HOLLY Willoughby shared the controversial magazine, which led to a row between her and Phillip Schofield – but without the strapline calling her the “queen of TV”.
The Sun On Sunday revealed that the This Morning presenters had a bizarre row about the cover which ended up getting printed, featuring a picture of Holly beaming and wearing a mocked-up crown.
Silver fox Phil was pictured beside her, looking confused, while the strapline read: “How Holly Willoughby eclipsed Phillip Schofield and became Britain’s hottest TV star.”
Holly, 38, however shared a different cover showing the stars both gazing forward – without any words.
But when the finale version was printed Phillip was livid with the article, and the mag was forced to write a letter of apology to his management.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: “To say there has been a bit of tension is an understatement.
“It all kicked off after Phil and Holly agreed to do the Sunday Times Magazine interview, part of their contractual press obligations with ITV.
“They did it on the understanding they would be given equal billing and the interview would be about their success and popularity as a duo.
“But when the magazine dropped, Phillip was fuming that Holly had a crayon crown airbrushed on to her head while he was crown-less and pictured grumpily looking on in her shadow.”
They added: “The article itself was brilliant and the cover was a bit of irreverent fun.
“But Phillip was pretty peeved, to say the least — not with Holly but with how he had been usurped. For her part, Holly was also quite mortified and felt terrible.
“ITV, who set up the interview, kicked off and his team promptly received a letter of apology to smooth things over.”
The two presenters appear to have put any issues behind them as they enjoyed a trip to Portugal’s Algarve as recently as last month.
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