Phillip, 61, announced on Friday (May 26) that he would be stepping down from the channel with ‘immediate effect’ after admitting to an affair with a runner on the show.
Over the weekend, Holly, 42, responded to the news, saying Phillip’s ‘lies’ had been ‘hurtful’.
Phillip left the ITV show having presented it with Holly for 13 years.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Holly broke her silence on the bombshell confession, which she says was ‘hurtful’ for her to hear after being ‘lied’ to about the affair.
She said in full: ‘It’s taken time to process yesterday’s news. 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. Holly.’
It’s now been reported that Holly ‘wants to stay at This Morning for as long as possible’.
A source told the Mirror: ‘Holly wants to stay at This Morning as long as she can, and hopes to ride out the scandal.
‘Other stars like Stephen Mulhern are being approached to fill in for Phil when she returns. Some are reluctant to go in and face angry viewers.’
They added: ‘Holly is determined to stay put – the only reason she would leave now is if This Morning is axed. She has absolutely no plans to leave.’
Last week, Phillip made a shock announcement as he revealed he had an ‘on-off relationship’ with the younger man.
He was subsequently dropped by his agent of 35 years.
In a statement to the Daily Mail, Phillip described the affair – which happened when he was married to his wife of 30 years, Stephanie Lowe, and before he came out as gay – as ‘unwise but not illegal’.
The presenter said he was ‘deeply sorry’ for having ‘lied’ about the ‘consensual’ relationship with his younger colleague, who was a teenager when they met.
Phillip and Stephanie share two grown-up daughters, Molly and Ruby.
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Holly’s reps for comment.
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