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Phillip Schofield ‘back on TV’ as he appears in number one Netflix show after This Morning axe
PHILLIP Schofield has been spotted 'back on TV' four months after he was axed from This Morning.
The telly presenter, 61, has not been seen on the small screen since his departure from the ITV1 flagship daytime show.
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But Phil has now cropped up in a new Netflix series.
The third episode of real crime documentary, Who Killed Jill Dando?, features a clip of Phillip and Holly sat on the This Morning sofa.
Phil remains silent as Holly tells viewers: "What happened that morning remains a mystery, the crime unsolved, her killer never held to justice."
With his hands in his lap while he lets his co-star do the talking, Phil looks pensive.
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The segment was originally aired in spring 2022 and marked the 23rd anniversary of the murder of broadcast journalist Jill Dando.
It featured an interview with investigative journalist Mark Williams-Thomas.
Phil stepped down from his job on This Morning in May after confessing he had an affair with a "much younger" runner from the show while he was married.
The presenter said it was an "unwise but not illegal" relationship.
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Phillip admitted he had lied to ITV, Holly Willoughby and his family about the six-month affair.
In his first interview after the scandal came to light, Philip exclusively told The Sun how he had not had any contact with Holly since the news broke.
He told us: “I’ve lost my best friend. I let her down (Holly). I let that entire show down. I let the viewers down.
“Holly did not know (about the romance). And she was one of the first texts that I sent, to say, ‘I am so, so sorry that I lied to you’.
“She didn’t reply and I understand why she didn’t reply, as well. So yeah. If anyone is in any way linking Holly to this; that is absolutely, wholly untrue.
“I had no feud with Holly. She is my TV sister. But quite rightly, when I am in the middle of a s**t show with bad press over something where I have done nothing wrong — in fact, I did everything right — it’s a witch hunt. And that strips that (friendship) away.
“Quite rightly, she is going to take a step back and think, ‘I have to step back from this’, and I understand that completely.
After Phillip stepped down from his role on the TV show, allegations of a toxic bullying culture emerged.
ITV announced in May an external review into its original handling of the Schofield saga had been ordered.
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This week, it was revealed the into ITV's handling of the scandal is likely to be delayed until later this year.
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