ALISON Hammond has shown solidarity with Phillip Schofield as he made a return to social media amid rumours that he might return to This Morning. After months of silence following his ITV axing the former presenter shared a cute snap of his dog on Instagram. Alison , who fronts For the Love of Dogs and This Morning , favourited his post.
Viewing figures for the ITV daytime programme have tanked ever since Holly Willoughby and Phillip stepped away from being show hosts. Phillip quit his job after it emerged that he had an affair with a young runner at work. He was still married to his wife Stephanie Lowe at the time of the affair.
The long time presenter referred to the relationship as "unwise, but not illegal". Meanwhile Holly took a step back from the show after becoming the victim of an alleged kidnapping plot . With the average number of people tuning in to This Morning dropping to just 486,000 in a matter of months, rumours have surfaced that Phillip may be asked to return to the channel.
According to The Mirror show bosses are in "crisis talks" after losing about half of their viewers. A PR expert told the publication: "Schofield has always proven himself to be popular. He's now proven himself to be flexible and disciplined.
"Attributes that will be absolutely crucial for the likes of ITV in the years ahead, and attributes that ITV showed a total lack of in the way that they handled the initial scandal. "To put it simply: ITV needs Schofield a whole lot more than Schofie.
