Phillip Schofield has hit back at reports he quit his role on This Morning following his widely reported affair scandal. The former presenter, 62, will address the controversy in a three-part Channel 5 series, titled Cast Away, which sees him spend 10 days trying to survive on an island in the Indian Ocean.

Phillip Schofield has recounted the exact moment his agent informed him that he had been 'let go' from This Morning.

Phillip Schofield has claimed that he was sacked by ITV because his brother is a paedophile. In the final episode of Channel 5’s Phillip Schofield: Cast Away, the 62-year-old claims he was “fired for the bad publicity for someone else’s crime”.

Former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has blamed his brother for his departure from ITV, saying he was "fired for someone else's crime".