GB News star Eamonn Holmes has hit back at Phillip Schofield over his TV comeback, saying he is “'very proud to have thrown him under the bus”. Schofield departed ITV in May 2023 in the wake of secret affair revelations, after leaving This Morning that same month. Speaking in a new Channel 5 show, Phillip Schofield: Cast Away, the former This Morning presenter claimed he was thrown under a bus, and criticised some former colleagues - who he did not name - for not showing loyalty.
Told about Schofield’s comments on Monday's edition of his GB News show, Holmes made his feelings clear, saying: “'Well if I'm one of the people who threw him under the bus I'm very proud to have done it...
“This man is addicted to fame, absolutely addicted to fame.” He later added that Schofield deserved “to be in exile”. Speaking on the Channel 5 reality series, which sees him spend ten days alone on a small island off the coast of Madagascar in his first return to a TV series since leaving ITV, the media personality said there was "no toxicity" on This Morning at the time, and his allegations were about the "same handful of people with a grudge against me or the show who seem to have the loudest voice".
He addressed the claims of toxicity again during the series’ second episode, saying at first it was "utter bollocks", before saying that "there wasn't (toxicity) when I was there". "I found out after I left that there are a few people in there that might be a little bit toxic," he.