Carol Vorderman says 'I'd put money on' TV star to replace Phil on This Morning

26 May 2023 , 23:21
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Carol Vorderman says 'I'd put money on' TV star to replace Phil on This Morning

While a backlash grows against Holly Willoughby in light of the resignation of ‘liar and cheat’ Phillip Schofield from ITV, Carol Vorderman has thrown her support behind the embattled This Morning host.

On Friday, 61-year-old Phil made the shock confession that he had an affair with a much younger man when he was still married to his wife, Stephanie Lowe, and then lied about it.

His confession prompted him to quit all his roles at ITV and his career has been left in tatters - but many TV fans have questioned what 42-year-old Holly might have known and when.

The scandal continues to rock This Morning which has been in chaos for months after a feud between Holly and Phil was made public - with Phil dropping out of his role as co-host earlier this month.

Carol Vorderman says 'I'd put money on' TV star to replace Phil on This Morning qhiquqidqhiqurinvCarol Vorderman says she thinks Alison Hammond will replace Phillip Schofield as full time host of This Morning (BBC)

While speculation is rife over who will replace Phil on This Morning, fellow TV host Carol, 62, has stepped forth to support Holly and suggested she should helm the show - with Alison Hammond to co-host.

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Appearing on the BBC’s Have I Got News For You on Friday night, Carol was questioned about her own involvement on the ITV show - which she appears on periodically.

She declared: “I do every other Friday with Alison and lovely Dermot [O’Leary].”

Show captain Ian Hislop then asked: “So are you going to take over? Is it going to be Holly ’n’ Carol?”

Screwing up her nose, Carol declared: “No!”

She then said: “Probably Holly ’n’ Alison, I would have thought.”

The Friday night host of Have I Got News For You, Steph McGovern then asked: “Is that where your money is?”

And Carol replied: “That’s where I’d put my money, yeah.”

Last Saturday, 20 May, Phil sensationally declared he had ‘stepped down’ from This Morning, saying in a statement: “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'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."

Phil’s statement was ridiculed by former This Morning host Eamonn Holmes who declared he thought Phil had been fired, and not asked to step down.

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Carol Vorderman says 'I'd put money on' TV star to replace Phil on This MorningPhil quit all his ITV projects after admitting he cheated on his wife with a much younger man and then lied about it

And then on Friday, Phil left ITV bosses ‘deeply disappointed’ when he finally admitted that he had conducted an extra marital affair with a much younger man who worked on This Morning when he was married to Stephanie - and then lied about his activities when he was confronted by reporters.

In a statement that he issued to the Daily Mail, Phil also revealed he was ending all his projects with ITV - including hosting the soap awards next week.

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