GB News star Eamonn Holmes criticized Phillip Schofield ahead of his return to TV, saying he is “very proud to have thrown him under the bus”.
While discussing Schofield’s much-maligned television return on Channel 5’s Cast Away, Holmes, 64, made her feelings clear.
When co-presenter Isobel Webster revealed on GB News Breakfast on Monday that Schofield claimed he had been “thrown under the bus”, Holmes was quick to respond: “Well, if I’m one of the people who threw him under the bus, I’m very proud to have done it…
“This man is addicted to fame, absolutely addicted to fame.”
He later added that Schofield “deserves to be in exile.”
Eamonn Holmes said Phillip Schofield “deserves to be in exile and is addicted to fame” in a furious rant on GB News on Monday.
Phillip will tell his side of the story in his new Channel 5 show Cast Away, airing on Monday night at 9pm.
In his much-criticized television return to Channel 5’s Cast Away, Schofield refers to himself as the “ashamed and disgraced Philip Schofield, who had an affair.”
The 62-year-old said: “Interestingly, I think one or two TV presenters could have done exactly the same thing.” The difference is heterosexual. It is not unusual for there to be differences between age groups in the gay world.’
‘That’s not that unusual in the heterosexual world, but if that had been the case for me and I had been a woman. Pat on the back. Well done, friend.
Schofield said he “regrets” and acknowledges that he “did something wrong” and “hurt the people” around him.
“I don’t know what price has to be paid or if the price paid is necessarily proportional,” he adds.
In response, a network source said: “It’s stupid for Phil to say that, and it’s just not true.” Phil lied to his colleagues, his bosses and his friends about it, it wouldn’t have mattered if it was a woman or a man.’
They add that Schofield is unlikely to work with the channel again despite his suggestions that he had been approached to appear on their reality show, I’m A Celeb. A source said: “He lied to us, it would be very, very difficult.”
In the show, which airs from Monday, Schofield points to a trio of his former ITV colleagues and says: “I think there’s only three s–ts.”
He noted that one was a “coward who never intervened at the queue door,” while another “is a coward because he never intervened when I was hit by that journalist who thought I had gotten them fired.”
Eamonn couldn’t hide his true feelings on air last week after it was announced Phillip would be returning to TV.
The presenter was presenting GB News as usual during the news bulletin and although the Irish broadcaster did not speak on the topic, his reaction said it all as he mocked the advert.
His co-host Isabel Webster introduced the segment to an incredibly negative reception from the panel as Dr. Renee Hoenderkamp fumed: “Isn’t this just a chance for a narcissist to have more screen time for me?
‘I don’t want to know your story, I’m not interested. I know he’s a celebrity and people seem to enjoy any news, whether good or bad, but I think it’s time for him to stay on the island.
Former Home Secretary Norman Baker agreed: “So what? I don’t want to know anything about that, I’m not interested.
‘Why does The Sun dedicate two pages to it? I guess it sells newspapers, but really, is that the most important thing in newspapers?
Trying to bring some balance to the discussion, while Eamonn remained silent, Isabel continued: ‘Well, he was one of our most prominent presenters in the country, married with two children when the scandal emerged.
“She lost all her TV work, including Dancing On Ice, she fell out with her one-time best friend and co-presenter Holly Willoughby, who also, frankly, didn’t she lose her job because of all this?”
When Norman sarcastically replied: “My heart bleeds,” Eamonn couldn’t help but burst out laughing as he poked fun at Phillip Schofield’s plight.
The announcer was then heard adding: “Very good” before the conversation veered elsewhere.
Eamonn’s reaction will come as no surprise to audiences after the couple’s long and bitter feud.
Felipe left ITV‘s This Morning in May 2023 after admitting to having a relationship with a much younger colleague.
And at the time Eamonn described his colleague as a “narcissistic principal” who did not know the names of any of his employees.
The presenter, 64, was presenting GB News as usual and, although he did not speak on the issue, he did poke fun at the advert (pictured together on This Morning in 2013).
As former Home Secretary Norman Baker sarcastically responded: “My heart bleeds”, Eamonn couldn’t help but laugh as he mocked Phillip Schofield’s plight.
The announcer was then heard adding: “Very good” before the conversation veered elsewhere.
She also called him “delusional” and a “liar” after the under-fire host issued a statement insisting there had been “no toxicity” on the daytime show.
Phillip Channel 5’s new show Cast Away will air over three nights from Monday 30 September to Wednesday 2 October, in three 60-minute installments.
In a newly released trailer the station is seen breaking cries as he says the scandal surrounding his departure from This Morning “destroyed” him in a newly released trailer.
It will be the first time Schofield has appeared on television since he left. This morning in the middle ofCandal, who dominated the headlines for months, caused the breakdown of his friendship with the co-host Holly Willoughby and ‘devastated’ his wife Steph.
A broadcasting institution for over five decades, Eamonn has known Phillip for most of his professional life. They began working together on This Morning in 2006 when Eamonn joined the show four years after his rival.
The men were never close, but appreciated each other’s broadcast styles and worked professionally together, according to inside sources.
But that all changed in 2019, when Eamonn’s now estranged wife and This Morning co-host Ruth Langsford filed an official complaint against Phillip.
While working on Loose Women, Phillip snubbed Ruth when she was cut off mid-link while explaining what was coming up on the show during a mini-segment on This Morning.
Later in November 2021, Eamonn and Ruth were controversially booted from the show after 15 years and replaced on Friday’s show by Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond.
Eamonn Holmes, Ruth Langsford, Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield used to be the faces of This Morning (pictured in 2020) before relations turned sour.
Eamonn later described the claim as “delusional” and added: “Believe me Pip, if you’re looking for a fight you’ve picked the wrong person.”
Eamonn was particularly offended at being sacked by ITV, claiming he was never given a precise reason.
His selection was made even more frustrating by his belief that ITV had given Phillip unwavering support, despite his behavior off set, a belief shared by Phillip’s former co-presenter Fern Britton and Amanda Holden, who presented briefly This Morning alongside him in 2015 while Holly was on maternity leave.
The incident confirmed Eamonn’s belief that Phillip had been constantly feted despite his bad behavior behind the scenes, sources claimed.
Following his move to GB News, Eamonn appeared less restrained in his public criticism of Phillip and Holly, with the star liking a meme which mocked the couple for ‘jumping the queue’ in the Queen’s lying state last year. past.