Holly Willoughby ‘shunned TRIC Awards to avoid humiliation of losing gong to A Place in the Sun’
Holly Willoughby ‘avoided prestigious TRIC Awards to avoid the humiliation of losing A Place in the Sun and personal reunion with ex-colleague Eamonn Holmes’ claims ITV insider… just 12 months after This Morning won best daytime award won show
- Holly Willoughby said she avoided the Television & Radio Industry Club awards
- As it turns out, This Morning has lost its highly rated gong as best daytime show
It’s only been twelve months since Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield took the stage to collect their award on behalf of This Morning as it won Best Daytime Show at the prestigious Television and Radio Industries Club Awards.
But today the program couldn’t have been more different – and indeed Mrs Willoughby and Mr Schofield – as it lost to Channel 4’s A Place In The Sun.
This Morning was widely criticized after Schofield admitted to having an affair with a much younger runner and then lied about it, also winning the gong in 2021 and 2020.
Ms Willoughby, 42, did not attend the ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, saying she had ‘other commitments’ that she agreed to before the invitation to today’s awards came. embarrassing reunion with her former colleague Eamonn Holmes who denounced her in an interview on GB News earlier this month.
Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield pictured after This Morning won for best daytime show at last year’s prestigious Television and Radio Industries Club Awards
Holly Willoughby, pictured with her husband and boyfriend taking a helicopter to Glastonbury, was not present at this year’s awards
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The presenter spent the weekend at Glastonbury, where she reportedly enjoyed a 12-hour party with her husband Dan Baldwin – who was in attendance at the ceremony.
Martin Frizell, editor of This Morning’s under fire, also missed the event, along with the show’s other main presenters Dermot O’Leary, Alison Hammond and Craig Doyle. Daytime head of ITV Emma Gormley, who is also implicated in the scandal, was absent.
Meanwhile, 63-year-old Holmes arrived on the red carpet using two crutches after undergoing hip surgery.
An ITV insider said: ‘If you had been Holly you wouldn’t have gone, would you? Not only would you have come face to face with Eamonn, but you would have had to endure the humiliation of losing A Place in The Sun.
“It was all very different from this time last year, when Holly and Phil showed up, with big smiles on their faces and were the toast of the party.”
Ellie Simmonds, who revealed she was adopted at birth, received the award for A Place in The Sun.
This Morning was widely criticized after host Phillip Schofield (pictured) admitted to having an affair with a much younger runner and then lied about it
Other winners included Roman Kemp – son of Martin Kemp – who was named Radio Personality of the Year and told guests at the event when he collected it, ‘Nepotism works!’
Ricky Gervais’ After Life defeated Bridgerton, The Crown and White Lotus to win Best Streamer.
Paul O’Grady won an award for Best Factual posthumously for his show For the Love of Dogs and received a heartwarming tribute.
The Chase won game show of the year while Bake Off won Best Food. Peaky Blinders won Best Drama while the Queen’s Funeral was named Best Live Event.
GB News Breakfast won Best Multi-Channel News, while Gogglebox beat Strictly and I’m A Celebrity to win Best Entertainment.