Dan Walker fears This Morning axe as people are on edge over Schofield scandal

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Chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall said a barrister will carry out a review of the facts after the 61-year-old resigned and was dropped by his talent agency admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague.

Dan Walker has since weighed into the discussion and is hopeful the ITV Daytime programme won’t be axed.

Taking to his Twitter account today, the 46-year-old said he worried about the constant news coverage about Phillip Schofield’s scandal after the presenter admitted to an affair with a young colleague.

In view of his 802,000 followers, Dan penned: “I really hope the issues at This Morning are investigated and resolved. I hope that the individuals involved get the help they need and the show stays on air.

“I also hope the relentless hounding from some elements of the media stops. People are clearly on the edge.”

The Channel 5 News presenter also shared the message with his 286,000 followers on Instagram.

His tweet comes after Phillip’s affair admission, as the presenter spoke publicly about the scandal in a new interview with the BBS.He was dropped by his former representative YMU and in addition, the presenter was released from all of his duties at ITV.

In his statement about the affair, Phillip apologised to his family and former colleagues for misleading them.

“I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning,” he confirmed.

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“Contrary to speculation, whilst I met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help him to get into television, it was only after he started to work on the show that it became more than just a friendship. That relationship was unwise, but not illegal. It is now over.”

He added: “I am painfully conscious that I have lied to my employers at ITV, to my colleagues and friends, to my agents, to the media and therefore the public and most importantly of all to my family. I am so very, very sorry, as I am for having been unfaithful to my wife.”

ITV has since has instructed Jane Mulcahy KC to carry out a review to establish the facts surrounding Schofield’s departure, including looking into the statement he made when he agreed to leave This Morning.

She will also review ITV’s records around the investigation into allegations of an affair when they first surfaced in 2020 and talk to those involved.

The review will also assess ITV’s processes and policies and whether they need to be changed or strengthened.

It comes as ITV bosses are set to face questions from MPs over the scandal.

Meanwhile, Phil shared his wife’s reaction and told The Sun she was “very, very angry” after he confessed to her about his affair with a younger ITV colleague and said he had previously denied rumours about the affair to her when she had asked.

His exit comes after several reports of a rift with his This Morning co-star Holly Willoughby.

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