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Holly Willoughby appeared to make a sly dig towards Phillip Schofield as she shared a cryptic Halloween post about witches on Thursday.
Earlier this month, it was revealed Phillip, 62, refers his former pal Holly, 43, as 'the witch'.
Holly was said to be appalled by his comment and said she 'never wants to speak to Phillip again'.
Following his comment, some people are speculating that Holly's post is a subtle jab at her former colleague as her post's theme was all about witches.
In the Halloween-inspired post, Holly shared a picture of Kate Moss dressed as a witch on the catwalk in the 1990s.
Holly Willoughby, 43, appeared to make a sly dig towards Phillip Schofield, 62, as she shared a cryptic Halloween post about witches on Thursday
Earlier this month, it was revealed Phillip now refers his former pal Holly as 'the witch'. Holly was said to be appalled by his comment and said she 'never wants to speak to Phillip again'
Following his comment, some people are speculating that Holly's post is a subtle jab at her former colleague as her post's theme was all about witches
To add fuel to the fire, the blonde beauty added Lana Del Rey's Season Of The Witch single in the background.
Holly ruled out any reconciliation with her former best friend, who reportedly sent her message on WhatsApp the day before news of his This Morning axe became public, claiming she had 'brought him down'.
Tensions between the pair reached further heights when Phillip boldly declared there were 'three s**ts' at ITV on his Channel 5 show Cast Away.
Phil has also severed more ties within the TV industry as Holly's husband Dan Baldwin, who co-owns the production company Hungry Bear, responsible for shows such as Gladiators and Michael McIntyre's Big Show is 'furious' with Phil.
A source told MailOnline: 'The friendship between Holly and Phil is well and truly over, there is no way she is going to speak to him again after this.
'Holly's TV producer husband Dan is also furious about Phil's behaviour towards her.
'From rumours he refers to her as 'the Witch' in messages with friends to his barbed jibe about the 'three s***s in showbiz' in his Channel 5 show Cast Away, Dan has well and truly had enough.'
Holly ruled out any reconciliation with her former best friend, who reportedly sent her message on WhatsApp the day before news of his This Morning axe became public, claiming she had 'brought him down'
Tensions between the pair reached further heights when Phillip boldly declared there were 'three s**ts' at ITV on his Channel 5 show Cast Away
He then admitted to having an affair with a junior colleague and left ITV altogether.
The pair used to be best friends, with their families even taking annual holidays together.
Phillip is said to have told Holly that she 'brought him down' before he resigned from This Morning.
The Daily Mirror reported Phillip sent the accusation in a WhatsApp message and said she should have publicly supported him following their fall out.
He then blamed her for not doing so, saying it then prompted him to stand down after 21 years on the ITV show.
Phillip, who made a TV comeback last week on Channel 5's Cast Away, had asked her for a public show of support such as a statement or picture together in the hope it would halt claims they had fallen out.
After he sent the WhatsApp, Holly reportedly replied she was in the dark about what was going on.
But friends of Phillip say he was so upset that he reported Holly to two senior ITV bosses. MailOnline has contacted ITV for comment.
In the programme Schofield appears to blame his dramatic fall from grace on a trio of his former ITV colleagues, saying: 'I think there are only three s**ts [of showbiz ].
Elsewhere, the identity of Phil's 'three s**ts' have allegedly been revealed as Holly and old ITV bosses Martin Frizell (left) and Emma Gormley (right)
Sources have alleged that Phil now refers to his once close friend Holly as 'the witch' and reportedly uses a hatted hag's emoji when discussing her with friends
A source told The Mirror: 'Phillip considered her a friend, his TV sister as he called her, and always backed her, even recommending her to do the jungle. Her lack of public support was a low blow in his eyes.'
Phillip and his management were also said to be deeply suspicious of her PR team and were unhappy they weren't correcting 'false narratives running riot'.
Following rumours that they had fallen out last May, Phillip left Holly devastated when he made a public statement to discuss their friendship.
He said: 'The last few weeks haven't been easy for either of us. As I have said before, Holly is my rock.
'We're the best of friends – as always, she is an incredible support on screen, behind the scenes and on the phone. Holly has always been there for me, through thick and thin. And I've been there for her.'
Friends of Holly said at the time said she was 'blindsided' by his outburst.
Phillip stood down from This Morning days later on May 20.
He said in a statement: 'I understand that ITV has decided the current situation can't go on, and I want to do what I can to protect the show that I love.
'So I have agreed to step down from This Morning with immediate effect, in the hope that the show can move forward to a bright future.'
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