Opinion

A Christian take on Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby’s very public rift

By 2023-05-15T09:04:00

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Source: Reuters

Tabloid journalist Lauren Windle fills us in on what’s been happening with the This Morning presenters and offers a Christian perspective on the front-page fallout.

I remember when Holly Willoughby announced she would be joining This Morning – or rather Simon Cowell let it slip on her behalf during a live Xtra Factor show. It was massive news, not least because she was the young, beautiful presenter replacing Fern Britton, while Phillip Scofield, Fern’s co-host would be staying on.

There are always headlines around Holly Willoughby – she is one of the UK’s most Googled women and as a tabloid journalist I can tell you that she is an easy click-rate booster. Over the years the public grew to love Holly and Phil and a morning duo. For a long time, they were the darlings of daytime TV, with their live laughing fits the stuff of legend.

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