Amanda Holden claims Phillip Schofield 'ignored' an 'olive branch' she offered last year in the hope of putting their bitter feud to bed. The TV and radio presenter, 48, revealed she tried to go for a coffee with the This Morning host, 57, in attempt to bury the hatchet, but he declined her invitation. Amanda's new claims came as Phillip declared he had been through a 'really sad weekend' after more 'hurtful and untrue' details of their increasingly acrimonious relationship emerged. 'A sad weekend': Amanda Holden claims Phillip Schofield 'ignored' an 'olive branch' she offered last year in the hope of putting their bitter feud to bed He posted on Sunday: 'The end of another really sad weekend. When you try for 35 years to be the easiest, most fun person to work with and you read such hurtful and wildly untrue stories from nameless "sources"' He posted to Twitter on Sunday: 'The end of another really sad weekend. When you try for 35 years to be the easiest, most fun person to work with and you read such hurtful and wildly untrue stories from nameless "sources". 'Obviously I’ll take it on the chin. I just hope you know me better [sic].' In Sunday's The Sun, Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda said she believes the TV favourite sabotaged her chances of filling in on This Morning while Holly Willoughby hosted I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here. Reports have long been rife about troubles between the TV hosts, with the latest detail of the story claiming Amanda headed to the top by lobbying ITV executives over the animosity after Phil allegedly pushed for Rochelle Humes to take the job. Thanks, no thanks: The TV and radio presenter, 48, revealed she tried to go for a coffee with the This Morning host, 57, in attempt to bury the hatchet, but he declined her invitation A former daytime TV executive told the publication: 'Phillip actively campaigned for Rochelle Humes, 30, to get the job despite Amanda being more experienced - and having been told privately she’d got the gig. MailOnline has approached Amanda, Phillip and This Morning representatives for comment. An ITV spokesperson said: 'Presenter line ups on This Morning change regularly and final decisions on these line ups are made by producers and not the presenters. 'Phillip Schofield is a much loved broadcaster and part of the ITV family. He is a consummate professional and held in high regard at ITV.' Just this month Heart FM radio host Amanda hinted at some animosity between herself and Phillip. When asked the three things she would least like to find in her home, she replied: 'Spiders, flies and Phillip Schofield'. Rift: The Britain's Got Talent judge, 48, claimed that the telly favourite, 57, scuppered her changes for filling in on This Morning during his co-anchor Holly Willoughby's absence It was reported back in November that Amanda had reportedly confronted Phillip after feeling 'let down' after she failed to land the This Morning presenting gig while Holly was away. Instead, former The Saturdays singer Rochelle landed the coveted job alongside Phillip while his regular co-host Holly took over Ant McPartlin's hosting duties for I'm A Celeb while he took an extended break from TV. Raging: It was reported back in November that Amanda had reportedly confronted Phillip after feeling 'let down' after she failed to land the This Morning presenting gig while Holly was away New role: The Sun claimed the alleged confrontation took place during an advert break when the judge was interviewed by Phil and Holly on This Morning in October, days after Rochelle was confirmed to be stepping in The Sun claimed the alleged confrontation took place during an advert break when the judge was interviewed by Phil and Holly on This Morning in October, days after Rochelle was confirmed to be stepping in. Amanda appeared on This Morning to talk to the award-winning presenting duo about her work with charity Tommy's on October 8. A source told The Sun: 'She made it clear that she felt very let down. He was lost for words but didn’t have much time to respond to Amanda’s claims because the show was going back on air. 'Easier to manage': A former daytime TV executive told the publication: 'Phillip actively campaigned for Rochelle Humes to get the job despite Amanda being more experienced (pictured in November 2018) Tension: Amanda 'confronted Phillip after believing he was the reason she didn't get the This Morning presenting job' while Holly starred on I'm A Celebrity (pictured in October 2018) 'Neither of them realised that Amanda could be overheard by most of the team because she was still wearing her mic pack.' The Sun made further claims that Amanda allegedly found out she didn't get the job when she was taken out for lunch by ITV executives. 'Amanda was shocked. During the lunch with ITV executives, they let slip they thought the decision had been heavily influenced by Phil and that he had thrown a spanner in the works.' The insider shared with the newspaper. Big responsibility: Holly Willoughby took over Ant McPartlin's hosting duties for I'm A Celeb (pictured in London, October 2018) Amanda stepped into Holly's shoes when the Celebrity Juice star took a year off the show to have her third baby five years ago in October 2014, and has joined the show on other occasions. In 2015, Phillip confessed he found working alongside Amanda was 'occasionally quite scary'. He told Heat magazine at the time: 'Amanda kept me on my toes. She has a faulty edit button and she forgets she’s on the telly, which is enormously endearing and funny, but occasionally quite scary.' The good days: Amanda stepped into Holly's stilettos when the This Morning star took a year off the show to have her third baby four years ago in October 2014 All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility