In a shocking report, The Mail said that the young guy Phillip Schofield had an affair with was only 15 years old when they first met.

After twenty years on the show, he announced his resignation and then, in a surprise statement to the Daily Mail, admitted to having an affair with a younger man on the show while still married to his wife.

He told his network, his talent agency, as well as his friends and family, that he had lied. He also said he was leaving ITV right away, and his talent agency let him go soon after.

The Mail also said that he met the boy when he gave a talk at the boy’s school. After the talk, the boy asked Schofield for a job, and Schofield set up an interview for him.

When he turned 18, the affair started soon after he got the job as a production helper, which he got because of the interview. Holly Willoughby, who has been his co-host for 13 years and is a close friend, said that she had asked him about rumors, and he had rejected them.

She also said that she was heartbroken when she found out that he had lied to her. She is taking a break from the show to take a vacation early. “When reports of this relationship first surfaced, I asked Phil directly if this was true and was told it was not. It’s been very hurtful to now find out that this was a lie.”