Eamonn Holmes has weighed in yet again on the ongoing controversy surrounding his former colleague Phillip Schofield's affair with a younger male colleague whilst working at This Morning, as he has hit out at ITV.
30.05.2023 - 22:33 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Eamonn Holmes claims that his wife Ruth Langsford is still 'in touch' with the younger colleague Phillip Schofield had an affair with on This Morning.
Phillip, 61, announced his departure from This Morning after reports claimed he had 'fallen out' with former co-star Holly Willoughby. Since originally stepping down, Phillip has confessed to having an 'unwise, but not illegal' affair with a younger colleague on This Morning and has cut ties with his management and ITV.
In a bombshell interview on GB News, former This Morning presenter Eamonn made a series of accusations against ITV, as well as Phil and Holly. However, he did confirm that his wife Ruth was still in contact with the 'talented' runner.
After Phillip confessed the affair, ITV later released a statement to explain how ‘badly let down’ they felt. The broadcaster added that they investigated rumours of the affair in 2020, but found no evidence.
Speaking to Dan Wooten on GB News, Eamonn claimed that Phillip ‘created an atmosphere where people hated him. People would avoid him in the corridor. He didn’t look at anybody, didn’t know anybody’s name.’
Speaking about the relationship, and the young man involved, Eamonn said: "Ruth and I particularly looked after him, he never once talked to us about any relationship. But we knew he was in a bad way and he was in a bad way fragilely."
He added: "There’s an incredible duty of care that should go with that young man."
The runner, who he described as a 'lovely fella, really good talented fella', went on to work at Loose Women. Dan asked Eamonn: "Are you still in touch with the young colleague? And is he doing okay?"
The GB News presenter replied: "I'm not, Ruth is. I think life's tough for him."
He went onto claim that the
Eamonn Holmes has weighed in yet again on the ongoing controversy surrounding his former colleague Phillip Schofield's affair with a younger male colleague whilst working at This Morning, as he has hit out at ITV.
The boss of ITV has hit back at accusations that the 'vast majority knew' about Phillip Schofield's affair. The presenter stepped back as host of This Morning after rumours of a 'feud' between him and co-host Holly Willoughby behind the scenes hit the headlines.
Eamonn Holmes has hit back at the criticism he has faced following the Phillip Schofield affair scandal - saying: “People can’t handle the truth.” Former This Morning host Eamonn, 63, claimed there was a toxic culture at the ITV show after Phillip, 62, left the programme last month and later admitted to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger colleague. But ITV chiefs hit back at Eamonn’s criticism during a grilling by MPs this week - saying the TV presenter ‘reaped the rewards’ while he was working for the station. Reacting to that for the first time, Eamonn said on GB News on Thursday: “There’s a scene in a Few Good Men where Jack Nicholson shouts ‘you can’t handle the truth’.
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Phillip Schofield is reportedly selling his lavish £1million flat, where he used to have secret trysts with the much younger man with whom he had an affair.The former This Morning star currently owns the property with his wife Stephanie, and has reportedly put it on the market for £1.2million, which is the same price they paid to purchase the penthouse in 2012.The flat is thought to be the same one referenced by Eamonn Holmes in his bombshell GB News interview in which he accused ITV of covering-up the affair. Speaking to Dan Wotton, Eamonn said that Phillip and his lover would have “playtime” on Thursdays when they “hit the town” and “stay overnight” together.
Eamonn Holmes has claimed that one sentence about Covid-19 got him sacked from This Morning after 15 years of presenting the show on Fridays alongside his wife, Ruth Langsford. The 63 year old, who now presents the GB News breakfast show, appeared on GB News' Dan Wootton Tonight for a bombshell interview in which he blasted Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby and ITV itself, amidst ongoing talk of a "toxic" culture at the broadcasting channel.
Rumours of a feud between Phillip Schofield and Ruth Langsford first emerged back in 2019 after claims she was "cut off" during a live segment on Loose Women. However, things between the two presenters appeared to improve when Ruth, 63, publicly supported Phil, 61, when he came out as gay on an episode of This Morning the following year. Ruth's husband Eamonn Holmes has now addressed the relationship between the pair, saying he felt "sorry" for how his wife was treated by Phil.
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Former This Morning host Eamonn Holmes has alleged that there was a “total cover-up” on the ITV show This Morning over Phillip Schofield’s affair with a young male colleague.Phillip, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday before being dropped by his talent agency YMU after he admitted to the "unwise, but not illegal" affair.After Phillip's resignation, a number of former members of the This Morning family have come out and criticised the broadcaster.The show’s former resident doctor, Dr Ranj Singh, has hit out at the daytime show’s “toxic” culture, saying he raised concerns about “bullying and discrimination” two years ago when he worked there and after doing so, felt like he was “managed out” for whistleblowing. Following Ranj's statement, an ITV spokesperson told The Mirror: "We are sorry to read Dr Ranj’s post today.
Eamonn Holmes has become a household name across the UK over the years and is perhaps best known for his work at ITV, where he hosted the Friday edition of This Morning alongside with his wife Ruth for 15 years between 2006 and 2021. But it’s less well known that the Northern Irish presenter’s big break came as a Farming Reporter for Ulster Television, which he joined in 1979.
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This Morning viewers should be bidding goodbye to Holly Willoughby as well as Phillip Schofield, according to Eamonn Holmes.The Northern Irish broadcaster sat down with GB News on Monday, where the hot topic of Phillip, 61, was at the centre of the conversation – from his exit from This Morning to the public statement revealing he'd had an affair with a much younger member of staff while married. But Eamonn, 63, didn't just discuss Phil and turned his attention to the presenter's co-host, Holly. Blasting Holly, 42, he claimed the star doesn't learn the names of production staff and was "distant" from the crew.
Eamonn Holmes has claimed ITV’s This Morning “covered up” Phillip Schofield’s affair with a young male colleague. Schofield, 61, quit the show on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise, but not illegal” affair.
Loose Women star Ruth Langsford has been dragged into the Phillip Schofield row after her husband Eamonn Holmes claimed "we were lied to". Eamonn, who has been outspoken in criticism of Phillip since he himself was axed from the ITV breakfast show in 2021, was responding to somebody on Twitter calling him a "hypocrite".The person shared a video of Eamonn and Ruth supporting Phillip after he came out as gay in February 2020 live on air.The couple walk over to Holly and Phil and give them both a massive hug in support.
TV presenter Eamonn Holmes has spoken out after Phillip Schofield announced in a statement that he had been involved in an affair with a younger man who worked on ITV’s This Morning. In an apologetic statement, Phillip revealed that his affair was “unwise, but not illegal” after admitting that “I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague”. Former This Morning host Eamonn shared his thoughts in a tweet, stating Phillip is “not the only guilty party” over his affair.
A spokesperson for ITV said the broadcaster was “deeply disappointed” by the “admissions of deceit” made by Phillip Schofield after the presenter admitted to an affair with a young This Morning colleague.
Eamonn Homes has said Phillip Schofield has 'finally been caught out' but is 'not the only guilty party' over his affair.