TV Baftas hosts take aim at Phil and Holly with brutal dig just minutes in

Phillip Schofield is speaking out in his first interview since exiting as a host of ITV’s This Morning.

Jane McDonald has spoken of her 'excitement' after being announced as this year's host of the British Soap Awards. It comes as the singer and TV presenter has been chosen to replace regular ceremony host Philip Schofield - following his affair confession last week.

For many years, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were day time television royalty and a popular fixture on ITV's This Morning. However, the show has been shrouded in controversy after rumours of a feud between Phil and Holly and since he admitted to an affair with a younger male colleague while still married, leading him to leave the show. He later resigned from ITV, telling the Daily Mail in a statement: "I am painfully conscious that I have lied to my employers at ITV, to my colleagues and friends, to my agents, to the media and therefore the public and most importantly of all to my family.

Eamonn Holmes has accused ITV's Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby of lying about last year's queue-gate scandal, in which the pair faced backlash after skipping the queue at the late Queen Elizabeth's lying-in-state. Once it emerged that the pair had skipped the queue, in which some people had waited over 17 hours, ITV released a statement clarifying they were there in a professional capacity with "press accreditation", insisting: "They did not file past The Queen's coffin", adding: "Any allegations of improper behaviour are categorically untrue." Now during an interview with GB News's Dan Wotton, former This Morning presenter Eamonn has accused ITV of lying as he asked: "Have you seen the film?" To which Dan answered: "There was no film." Eamonn continued: "Well apparently they were there to make that, that's the official line given by the editor of the programme.They were there to make a film.

Eamonn Holmes has taken aim at Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield for appearing to present This Morning ‘drunk’ after the National Television Awards. The pair had turned up in 2016 after that year’s ceremonies still dressed in the same clothes as the night before and were unusually giddy.

Chloe Ferry showed off her incredibly toned figure as she walked down a street in Spain wearing a white bikini, a beige skirt with the top button undone and some stylish fringed cowboy boots.The Geordie Shore star, who joined the MTV show in 2015 with Gary Beadle, Charlotte Crosby and Holly Hagan, wore her hair in a ponytail and accessorised the look with some gold sunglasses and a black Prada bag.The 27 year old, who was away with co-stars Abbie Holborn and Sophie Kasaei, was also spotted soaking up the sun on a separate occasion while wearing a black bikini on the beach. She posted a few snaps to her Instagram which displayed her laying on a sunbed on the beach with her friend and some tasty-looking snacks beside them on plates.The reality star captioned the snaps: “Life’s a beach baby." Fans rushed to send their compliments as one said: “Where's your bikini feom? I love it!”, and another added: “Looking beautiful ladies." A third wrote: “Absolutely out of this world”, while another said: “yasss enjoying the beach.” After a weekend away in the sun with her pals, Chloe updated her fans and shared a clip of her bedroom back in the UK along with the caption: “So happy to be home." However, the star won't be home long as she also revealed that she is going away again next week with her mum to celebrate her 60th birthday.The Geordie Shore star is always updating her fans on what she gets up to via Instagram and has never shied away from being honest about her plastic surgery following her first Botox injections at the age of 19.

The infamous feud between Amanda Holden and Phillip Schofield reportedly began when she got axed from This Morning, citing him as the reason. It was also claimed that Amanda extended an olive branch to Phillip over their infamous rift - but said he ghosted her. Here's everything we know about their feud so far...

Train services have been cancelled or delayed after a person was hit by a train between Wilmslow and Crewe this morning (May 29).

ITV has issued an update on the return of Holly Willoughby to This Morning after her former co-presenter Phillip Schofield quit ITV and admitted to an affair with a younger male colleague on the show. Phillip, 61, resigned from ITV on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency after admitting to an 'unwise, but not illegal' 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.

Piers Morgan has led celebrity reaction the news of Phillip Schofield's affair with a 'much younger' employee whilst working at ITV.

Phillip Schofield has admitted that he had a much younger male co-worker.

Phillip Schofield graduated from presenting on CBBC’s Broom Cupboard to enjoy one of the most enduring careers in television. The 61-year-old, who made his name alongside sidekick Gordon The Gopher on the BBC children’s television show, came to be seen as the king of daytime TV. On Friday, he announced he had quit ITV after admitting to an affair with a “much younger” male colleague at This Morning.

ITV Daytime star Lorraine Kelly has posted a gushing tweet to her 741,000 followers thanking her team, which appears to be a thinly veiled swipe at Piers Morgan's recent remarks about those working on daytime television. Following Thursday's Lorraine show, the Scottish star tweeted: "Big thanks to my top team for really fun, uplifting, happy shows - not many of us LOVE going to work and all of the production team and crew make every morning a joy! Don't get the chance to say it often enough. "Her sweet musings are in stark contrast to Piers' outburst on Times Radio on Monday.

Express. co. uk that she would love to see her sister-in-law Stacey Solomon, 33, and her big brother Joe Swash, 41, stepping into Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's shoes.

This Morning viewers found themselves cracking the same remark as they watched the show's tribute to Tina Turner. The music icon, who had hits including Proud Mary and The Best, passed away after a long illness, her publicist Bernard Doherty confirmed on Wednesday (May 24).

This Morning viewers have been left divided over Alison Hammond's latest appearance on the show as they claimed they saw a 'different side' to her. The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV daytime programme on Thursday (May 25) after stepping in to host at the eleventh hour earlier this week.

Alison Hammond has spoken out on social media for the first time since Phillip Schofield's exit from This Morning was announced. The presenter, who has since stepped up to hosting duties following the shock news, is usually quite active on Instagram but has remained quiet on the platform since last week.

A This Morning regular has opened up on the 'atmosphere' behind-the-scenes on the ITV daytime show following Phillip Schofield's exit. It was announced by ITV on Saturday (May 20) that after 20 years fronting the daytime show, the veteran presenter had made the decision to 'step back' from This Morning.

Phillip Schofield is heartbroken after not being able to officially say goodbye to This Morning on air, according to Piers Morgan.