Is the star planning to finally share her side of the story?
In the wake of Phillip Schofield’s ‘unwise, but not illegal’ affair scandal, his former best friend Holly Willoughby remained quiet, aside from a short address on This Morning in June last year where she said, ‘You, me and all of us at This Morning gave our love and support to someone who was not telling the truth, who acted in a way that they themselves felt that they had to resign from ITV, and step down from a career that they loved. That is a lot to process.’
Since then, Holly, 43, hasn’t said anything else on the matter and in October, she also resigned from This Morning after an alleged kidnap-and-murder plot was revealed.
But now, after months of silence, is she finally ready to give her version of events? It’s been reported that the presenter has been offered £1 million to pen a tell-all book, with a source revealing, ‘She knows the This Morning and Phillip Schofield scandal is not going to go away. She’s been inundated with offers to tell her side of the story now she’s back in the public eye.’
But a new source now exclusively reveals to Woman that it could actually be a bombshell TV interview that Holly is planning instead, telling us, ‘Doing a tell-all TV interview would certainly get Holly’s story out there and perhaps stop the noise about how much she did or didn’t know.’
So what will Holly’s next move be?
Big money offer
Despite being worth an estimated £10 million, without her This Morning salary – which was reported to be £700,000 a year – a hefty pay cheque from telling her side of the story in a Piers Morgan-style TV interview, which would likely draw in millions of viewers, could be an appealing offer for Holly. Our source tells us, ‘A tell-all interview would be a massive pay day for her and that will surely be tempting.’
However, they add that the star would have to tread very carefully when it comes to what she says. ‘But, can she win?’ our insider questions. ‘If she talks about Phil, which is what people will likely want to hear about, then he has a right to reply and what will he say? He has nothing to lose and she has everything.
Holly’s career may be on a knife edge and with Dancing on Ice not doing brilliantly [in the ratings], her comeback could be in jeopardy. It’s whether she wants to rake over old coals or try to put the past behind her.’
Tough choice
While the money – and the ability to share her truth – is undoubtedly tempting, as our source explains, Holly would ha
