Amanda Holden left devastated over suspicions Phillip Schofield got her axed as Holly Willoughby’s stand-in for This Morning at the last minute
The Britain's Got Talent judge, 47, was set to fill in for Holly but the offer was withdrawn
AMANDA Holden clashed with Phillip Schofield after she believed he got her axed from This Morning.
She was set to fill in for Holly Willoughby but the offer was withdrawn at the last minute.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 47, believes Schofield, 56, was behind her missing out on the coveted role — and it going instead to former girlband star Rochelle Humes, 29.
A source said: “Amanda was so excited when she learnt she had secured the role.
"She is ITV’s golden girl and has always been a firm favourite with This Morning.
“She’s an experienced co-host and has filled in on the sofa on many occasions, including alongside Phil.
“So she was shocked when she was taken out to lunch by ITV executives who told her that unfortunately they couldn’t follow through with the offer.
"During the lunch they let slip they thought the decision had been heavily influenced by Phil and that he had thrown a spanner in the works.
“Their meeting was a few weeks before the news broke that Rochelle would be covering for Holly and Amanda was understandably upset.
“Not only had she cleared her work calendar to fit in the dates but she couldn’t understand why Phil might not want her to be his co-host, as she thought they had a great personal and pro relationship.”
Shortly after learning her work offer was off, Amanda was interviewed by Phil and Holly on October 8 about her work with the charity, Tommy’s.
And during an ad break she confronted Phil about her suspicions.
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The source added: “She made it clear that she felt very let down.
“He was lost for words but didn’t have much time to respond to Amanda’s claims because the show was going back on air.
“Neither of them realised that Amanda could be overheard by most of the team because she was still wearing her mic pack.”