Alison Hammond has spoken out about Phillip Schofield, explaining that she’s reluctant to go into too much detail about how she feels regarding his exit from This Morning In May last year, it was announced that Phillip was.
leaving ITV ‘with immediate effect’ The news of his departure came after the 61-year-old admitted to lying about having an affair with a younger runner on the show..
Following his exit, Holly Willoughby, 43, left This Morning shortly afterwards,
saying in a statement shared on social media that it was a ‘difficult goodbye’ for her. In the months since, various presenters have temporarily taken Phillip and Holly’s place in the studio, before it was finally confirmed that Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley will be taking over their roles on a permanent basis.
In a new interview, Alison, 49, addressed how she feels about Phillip, stressing that she didn’t want to ‘get into salacious gossip’.
‘All I need to say is I personally wish Phillip Schofield all the best. I loved Phillip Schofield. Full stop. But that’s the last thing I would want to speak about,’ she told
The Sunday Times Magazine Phillip and Holly hosted This Morning together for several years (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock).
However, The Great British Bake Off presenter has denied that this was ever considered.
‘We’re the Friday guys! We love being Friday guys!’, she said, stressing that there was ‘absolutely not’ any discussions about her hosting more shows in the week.
‘How could I? I live in Birmingham and do Bake Off and For the Love of Dogs. I never wanted that job. Last year we did extra because we were going through issues, but Cat and Ben will save that show,’ she stated.
Ben and Cat are the new permanent hosts of This Morning, it was recently announced (Picture: Rex/AP)
It was recently revealed that the national treasure is
going to appear on Rob Beckett’s Smart TV, a new comedy quiz show. She has continued going from strength to strength in recent years, joining Bake Off as a presenter alongside Noel Fielding, and joining For the Love of Dogs, the show previously hosted by the late Paul O’Grady.
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV.
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‘That’s the last thing I would want to speak about,’ the TV presenter said. Metro.co.uk
