Alison Hammond breaks down in tears on This Morning over Phillip Schofield
Hammond, who has been co-hosting This Morning with Dermot O’Leary this week, stated she was discovering the state of affairs “really painful” after Schofield confessed to an affair with a younger colleague.
The TV persona stated she “still loves” Schofield however “what he’s done is wrong”.
It comes after Schofield gave his first interviews following his departure from ITV, through which the 61-year-old stated he had “lost everything” and spoke concerning the “catastrophic effect” on his thoughts.
Appearing tearful, Hammond stated: “I’m finding it really painful.
“I loved Phillip Schofield; it’s weird because I still love Phillip Schofield, however, what he’s done is wrong.
“He’s admitted it, he’s said sorry.
“As a family, we’re all really struggling to process everything – I never know what to say.
“I remember what my mum said, my mum always said ‘use your Bible as your satnav in life (Alison)’, and in the Bible it says ‘he without sin, casts the first stone’.
“I just don’t want to say anything bad because I’m in conflict.”
Regular visitor Gyles Brandreth known as it a “human story but with public implications”.
He added: “We are dealing with a human being that all of us here have known and liked over many years. So it makes it difficult for us.”
O’Leary additionally stated: “I think so many of us are (conflicted).”
On Monday, the presenter had appeared to reference the allegations of toxicity behind the scenes of the present.
He stated: “We all know we happen to be in the news at the moment and of course we appreciate that, but just from both of us, the whole team here, the crew, the guys downstairs, we love making this show for all of you.”
Co-host Hammond added: “We really do and that’s exactly what we are going to do, we are going to continue to do that.”