This Morning star claims they were ‘bullied out of contract’

A former This Morning star has claimed they had been ‘bullied’ out of their contract by a producer after present process surgical procedure for bone tumours.

Coupon queen Holly Jay-Smith frequently appeared on the programme to share suggestions and hacks for viewers wanting to avoid wasting cash.

Earlier this yr, the 38-year-old revealed she was recognized with a bone tumour, which is why she’d been lacking from TV and social media.

She stated she’d ‘supplied to return to the present’ however was advised that they had ‘moved on’.

Holly has now tried to set the report straight, and claimed she wasn’t axed due to her bone tumours however was ‘bullied by a newly promoted producer for asking for autistic adaptions’.

She alleged: ‘Let me set the report straight: I wasn’t axed from a sure TV present due to my bone tumours.

‘I used to be bullied by a newly promoted producer for asking for autistic adaptions, she tried to trick me into signing out of my contract early, and my complaints had been ignored.

‘The therapist they offered was pure harm management. Some won’t consider me or marvel why I’m talking out now.

‘I’m now in possession of recordings that can reveal the reality in the event that they try to take me to courtroom. So for now that is the ‘Coupon Queen’ over and out. Not related to any coupon skilled on TV.’

This comes after a submit in April, wherein she stated: ‘To deal with some #thismorning tweets, I used to be recognized with a bone tumour in September (which I’ve now recovered from).

‘I supplied to return to the present however they replied saying that they had moved on. I wrote plenty of TV content material throughout restoration & open to work. Lacking @AlisonHammond tho!’

In September, Holly additionally wrote on X: ‘The truth that I haven’t been on This Morning for over a yr and folks nonetheless tag me and say they miss me means a lot.

‘However please be variety to anybody else doing the ‘money-saving’ segments on the present – it’s not truthful to match us or pit us in opposition to one another. A lot love, x.’

Months earlier, amid the BBC scandal surrounding Strictly Come Dancing, Holly requested her followers: ‘If Zara McDermott has hidden recordings displaying her mistreatment whereas rehearsing for Strictly Come Dancing, is it acceptable to make secret recordings for those who really feel unsafe and mistreated at work? (Asking for a motive!)’

Holly opened up about her surgical procedure at the beginning of this yr, saying she wished to place 2023 behind her.

She wrote: ‘I wished to submit this now as I’m able to put 2023 behind me. A couple of months in the past I discovered I had two bone tumours in my left leg which had precipitated main destruction in my decrease tibia.’

‘It was months of mattress relaxation, exams and ache earlier than I may have surgical procedure. (I wasn’t in an excellent place so I made a decision to return off social media).’

She stated she’d undergone surgical procedure in Birmingham to have her tibia reconstructed with steel work and donor bone.

Holly continued: ‘I’m not going to lie, the ache is dangerous and strolling could be a difficulty for some time however I wish to get again to what I like (saving cash!) so right here’s to 2024 and many journeys to Birmingham (however on the intense aspect I hear they’ve an excellent Primark!).’

The accusations Holly has made in opposition to This Morning comes after stars like Dr Ranj Singh and Eamonn Holmes hit out on the daytime TV sequence, claiming it was ‘poisonous’ behind the scenes.

After the scandal surrounding Phillip Schofield, which led to him stepping down from the present months earlier than Holly Willoughby over his ‘unwise however not unlawful’ affair with a runner,ITV chief government Carolyn McCall addressed claims in regards to the tradition at This Morning.

Grilled by MPs in regards to the accusations of the tradition on the long-running present, she replied: ‘What I’d say is that it’s not one thing that we take that severely.

‘What I do know is that after we speak about tradition it’s extremely vital to me, personally and so it deeply disappoints me, proper?

‘However we don’t recognise that in This Morning and the rationale for that’s that we now have tangible proof to inform you that the overwhelming majority of individuals at daytime and at This Morning are engaged.

‘That’s to not say we don’t take complaints about it severely. We’ve had two complaints in 5 years about that concern. Each of them taken very severely.’

It was later claimed a big quantity of people that beforehand and at present work for This Morning made claims of ‘poisonous working cultures, bullying, discrimination and harassment’ to Parliament.

In August, correspondence was revealed from Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the Tradition, Media and Sport Committee, to Dame Carolyn, PA Information reported.

It learn: ‘Within the month that has handed since your look earlier than the committee, we now have been contacted by numerous people who’ve recognized themselves as at present working or beforehand having labored on This Morning or as a part of the broader ITV Daytime group.

‘These people communicate with nice satisfaction about working at ITV and are vastly optimistic about lots of their colleagues. Nonetheless, additionally they increase claims of poisonous working cultures, bullying, discrimination and harassment.

‘Your letter of June 15 encourages people to boost their issues by way of inner or exterior routes, and we are going to make people conscious of these choices. Nonetheless, a few of these people who’ve contacted us have described how their resolution to boost issues inside ITV has led to additional bullying and discrimination, and in some circumstances having to go away the organisation with a settlement settlement.

‘It’s straightforward to know why these people, particularly the place they’ve left ITV and don’t want to relive their traumatic experiences, don’t really feel able to trying to report their issues, or that ITV will take them severely.’

ITV’s Dame Carolyn wrote a letter to the committee chair in response to claims which have been made.

Relating to the revelation of previous and current This Morning staff coming ahead, she stated: ‘You additionally say that others have come ahead to you about their expertise at ITV however don’t really feel able to trying to report their issues, or that ITV will take them severely.

‘Having taken the step to deliver issues to your consideration, according to my letter to you the day after the listening to, I’d ask you to proceed to encourage people to contact ITV by way of our reporting line SafeCall, by way of which studies could be made confidentially or anonymously. Alternatively, people could want to contact Jane Mulcahy KC straight.

‘As we made clear to you and the Committee, we’re completely dedicated to enabling folks to boost any points or complaints they could have about working at ITV.

‘We all the time take these severely and can examine and take no matter motion is suitable. Nonetheless, we’re unable to take action if we can’t interact with these folks.’

Metro has approached ITV for remark.

This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1.

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