Steerpike Steerpike

Phillip Schofield tries to defend himself (again)

Getty

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again. The scandal surrounding Phillip Schofield shows no sign of going away, with the disgraced star expected to cost ITV millions in lost advertising revenue and a reduced share price. And Schofield is doing his best to deflect and defend by issuing various statements, including one over the weekend in which he admitted to misleading his lawyer and lying to the Daily Mail about a relationship that he had with someone working on This Morning.

Now Schofield has done it again, in blithe defiance of the aphorism that ‘When you’re in a hole, stop digging.’ He has released a statement on his Instagram page (where else?) in which he attacks ‘a handful of people’ with ‘persistently loud voices’ spreading claims of a ‘toxic’ culture at his former ITV programme:

Now I no longer work on This Morning I am free to say this.

Steerpike
Written by
Steerpike

Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike

Topics in this article

Comments

Join the debate for just $5 for 3 months

Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for $5.

Already a subscriber? Log in