Phillip Schofield claims This Morning fired him because of his brother’s crimes

Phillip Schofield said that after his release he was “sacked for someone else’s crime”. This morningsuggesting that he was released because of the crimes committed by his brother.

Schofield’s 54-year-old brother Timothy was convicted in April 2023 of 11 sex offenses involving a child committed between October 2016 and October 2019.

Speaking on the final episode of Channel 5 Phillip Schofield: Throw awayThe 62-year-old TV host said he refused to “name his brother and refused to acknowledge him” and that he had “absolutely no qualms about shopping” to the police, who he said “praised” him for it. that he had achieved “justice”.

The Oldham-born presenter, who was supported by Joanna Lumley, added: “Even though they knew all the facts, the newspapers portrayed me as some kind of complicit agent.”

“That’s when my world started to collapse. My poor mother had to tell her about this family member. Breaking this to your mother is hard.

However, as he expanded on the story, he claimed that he was fired from ITV because of the scandal surrounding his brother and not the controversy surrounding himself.

The presenter left ITV last year after admitting he lied about having a consensual relationship with a younger man who worked as a runner This morning.

Schofield continued: “My phone rang and I answered it: ‘Mate, are you somewhere quiet?’, which is never a good sign. ‘I’m in a bit of a shock, I’m afraid it was you.’ let go of this morning’. What? “Yes, that’s it, it’s done.” “You’re not going back on Monday.”

“What? Because of what? “I think it’s the advertising, mate,” that has nothing to do with me, that has nothing to do with me.

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“Why should I be fired for something someone else did? I just got fired because of him. Because I became more of a story than a program.

“It was better for the show, better for the network. And I agreed to say that I resigned because it would be better for everyone.

“I was always open and honest with everyone at work about what was happening to me Brother. I was fired because of bad publicity, because of someone else’s crime.

“And about a week later I ended myself up with everything else (his affair) because I thought the only way to even make this right for everyone was to give a full mea culpa.”

Despite claims on the Channel 5 show that he was excluded This morningwhen I left the program more than a year ago, Schofield claimed he had resigned.

At the time Schofield denied he had been “ousted” and said he was “very, very sorry” for lying to ITV, his colleagues, his wife and his friends.

An external review carried out by Jane Mulcahy KC on behalf of ITV found the broadcaster had made “significant efforts” to find out the truth about an alleged affair between them Schofield and a runner in 2019, but couldn’t find any evidence to support the rumors.

Schofield The December 2023 report said he had “reluctantly declined” to take part in the investigation because of “risk to his health”.

Ms Mulcahy said she could find no evidence of a “toxic” culture for the period she reviewed and urged ITV to help junior staff who believe their opinions would have a “detrimental impact on their careers”.

At the end of the Channel 5 broadcast Schofield said he wasn’t sure if he would host again.

He began to cry and said, “I’m not saying I’m done, but you know, in a million years I’ll never go back to daytime television.” I’ve lived a hundred television lives.”

At the end of the program Schofield He could be seen reuniting with his daughter Molly, 31, and their dog, with Molly saying she was “proud to say he’s my dad.”

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Phillip Schofield: Cast Away airs on Channel 5 at 9pm for three nights from September 30th and is available to stream on My5.

ITV has been contacted for comment.

Additional reporting by PA.