Phillip Schofield 'a changed man' as he's seen for first time since bombshell interviews on ITV affair

It has been claimed that Phillip Schofield is 'a change man' after he was seen in public for the first time since he gave two bombshell interviews admitting to an affair with a younger male employee at ITV sparking a scandal centred around This Morning.

Schofield, 61, announced he was 'stepping back' from the ITV daytime show after more than 20 years last month after saying the show had 'become the story' due to rumours of a 'feud' behind the scenes between him and co-host Holly Willoughby, with claims the pair were 'barely speaking'.

Less than a week later and the veteran broadcaster then announced he'd be leaving ITV altogether after he admitted to lying to his employers, and others about an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a younger male colleague, confessing that he concealed the truth about the romance.

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And when Holly, 42, returned to the programme for the first time since the news broke, she made a tearful statement addressing the elephant in the room and claimed she had been 'shaken' by recent events and had been 'let down'.

She has, however, since pressed on with her commitment to hosting on the popular programme while ITV has since faced questioning about the broadcaster’s approach to safeguarding and complaint handling.

Dame Carolyn McCall has appeared before a parliamentary committee last Wednesday (June 14) alongside ITV managing director Kevin Lygo and general counsel and company secretary Kyla Mullins about the This Morning row during the Culture, Media and Sport Committee session.

While being quizzed during the session, Dame Carolyn said the "imbalance of power" made Schofield's relationship "deeply inappropriate". She said: "And we have