Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield ‘call off holidays together’ amid their ongoing ‘feud’
Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield have reportedly called off their annual holiday together due to their rumored feud.
According to reports, they usually go away with their families, but the tradition would not continue this year.
Philip released a statement that appeared to confirm a feud after it was claimed the duo had not been getting along in recent weeks.
He told the Sun last week: ‘The past few weeks have not been easy for either of us. Like I’ve said before, Holly is my rock.
“We’re the best of friends – as always, she’s been an incredible support on screen, behind the scenes, and on the phone.”
Feud: Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield reportedly called off their annual holiday together due to their rumored feud
Failure? It comes after Philip released a statement that appeared to confirm a feud after it was claimed the duo hadn’t gotten along in recent weeks.
He continued, “Holly has always been there for me through thick and thin. And I’ve been there for her.’
It comes as ITV bosses were in crisis talks about Phillip’s future on This Morning last night, after he reportedly ‘faced’ Holly in a tense phone conversation.
Holly is considering her own position following the couple’s fallout after co-hosting the popular daytime show for 14 years.
Amid rumors of their feud, a ‘devastated’ Phillip reportedly called Holly to discuss it and reportedly was ‘saddened’ that she was not speaking out, with a friend describing her silence as ‘deafening’.
However, it is said that Holly was ‘blindsided’ after her co-star released an extraordinary statement behind her back confirming rumors of a breakup.
Chiefs at ITV have now called meetings to discuss what to do next amid the duo’s falling out and Schofield’s popularity with the programme’s declining viewership.
And the Daily Mail can also reveal that the channel would not confirm that Monday’s episode of This Morning would run normally. The pair host the chat show together Monday through Thursday every week.
Phillip allegedly called Holly to discuss how publicly it has aired, after releasing a statement saying the past few weeks hadn’t been “easy.”
Crisis: ITV bosses were in crisis talks about Phillip Schofield’s future on This Morning last night after he reportedly ‘faced’ Holly Willoughby in a tense phone call
Phillip is reportedly “sad” that his words didn’t prompt Holly to also speak out about the alleged feud, according to The sun.
A friend told the publication: “It was tough between them, but for it to play out so publicly was the last thing Phil ever expected.
“He spoke to Holly on the phone about how this all turned out. He’s devastated and incredibly upset.”
Phillip’s contract is up for renewal in September, but as he’s taking the summer holidays off, his last episode would be in July if ITV cut him.
According to a source, Phillip wants to stay on This Morning and is “afraid” of being pushed out amid rumors of a feud with Holly.
MailOnline has contacted a representative for Philip and Holly for comment.
In 2019, Holly and Phil celebrated 10 years presenting This Morning together and talked about their drinking holidays.
Phil recalled a hilarious moment when he and Holly got lost in the woods after an afternoon of drinking together.
Awesome: Phil also remembered a hilarious story from one of their summer vacations together, in which they got lost in the Portuguese forest
He explained, “Oh my god, last summer we were at a restaurant and Holly said, ‘This is pretty close to our house, so we’ll walk back and there’s a beautiful nature park of sorts, with fields and trails.’ And she got us lost. It was pitch dark and we used our phones as flashlights.
“We were a little bit worse for wear and we were essentially lost in the Portuguese woods for quite a while, all of us.”
He continued: “It was absolutely hilarious and so this year we did the same walk but during the day and we went back to Holly’s after lunch and she said ‘Don’t worry I know the way now I’m we won’t get lost.” The only thing that was lost then was Dan’s sunglasses, he looked over a river and his sunglasses fell in! I think it’s because it’s very relaxed.
“We hardly ever talk about television, we talk about families or what are we going to do that day or what are we going to eat or drink or play with the kids in the pool. They are very relaxed beautiful beautiful summers.’
Holly added: ‘Vacation is really nice because you’re both really relaxed and it’s different because all our families are together, everybody really likes to spend time with him. [Phil] also because they know mom is going to work with him, so it’s fun for them.
“You know they grew up seeing him a lot. I don’t think there is one striking memory, it’s just fun, real time together.’