"I'd like to thank everyone who has supported me – especially This Morning's amazing viewers – and I'll see you all for the Soap Awards next month." It is thought that the "cooling" of Holly and Phil's friendship could keep them off the ice (Image: PA) So I have agreed to step down from This Morning with immediate effect, in the hope that the show can move forward to a bright future. "I understand that ITV has decided the current situation can’t go on, and I want to do what I can to protect the show that I love. Throughout my career in TV – including the very difficult last few days – I have always done my best to be honourable and kind. "But recently, This Morning itself has become the story. Read more: This Morning's Josie Gibson relaxes as Phillip Schofield's career on the ITV show ends "I have always been proud to cover fascinating stories on This Morning," the 61-year-old said. But viewers of the "greatest show on ice" have been wondering what the next series of the show, which typically airs on Sunday nights in the winter, will look like following Phil's dramatic exit from This Morning last week and rumoured strained relationship with Holly, the Liverpool Echo reports.Īs reports of their friendship being on the rocks dominated the headlines, Phil acknowledged the press attention in a statement at the weekend. Earlier this month, a volcano of reports regarding a supposed "feud" between Phil and co-star Holly Willoughby began to erupt, alleging that the pair's once close friendship had "cooled" in recent times.Īway from the This Morning sofa, which they shared for around 14 years, Holly and Phil have fronted Dancing on Ice together since 2006. ITV has made a cryptic statement about the future of its Dancing on Ice presenters following Phillip Schofield's departure from This Morning last week.
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