Phillip Schofield quietly mouths apology to ITV This Morning viewers over guest's rule break
22.09.2022 - 16:41
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Phillip Schofield was quick to apologise to This Morning viewers after a guest broke a golden TV rule while appearing on the show. The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV daytime programme alongside Holly Willoughby on Thursday (September 22).
During the programme, Holly and Phillip were joined on the sofa by fitness guru James Smith. He was there to chat to the hosts about confidence and how and what people can do to improve theirs.
But, as he explained how his friends would ridicule him for going into personal training, he accidentally swore - which is a big 'no no' when it comes to daytime TV. James had explained how his friends didn't think he should turn to fitness as a full-time job.
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However, he has since gone on to prove them wrong. He quickly amassed a significant social media following for his no-nonsense approach to health and fitness and the online PT is well-known for his 'outing' of false influencers. He is also a three times No.1 Sunday Times Best Selling Author and has his own podcast.
Speaking to Holly, 41, and Phillip, 60, James said: "I had a lot of friends trying to talk me out of becoming a personal trainer. My rugby mates, for years, were always taking the p*** out of me."
Following his swearing blunder, the camera quickly switched to Holly and Phillip and the latter immediately looked down the lens and quietly mouthed 'sorry' for the swearing.
James then carried on: "I used to write blogs and articles and they'd come out and be like, 'Smithy, can we eat carbohydrates?' or we'd be having a meal after the game and they'd be like you can't eat that and three, four years into posting