This Morning insiders have spoken out on the 'feud' claims surrounding Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.
It comes after reports started to emerge that the fan favourite duo had fallen out over a joint Sunday Times Magazine cover, which depicted Holly wearing a crown, with the caption, 'How Holly Willoughby eclipsed Phillip Schofield and became Britain’s hottest TV star'.
Attempting to put the rumours to bed, the insider told new! magazine, “The idea that Holly and Phil have fallen out is just stupid and untrue. They really are great mates".
However, the insider also went on to say, “Phil is heading towards National Treasure status, so it’s not too surprising he would be annoyed with the cover. He can be a bit prickly if anyone working with him makes a mistake".
“He’s really good at his job and he expects everyone else to be as well. If someone messes something up or isn’t totally on the ball, he’s not the type to laugh it off".
Swipe through to see Phillip Schofield's career timeline!
Phillip Schofield's career timeline
1 of 121985: CBBC children's presenter
Phil's big break came as he presented the links between TV shows on CBBC, or children's BBC as it was called then. He did this from 1985 to 1987.
2 of 121987: Radio and Going Live!
Phil was also a radio presenter by this point, and presented Saturday morning children's TV show Going Live! from 1987 to 1993.
3 of 121992: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
In 1992, Phillip turned his hand to something completely different and appeared on stage as Joseph in the West End production, taking over the role from Jason Donovan. He performed this for five years.
4 of 122002: This Morning
Phil took to the This Morning sofa for the first time in 2002, taking over from John Leslie and presenting with Fern Britton. After she left in 2009, Holly Willoughby took up the reins, having worked with Phil on Dancing On Ice.
5 of 122006: Dancing On Ice
Speaking of which... Phil co-hosted Dancing On Ice from 2006 with Holly, before she left in 2011 and was replaced by Christine Bleakley until 2014 when the show went on hiatus. When it returned in 2018, Holly and Phil were back at the helm.
6 of 122006: The British Soap Awards
In 2006, Phil began hosting The British Soap Awards, and has been doing it annually ever since then!
7 of 122008: All Star Mr & Mrs
In 2008, Phil and his then-This Morning co-star Fern Britton began hosting All Star Mr & Mrs. When Fern left in 2010, Phil carried on until the series ended in 2016.
8 of 122009: The Cube
Phillip began presenting The Cube in 2009, a game show which saw contestants attempt to tackle the prizes inside the cube for prize money. It was GRIPPING. Sadly, it was taken off-air in 2015.
9 of 122017: Schofield's South African Adventure
Schofe got to travel around South Africa for a This Morning segment in 2017. Although there haven't been talks for another series, Phil did tell Lorraine Kelly that he'd "love" to do another one.
10 of 122017: 5 Gold Rings
He returned to the game show circuit in 2017, presenting 5 Gold Rings.
11 of 122018: Coronation Street
In 2018, Phil and Hol made Coronation Street fans very happy with a small cameo. As part of Rosie Webster's exit storyline, the pair interviewed Rosie, Craig Tinker and Gemma Winter.
12 of 122019: WeBuyAnyCar.com
On top of everything else he's doing, Phil also appears in adverts for WeBuyAnyCar.com - and his current campaign sees him playing with an ADORABLE puppy! Aww.
Whilst Phillip hadn't commented on the reports, he eventually broke his silence on Sunday night, taking to Twitter to tell his 4.5 million followers that the rumours were 'hurtful'.
He said, 'The end of another really sad weekend. When you try for 35 years to be the easiest, most fun person to work with and you read such hurtful and wildly untrue stories from nameless ‘sources’. Obviously I’ll take it on the chin.. I just hope you know me better'.
Following his tweet, Phillip's colleagues have rallied around him, with many criticising the stories. Dr Pam Spurr, who is a regular guest on the hit ITV daytime show said, 'Made me sad reading this, you've only ever been lovely and kind to me (and fun!) when I've been your sofa-guest at This Morning', whilst fellow Dancing On Ice co-star and 2019 winner James Jordan replied to his tweet, writing, 'It was an absolute pleasure to work with you on DOI.... very supportive and caring person and yes funny, just not as funny as me. You’re a top man'.
Holly and Phil are the ultimate BFF's!👯♂️
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