Festival goers have poked fun at Phillip Schofield whilst his former co-star Holly Willoughby parties at the event. Flags have been hoisted by attendees at Glastonbury Festival showing an image of Philip during his first interview regarding his affair.
During the interview the former This Morning presenter said he was vaping so much to cope with the stress that he had blistered his hands. It was also during this interview that he explained he had been drinking Southern Comfort whiskey liqueur since revealing his affair with a younger male colleague.
Meanwhile, Holly Willoughby flew to Worthy Farm by helicopter and was seen enjoying herself in a VIP section, where she was wearing a jacket understood to be worth around £1,000. Meanwhile, Phil has recently been spotted in Cornwall looking "very tired" as he clutched a carrier bag while still wearing his wedding ring, reports Birmingham Live.
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During his interview last month, Philip said: "I am not sleeping, I am not eating. There’s a lot of Southern Comfort. My mind is in constant, utter turmoil. I think back to regrets, forwards to… What do I do now? What I am going to do now?
"I’ve been vaping, a lot", he said as he showed the blisters and calluses on his hands. "I didn’t realise until suddenly it hurt, but I've been sitting looking up at the sky or out of the window, just staring into space. I just sit on the sofa and stare. I realise by doing that, I've blistered both hands."
Schofield, 61, resigned from ITV and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a younger male colleague on the show. Since his resignation, This Morning has been plagued with allegations of "toxicity."
ITV bosses have said both Phillip Schofield and his younger lover repeatedly denied allegations of a relationship until the former This Morning presenter departed ITV and formally apologised. ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall faced questions from MPs alongside ITV managing director Kevin Lygo and general counsel and company secretary Kyla Mullins about Schofield's exit at the Culture, Media and Sport Committee session in Parliament.
Dame Carolyn told MPs the "imbalance of power, the imbalance of dynamics" made the relationship "deeply inappropriate", and ITV would have taken action, but no evidence of the relationship appeared during ongoing reviews. She said "we were repeatedly told nothing was happening", and both men denied it "both formally and informally."
She went on to say: "There was only hearsay and rumour and speculation… Nobody on the board would have turned a blind eye to something as serious as this." Dame Carolyn confirmed Schofield has been "receiving counselling" since his exit and says she is "very concerned" about his welfare.
She also confirmed there is "no gagging order or NDA" to stop the younger lover from speaking out about the situation. Sir Elton John, who is performing at Glastonbury on Sunday night, has said the reaction to Phillip Schofield’s affair with a younger colleague is "totally homophobic."
In an interview with the Radio Times, the 76-year-old singer claimed a heterosexual relationship with a similar age gap would not have attracted such negative coverage. Sir Elton made the comments as he denounced the status of LGBT+ rights and individuals in America, which he compared to the treatment of the former This Morning presenter.
He said: "I feel that the Phillip Schofield thing has been totally homophobic. If it was a straight guy in a fling with a young woman, it wouldn’t even make the papers."
