and that his statement confirms that he had lied to people at the company, both at senior management and to fellow presenters. some have suggested that the revelations raise questions about how much the network s managers knew at the time. we can now speak to rhea freeman is a pr advisor and brand expert. we have heard from holly willoughby now. some people wondering why we hadn t heard her previously. what do you make of holly s statement? i think it backs up what philippa said about keeping a secret. she s in a difficult position. what does she say? i think now she said something it will hopefully stop speculation that she knew all about it and all the other things that people have been talking about, particularly online. people have been talking about, particularly online. what about the
the statement also says itv spoke to a number of people who worked on this morning and they were not provided with, and did not find, any evidence of a relationship beyond hearsay and rumour. itv says that a statement issued by the presenter on friday reveals that he lied to people from senior management to fellow presenters, his agents and to the media over this relationship. earlier, i spoke to pr adviser and brand expert, rhea freeman. she gave me her reaction to willoughby s statement. i think it backs up what philip said about that. he kept it a secret. i think it must have been a really difficult position for holly to be in, because what do you say? and i think her silence spoke great volumes as well. but i do think now, at least because she has said something, it can hopefully stop speculation