On Friday, the presenter, 61, quit ITV with immediate effect after admitted to cheating on wife Stephanie with the man, while he admitted deceiving his ITV colleagues about his affair.
ITV has confirmed that the British Soap Awards will go ahead as planned after Phillip Schofield stepped down with just eight days' notice amid his admission
The married couple have been tipped by Paddy Power as the frontrunners to take over after it was confirmed Phillip, 61, would not be returning to host the ITV contest.