Kim Woodburn blasts Holly Willoughby and ‘prays’ she leaves This Morning after Phillip Schofield’s exit-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

Kim Woodburn said she hoped Holly Willoughby had the ‘good sense’ to leave (Picture: Rex)

Kim Woodburn has urged Holly Willoughby to follow in the footsteps of Phillip Schofield and quit This Morning.

The 61-year-old announced on Saturday he would be leaving the ITV daytime show with ‘immediate effect’ following days of rumours of a rift.

It had been reported that Phil and the Wylde Moon founder, 42, had been ‘barely speaking’ behind the scenes and that their friendship had ‘dwindled.’

While Phil insisted he was still ‘best friends’ with his Dancing on Ice co-star, Holly never publicly addressed the fallout rumours although paid tribute to him after his departure.

It’s now unclear who will replace Phil on This Morning, while Holly, who will remain on the show, will not present Monday’s show as she goes on an early half-term break.

Weighing in on Phil’s exit, Kim Woodburn told Saturday’s GB News that he had ‘used his common sense’ and left after realising ‘his position was untenable.’

Phil announced he would be leaving This Morning after 14 years (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

Phil is leaving This Morning with ‘immediate effect’ (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

‘It’s the right thing to do,’ the cleaning queen, 81, added.

Reflecting on her experiences as a guest on This Morning, Kim said: ‘You could tell he was king on that show. I mean, he was really ruling the roost. And whenever I’ve been on with him, he hasn’t been very pleasant.

‘He wasn’t pleasant about my experience on Big Brother. He was downright nasty. He was sniggering at me.’

She continued: ‘The game’s up. Everything’s out about him. It’s all been exposed. He’s gone.’

Kim has hit out at Holly and Phil previously (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)

Kim also blasted Holly and said she was ‘hoping and praying’ that she would also quit This Morning.

She said: ‘Now the only thing I’m praying and hoping is that young Miss Holly Willoughby has the common sense to go because she’s not wanted. She cannot continue. You think of Phil and you think of Holly.’

Kim continued to slam Holly for not standing up to Phil when he was being ‘rude’ to guests.

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The How Clean Is Your House star has previously lashed out at Holly, calling her ‘two-faced’, and also branded Phil ‘obnoxious.’

This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV.

Metro.co.uk has contacted Phil’s reps for comment.

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