Television and radio host Graham Norton labelled Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield "foolish" as he had his say on the "queue jump" row.This Morning presenters Holly, 41, and Phil, 60, sent fans into meltdown after allegedly skipping the huge queue, with up to a 19-hour wait, to see the Queen lying-in-state at Westminster Hall.The pair responded to the backlash by explaining they were representing the media to report on the event for the "millions of people in the UK who haven't been able to visit Westminster in person". Graham, confirmed that he was also offered the chance to bypass the queue but decided not to as he thought he would "get in the neck" from members of the public who had waited extremely long line. On Radio 5 Live on Monday, presenter Nihal Arthanayake asked Graham: "You do read the room, right? You’d be very good at that.
Eamonn Holmes likes tweets calling for Holly and Phil to be sacked over queue jump row
21.09.2022 - 16:33 / ok.co.uk
Eamonn Holmes has taken a savage swipe at This Morning presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, amidst claims they skipped the queue at the Queen's lying-in-state. The former This Morning host has been liking posts on Twitter suggesting that the pair should be sacked from presenting the morning chat show.
One tweet he’s liked features a meme of himself, and wife and former co-presenter Ruth Langsford laughing, with words written: "When you reach the front of the queue." The person who shared the image captioned it: “I always preferred @EamonnHolmes and @RuthieeL #ThisMorning.” They then added: “There should be sacked Eamonn and Ruth are far better than them idiots.” Replying to the tweet Eamonn posted a series of praying hands, making his feelings on the queue-jumping fiasco quite clear. This comes despite ITV bosses denying the queue jump accusations .
In a statement posted to the This Morning Instagram page, a spokesperson wrote: “Hello everyone, we would like to clarify something. “We asked Phillip and Holly to be part of a film for this Tuesday's programme.
“They did not jump the queue, have VIP access or file past the Queen lying in state - but instead were there in a professional capacity as part of the world's media to report on the event.” The pair were also forced to apologise on air when the show made its return on Tuesday morning. Holly said in a VT: “Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists, we were given official permission to access the hall.
“It was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the UK, who haven't been able to visit Westminster in person. “The rules were that we would be quickly escorted around the edges to a platform at the back, in
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