Caroline Flack’s mother Christine appeared onfollowing Mr Schofield’s interview, where she expressed “worry” for him and criticised ITV’s handling of staff issues.“They treat them as commodities. I know it’s a lovely job and they earn money. But also the television stations earn money from them.
“But they’re not commodities, they’re people. And they’re employed. And if my employer didn’t take care of me, there’d be all hell to pay. And there’s not. They’re just sidelined, and they’re not protected. “They could have someone speaking for him really, whether he did right or wrong. And even his agent, and all his friends. It’s not a good look really.”“But I don’t think it will end there. I hope he’s done the right thing. I hope he feels better. I hope people now will let it settle. He’s lost his job, he’s lost his world. I think that’s enough. I think that’s enough for anybody”.
Following her appearance, ITV issued a fresh statement that said: “The relationships we have with those we work with are based on trust. Phillip made assurances to us and his agency which he now acknowledges were untrue and we feel badly let down. “As a producer and broadcaster, ITV takes its responsibilities around Duty of Care seriously and has robust and well-established processes in place to support the mental and physical health of employees and all those we work with.”