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Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley, 67, revealed that he is still in touch with Schofield who left ITV's daytime programme in May after 20 years.Richard Madeley has defended Phillip Schofield as he called his axing from ITV's This Morning as 'brutal' and 'savage'.
Madeley has since offered the former Dancing On Ice frontman words of support in the wake of the scandal.Speaking to The Sun newspaper's TVBiz column, he said:"I feel very sorry for Phillip - it seemed a pretty savage outcome after 21 years [in the job]. A former stand-in host for Phillip between 2005 and 20011, Ben Shephard, 48, apparently impressed show bosses after a recent return to show.The programme's producers are now reportedly considering Ben Shephard as a permanent replacement following Schofield's exit in May.
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