Piers Morgan and Richard Bacon lend their support to Phillip Schofield, after his bombshell BBC interview

After bearing his soul during an interview for the BBC, that aired earlier this morning on BBC iPlayer, a number of high profile names have now come out to air their support for the beleaguered former ITV host Phillip Schofield - with one unlikely name coming out swinging in support of the host in the midst of an overall controversy surrounding the “toxic culture” at This Morning and ITV.

“Unless Phillip Schofield’s ex-lover contradicts his version of events to @TheSun & BBC, then it’s time to stop this relentless persecution of a guy who’s lost everything and looks right on the edge to me,” Piers Morgan tweeted after the release of the interview. “He doesn’t seem to have committed any crime, and he’s not a Govt minister.”

Richard Bacon, himself embroiled at one time in controversy while a presenter for BBC’s flagship children’s programme Blue Peter, also weighed in on the topic. His comments came before the interview was uploaded to BBC iPlayer and simply wrote on Twitter “It’s time to stop piling in on this human being,” linking to a Sky News article that broke down his interview he gave to The Sun yesterday.

There is an ever growing support network for Phillip Schofield it appears, which runs in contrast to a number of comments made by the likes of Eamonn Holmes - himself very vocal about the behaviour of not just Phillip Schofield but also Holly Willoughby, who is currently spending her break from This Morning in Portugal.

The support comes from the fragile mental state many feel Phillip Schofield has demonstrated in both his interview with The Sun and now this recent interview with the BBC. Comparisons have been made to the treatment Caroline Flack received when she was the subject of public scrutiny after common assault charges were brought against her. The former Love Island host died in 2020, with discussions about the level of scrutiny and her mental state called into question immediately afterwards.