ITV to ban under-18s from working on This Morning as broadcaster seeks to roll out new reforms in the wake of the Phillip Schofield scandal - which will include a crackdown on 'nepo babies' By Frankie Elliott For Mailonline Published: 21:04, 19 June 2024 | Updated: 21:11, 19 June 2024 e-mail 28 shares View comments ITV is set to ban under-18s from working on This Morning as the broadcaster seeks to roll out new reforms in the wake of the Phillip Schofield scandal. According to the Sun, bosses at the channel are also planning to crackdown on opportunities for ' nepo babies ', as they look to make it harder for staff to help friends and family members out with jobs at the company. The move comes into force after former This Morning presenter Schofield, 62, dramatically quit the show after he admitted to having lied about an affair with a much younger colleague in May 2023.
The man, who was just 15 when he met the presenter for the first time and who he helped land a coveted job as a runner on This Morning at the age of 19, started working for the show in 2019. A romantic relationship between the pair began when the man was 20, after which he moved to another ITV daytime show, Loose Women . He later left the channel with a separate payout.
Schofield has barely been seen on TV since the affair came to light and has subsequently refused to take part in an ITV probe and parliamentary inquiry into the relationship. Former This Morning presenter Schofield, 62, dramatically quit the s.
