Phillip Schofield is blasted by viewers who insist he’s ‘not as remorseful as he claims’ after supposed dig at Holly Willoughby’s viral ‘are you OK’ statement
Phillip Schofield’s much-anticipated TV comeback finally hit screens on Monday night, with the disgraced presenter vowing to tell his side of the story in an ‘unedited and honest way.’
But mere minutes into the first episode of his Channel 5 series Cast Away, viewers were quick to accuse the presenter of being ‘less remorseful than he claims,’ after he made a supposed dig at his former This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby.
During the show, Phillip discusses his bitter parting of ways with ITV and This Morning, which he hosted for 21 years, while fending for himself on a remote island paradise, located off the coast of Madagascar.
Phillip, 62, was ousted from This Morning in May last year, after he admitted to lying about his relationship with a much younger male colleague.
Holly distanced herself from her former best friend and during a ‘highly strategised’ return to the This Morning sofa in June 2023, she told viewers she had been left ‘shaken, let down and worried.’
Phillip Schofield’s much-anticipated TV comeback finally hit screens on Monday night, with the disgraced presenter vowing to tell his side of the story in an ‘unedited and honest way.’
When she returned, she began by saying: ‘Hello, Firstly, are you okay? I hope so. It feels very strange sat here without Phil.’
Appearing to reference the now-famous speech on Cast Away, Phillip is seen having a BBQ with his family before heading off to the island.
He gives out food to his wife Stephanie and their daughters Molly, 31, and Ruby, 28, and laughs: ‘If you’re ok, then we’re ok, and I’m ok… are you ok?’
No mention of Holly is made in the clip, but fans were quick to clock the jibe, with one branding Phillip’s series an ‘ego trip’, before claiming he’s clearly ‘not as remorseful as he claims.’
Posts on X included: ‘Ooooh was that a cheeky dig at Holly Willoughby there Phillip? Are you OK; Are you OK… THAT HOLLY DIG!’
‘Schofe’s about to draw a smiley face on a volleyball and call it ”Willoughby”
Holly’s said in the original statement that it: ‘Feels very strange indeed sitting here without Phil and I imagine that you might have been feeling a lot like I have.
‘Shaken, troubled, let down, worried for the wellbeing of people on all sides of what’s been going on and full of questions’.
‘All of us at This Morning gave our love and support to someone who was not telling the truth, who acted in a way that they themselves felt they had to resign from ITV and step down from a career that they loved. That is a lot to process’.
‘It’s equally hard to see the toll it’s taken on their own mental health. I think what unites us all now is a desire to heal for the health and wellbeing of everyone.’
She added: ‘I hope that as we start this new chapter and get back to a place of warmth and magic that the show holds for all of us, we can find strength in each other.
‘And from the heart, can I just say thank you for all your kind messages and thank you for being here this morning. Myself, Josie, Dermot, Alison, Craig and every single person that works on this show will continue to work hard every day.’
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