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Phillip Schofield faces uncertain future at ITV after quitting This Morning

Insiders suggest promises of a new project could prove fruitless
Alex Farber
, Media Correspondent
The Times
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby fell out over his brother’s conviction for child abuse and other issues
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby fell out over his brother’s conviction for child abuse and other issues
ITV
Alex Farber
, Media Correspondent
The Times

Phillip Schofield’s TV future is up in the air following ITV’s decision to allow him to save face by presenting the Soap Awards early next month.

Doubts are swirling that the This Morning presenter — who abruptly stepped down on Saturday after 21 years on the daytime show following a feud with co-presenter Holly Willoughby — will front any further ITV programmes after the event on June 3.

Announcing his departure, ITV’s managing director of media and entertainment, Kevin Lygo, confirmed that Schofield would present the awards in Manchester for a 13th successive year, along with an unnamed “brand new peak time series”. “We look forward to continuing our relationship with Phillip,” he said.

Further details about the new show, which is thought to be