Lorraine Kelly Speaks Out About Phillip Schofield’s Scandal: “He is a Good Person”

Lorraine Kelly has confessed she ‘misses’ Phillip Schofield and his co-star Holly Willoughby at ITV, following his affair scandal last year. 

The TV veteran, 64, spoke in the latest episode of Woman And Home magazine about the stars, who both left their long-standing presenting roles on This Morning after his ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger colleague came to light. 

She admitted: ‘If you’d told me at the start of [last] year that Holly [Willoughby] and Phil [Schofield] wouldn’t be [on This Morning], I wouldn’t have believed you. But you know what? The show will continue. She’ll be fine. He’ll be fine. It will all be OK.’

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Lorraine spoke to the publication ahead of the release of her debut novel The Island Swimmer, which will hit shops this month, and she cheekily confessed there is ‘no naughtiness’ as ‘sex is very difficult to write’. 

In the accompanying shoot, she wore a slew of incredible rainbow ensembles including a dazzling high-necked dress before posing for al fresco shots in a billowing tulle maxi skirt with a bright pink, crew neck jumper. 

Lorraine Kelly has confessed she ‘misses’ Phillip Schofield and his co-star Holly Willoughby at ITV , following his affair scandal last year

The TV veteran, 64, spoke in the latest episode of Woman And Home magazine about the stars, who both left their long-standing presenting roles on This Morning after his ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger colleague came to light

In May last year, Phillip, 61, stepped down from presenting the magazine show after 20 years alongside his best pal Holly, when his affair was made public.

He bowed out of the spotlight in recent months. After much speculation about his private life, his affair finally went public and he admitted he had been left ‘broken and ashamed’ but insisted he was not a groomer.

He said the affair ‘never came across’ as an abuse of power because he and his lover were ‘mates’. He told The Sun: ‘I was unprofessional, one time, in a 41-year career. There is no excuse. No one did anything wrong apart from me.’

In a rare move of a star commenting on the scandal, Lorraine shed light on her stance on the situations in the chat with Woman And Home. 

She went on: ‘They’re good people. I miss them. They’re smashing, they made me laugh a lot and every time I was on This Morning as a guest, they were a delight.’

Lorraine then reflected on her 2021 stint on The Cube, which Phillip fronts, saying: ‘When [my daughter] Rosie and I went on The Cube, Phillip said he’d never laughed so much in his life because we were so hopeless at task one, then got really good.’

When asked about doing Strictly, she said: ‘I wouldn’t do Strictly in a million years. You know they have an endearingly funny one, like Ed Balls?…

‘I wouldn’t be funny at all, just rubbish. I once asked Anton Du Beke, ‘Can you teach anyone to dance?’ and in the ad break, he took me in hold… 

Lorraine spoke to the publication ahead of the release of her debut novel The Island Swimmer, which will hit shops this month, and she cheekily confessed there is ‘no naughtiness’ as ‘sex is very difficult to write’

Speaking about ageing, she went on: ‘As I get older, the only thing that’s a big worry is health and losing [myself], dementia. Obviously, my lovely Fiona [former GMTV host Fiona Phillips, 63] has been diagnosed with dementia’

‘First off, I’m Scottish and don’t like being too close to somebody I don’t know well, and he was too close. Then he said it was like dancing with a wardrobe. I love watching Strictly but I’ll never do it!’

Speaking about ageing, she went on: ‘As I get older, the only thing that’s a big worry is health and losing [myself], dementia. Obviously, my lovely Fiona [former GMTV host Fiona Phillips, 63] has been diagnosed with dementia…

‘She’s OK, she’s still here, still her. She’s so b****y strong and has dealt with it with dignity and humour. It brings it home when it’s someone you know…

‘I do as much as I can. I do my Wordle and crosswords every day, and try to eat well, but it’s a horrible, cruel disease. It can affect anyone. I am fastidious about mammograms. You’ve got to take responsibility for yourself and find your normal, because all boobies are different…

‘My husband regularly checks mine. Selfless, he is. Selfless! But that’s great. He probably knows them better than I do. It’s the same with women and men [checking for] testicular cancer.’

‘I do as much as I can. I do my Wordle and crosswords every day, and try to eat well, but it’s a horrible, cruel disease. It can affect anyone. I am fastidious about mammograms. You’ve got to take responsibility for yourself and find your normal, because all boobies are different’

Lorraine then candidly spoke about pushing the boundaries on TV, saying: ‘I went to the line this morning when Tyler [resident showbiz expert Tyler West] was sitting in a sauna, almost naked, eating a sausage’ 

Lorraine then candidly spoke about pushing the boundaries on TV, saying: ‘I went to the line this morning when Tyler [resident showbiz expert Tyler West] was sitting in a sauna, almost naked, eating a sausage…

‘The jokes write themselves! I do have to watch it, as I get very naughty. On Channel 4’s The Last Leg or any of these shows, you can swear…

‘I went on a consumer show with Joe Lycett and had to read out a right to reply from people he’d done a brilliant exposé on. They called him the C-word. It’s a horrible word, but in the right context it’s probably OK!’

Speaking on her new book, she said: ‘There’s no naughtiness in my book. We all know what happens and where it goes, but my mother’s going to read it! I actually think sex is very difficult to write, so I’ll leave it to others!…

‘Parts of the book are funny and quite cheeky – because I am. I love being unleashed! A lot of people have a perception of my show and think it’s all cuddly, lovely kittens, bunny rabbits and unicorns with rainbows shooting out of their bumholes…

‘It’s really not. It’s quite near the knuckle sometimes, but I know exactly what I can get away with. I go to the line. I never cross it.’

The new issue of Woman And Home is on news stands now  

The new issue of Woman And Home is on news stands now