– who dramatically quit the network last Saturday after admitting to an affair with a young employee on his show – has said he “did not” groom the PA in his first interview about the scandal.
Asked directly about claims he groomed the PA, who reportedly first met Schofield when he was just 15 years old, the anchor replied: “I did not. I did not. I mean there are accusations of all sorts of things.” “I absolutely know, there is no question, I did a bad thing,” he continued. “Unprofessional. First time. I know. I know I did that. And there’s no excuse. I don’t have an excuse. I won’t put forward an excuse.”Schofield, who is married with two children, stepped down from “This Morning” two weeks ago after reports surfaced he had fallen out with his long-time co-anchor Holly Willoughby.
Schofield stayed off air for three weeks between March and April, during which the anchor gave evidence to the trial via a written statement. Timothy was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison two weeks ago. Schofield resigned from “This Morning” the following day, suggesting in a statement it had not been his decision but ITV’s.
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