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Phillip Schofield recently called Holly Willoughby his 'absolute rock'. Today, he quit the show after sharing the sofa with her for 13 years - making no mention of his close friend in his exit statement.
Sources close to the veteran TV star told MailOnline the pair, who are not related, have been in regular communication in recent weeks as pressure mounts on his career.
Share 'Breaking your back in three places is not much fun at all. David is never one to miss a comedy trick. But he clearly misses Simon.' MailOnline has contacted a BGT representative for comment. Comedy segment: According to The Sun , fellow judge David, 49, will perform a skit where a puppet of Simon, 61, will crash a mini machine off the stage - four months after Simon broke his back in the shocking incident (pictured October 2020) Simon has been replaced on the panel by Diversity judge Ashley Banjo once again, with the star joining David, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon.