junior at ITV.
      The review found that TV made “considerable efforts” to find out the truth about the relationship but was “unable to uncover the relevant evidence” until Schofield admitted it.
      ITV chairman Andy Costlett today said: “The KC review makes it clear that ITV’s management made considerable efforts to determine the truth about an alleged relationship between PS and Person X following media speculation.
      “However, no concerns were reported and in the face of the denials of the individuals involved, ITV was unable to uncover the relevant evidence until PS’s admission in late May 2023.
      “The KC makes it clear that the senior management of ITV and the senior team of This Morning were unaware of the nature of the relationship until PS’s statement in May 2023.
      “We also asked the KC to review how we acted towards Person X and the KC has found that the company provided significant support to him.”
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      Schofield and the runner — identified only as Person X — both “categorically denied” any affair.
      Person X was asked 12 times, including twice with a human resources staffer present.
      Holly notably failed to mention her old sidekick in her brief exit statementCredit: Rex More

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      Phillip Schofield did NOT co-operate with ITV review into behaviour & probe only found one person who knew about affair

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      PHILLIP Schofield refused to take part in the ITV review that was launched after his affair with a colleague, it has today been revealed.It has also been revealed that just one person knew about their relationship – and they only became aware in 2021.
      A report into Phillip Schofield’s affair has today been publishedCredit: Enterprise
      The probe was launched in June after Schofield came clean about the relationshipCredit: Splash
      The runner, who was at least 30 years Schofield’s junior, started at ITV in 2017 and the presenter admitted they shared a moment in his dressing room that same year.
      The ex-This Morning broadcaster, 61, and his former lover were meant to be quizzed at length amid the review – after their affair came to light in May.
      However, it was today revealed the pair refused to cooperate – along with four others.
      In the report by Jane Mulcahy KC, Schofield is referred to as PS, and the runner PX – Person X.
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      Ms Mulcahy wrote: “PS ‘reluctantly decline[d]’ my invitation to participate in the Review because of the risk to his health.
      “I am informed that PS’s mental health has since deteriorated.”
      It said that the runner “wanted to move on with his life and was not prepared to assist with” the review.
      Schofield was axed from This Morning in May and then admitted he’d had the affair after rumors started circulating.
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      The report today revealed that of the 48 people interviewed – only one person knew of the affair before May.
      And, they were only told two years prior.
      The findings also suggest that one person is not Holly Willoughby as they were a junior at ITV.
      Ms Mulcahly wrote: “Only one person to whom I spoke had any knowledge of an affair between PS and PX prior to May 2023 (they became aware in 2021) and that former junior employee did not report their knowledge at the time.
      “Nor did others report suspicions from much earlier in 2017.”
      The review found that TV made “considerable efforts” to find out the truth about the relationship but was “unable to uncover the relevant evidence” until Schofield admitted it.
      In her report, Ms Mulcahy said today: “I have no doubt that senior management are absolutely wedded to the importance of an open culture.
      “But this culture is still not filtering down to junior employees, many of whom remain convinced that to speak out will have a detrimental impact on their careers.”
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      Earlier this year ITV boss Carolyn McCall told the Culture, Media and Sport Committee she first became aware of a rumour about the relationship in December 2019, two years after she joined ITV.
      She ordered the probe after Schofield admitted lying to cover up his affair.
      The boss said the TV star had been quizzed over widespread rumours but admitted she failed to launch a formal investigation.
      Dame Carolyn denied the affair was an “open secret” at ITV.
      ITV chairman Andy Costlett today said: “The KC review makes it clear that ITV’s management made considerable efforts to determine the truth about an alleged relationship between PS and Person X following media speculation.
      “However, no concerns were reported and in the face of the denials of the individuals involved, ITV was unable to uncover the relevant evidence until PS’s admission in late May 2023.
      “The KC makes it clear that the senior management of ITV and the senior team of This Morning were unaware of the nature of the relationship until PS’s statement in May 2023.
      “We also asked the KC to review how we acted towards Person X and the KC has found that the company provided significant support to him.”
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      Mr Cosslett added that “for the period under review there was ‘no finding of a toxic culture and had there been one [she] would have said so”.
      The investigation started in June, and was set to take 12 weeks.
      However, in September it was revealed the findings would be delayed.
      The probe was said to have seen Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary, interviewed along with Holly Willoughby.
      However, the stars were not mentioned once in the report.
      In June, a source told The Sun on Sunday: “The inquiry will speak to all those involved.
      “It will focus on what happened before and after he was first given work experience on the set of This Morning.
      “And it will also seek to establish who knew what and when.
      “As well as speaking to current staff it will also invite former employees to come forward with information.”
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      Schofield left This Morning earlier this year when it emerged he had lied over the relationship with a runner almost 30 years his junior.
      Dame Carolyn was called to the Commons to give evidence about the scandal, alongside ITV’s ­managing director Kevin Lygo and lawyer Kyla Mullins.
      She branded the relationship “deeply inappropriate” and said only “ongoing reviews” were held. None of them established the full facts, she added.
      Schofield and the runner — identified only as Person X — both “categorically denied” any affair.
      Person X was asked 12 times, including twice with a human resources staffer present.
      When asked if ITV had pressured him to remain silent, Dame Carolyn said: “I want to be clear it was Phillip putting him under pressure — not ITV putting him under pressure.
      “They are two quite different things.”
      ITV’s managing director Kevin Lygo said he confronted Schofield in February 2022 when he came out on This Morning and when he stepped down in May.
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      He added: “He looked me in the eye and promised me there was no truth to the rumours of this relationship. Because it was corroborated by Person X, I believed him and I believed his agent.
      “Then two days later, he comes out and says, ‘No, it’s a lie’.” More