The veteran TV presenter, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his expertise company YMU after admitting to an “unwise, however not unlawful” affair with a younger male colleague on This Morning.
Ranj Singh, who was once the present’s resident physician, stated he raised considerations about “bullying and discrimination” two years in the past when he labored there and afterwards felt like he was “managed out” for whistleblowing.
His assertion – posted on Twitter and Instagram – comes as This Morning returns on Monday with Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary internet hosting.
Dr Ranj Singh (Ian West/PA)
Dr Ranj stated: “I used to be on the present for 10 years and I genuinely beloved and valued working there. Nonetheless, over time, I grew more and more anxious about how issues had been behind-the-scenes and the way folks, together with myself, had been being handled.
“I didn’t know the reality about what was happening with Phillip, however I do know the problems with TM (This Morning) go far past him.
“It takes multiple individual to create a tradition.”
Dr Ranj stated he raised his considerations with senior executives at ITV as he had been closely concerned in “variety, anti-bullying and psychological well being tasks” throughout the channel.
“I then discovered myself getting used much less and fewer,” he continued.
“I even took my considerations on to the highest of ITV: the tradition at This Morning had turn into poisonous, not aligned with ITV values, and I felt like as a result of I whistle-blew I used to be managed out.
“However as historical past and expertise have taught us, issues like bullying and discrimination are very onerous to show, notably in hindsight and when the ‘folks in energy’ management the narrative.
“As we’ve seen, no evaluation or investigation is foolproof.”
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby (Yui Mok/PA)
The physician stated he was assured that issues could be addressed and modifications made however he has not labored on the present since – including it “nonetheless hurts” two years on from lodging complaints.
An ITV spokesperson stated: “We’re sorry to learn Dr Ranj’s submit immediately. At ITV we’re totally dedicated to offering each alternative for anybody who works with us to lift any concern or feedback they could have.
“Following a grievance made by Dr Ranj, we appointed an exterior and unbiased advisor to hold out a evaluation. This exterior evaluation discovered no proof of bullying or discrimination.”
In line with The Mail on Sunday, Schofield first met the youthful ITV colleague whom he later had an affair with when he was aged 15.
Phillip Schofield (Bradley Collyer/PA)
Legal professionals representing Schofield have confirmed they met when the boy was 15, however stated the affair started after he began working at ITV, and the person’s attorneys have additionally stated that it began after he joined the broadcaster.
In a press release on Friday, Schofield stated it was when the youthful man joined the present as an grownup that their affair started.
ITV stated it investigated “rumours of a relationship” between Schofield and the ITV worker about three years in the past however each events “categorically and repeatedly denied” it.
A spokesperson for the broadcaster stated on Saturday that ITV was “not supplied with, and didn’t discover, any proof of a relationship past rumour and hearsay” when it seemed into the matter in 2020.
“Phillip’s assertion yesterday reveals that he lied to folks at ITV, from senior administration to fellow presenters, to YMU, to the media and to others over this relationship”, they added.
Phillip Schofield and his former spouse Stephanie (Ian West/PA)
The broadcaster additionally stated it was “deeply disillusioned” by the “admissions of deceit” by Schofield after he spoke publicly in regards to the affair.
Lengthy-time co-host Holly Willoughby stated in an Instagram story posted on Saturday: “When studies of this relationship first surfaced, I requested Phil straight if this was true and was advised it was not.
“It’s been very hurtful to now discover out that this was a lie.”
In his assertion, Schofield apologised for mendacity in regards to the relationship.
“The very first thing I wish to say is: I’m deeply sorry for having lied to them (the Each day Mail), and to many others a couple of relationship that I had with somebody engaged on This Morning,” he stated.
“I did have a consensual, on-off relationship with a youthful male colleague at This Morning.”
He went on: “In an effort to guard my ex-colleague I haven’t been truthful in regards to the relationship.
“However my latest, unrelated, departure from This Morning fuelled hypothesis and raised questions which have been impacting him, so for his sake it is vital for me to be sincere now.”
