22/05/23

Phillip Schofield announced his departure from the show over the weekend, with ITV announcing the following statement:

After more than 20 years on the This Morning sofa, Phillip Schofield has stepped back from ITV's flagship morning show having presented his last episode on Thursday 18 May.

Having co-hosted the multi-award winning show for two decades, Phillip will continue to present peak time shows for ITV including next month's The British Soap Awards and a new prime time series.

Holly Willoughby will remain on This Morning and will co-present with members of the This Morning family.

Holly however took a break from presenting and returned in June.