Dan Walker also said that he has ‘always been concerned’ for his former co-host’s wellbeing.

Broadcaster Claudia–Liza Vanderpuije, co-hosted the show with Walker for a year between 2022 and 2023.

The six-part series, Forever Home, has been commissioned by Channel 5 and will be based on the thriller novel of the same name.

The actress will be seen on screen in Channel 5’s The Good Ship Murder which returns for a second series this month.

Schofield departed ITV in the wake of his secret affair revelations, following him leaving This Morning that same month in May 2023.