PHILLIP Schofield has broken his silence on his new Channel 5 show after his TV comeback was revealed last night. It comes after The Sun revealed yesterday that Phillip, 62, is making his telly return - 16 months after being axed from This Morning. The broadcaster has secretly filmed a Channel 5 special, Cast Away, which sees him marooned on a tropical island for 10 days.
On Wednesday morning, Phillip announced the news on Instagram. He shared two photos of him looking dishevelled from his time on the desert island. Phillip wrote: "Now you know how I spent my Summer! Alone for 10 days, no food, no water, no crew.
My story of survival, both on a desert island and off it. READ MORE ON PHILLIP SCHOFIELD "Cast Away starts Monday on @channel5_tv & My5 at 9pm." Phillip said about his TV return: “This is most definitely a first for me and the only thing I felt compelled to do.
It appealed to me on so many levels. "I’ve recently had a lot of time to think about my life, what went right and what went wrong, but I’ve always had the safe arms of friends and family wrapped around me. "This time it’s just me, no ‘phone, no comforts, no crew and only lip balm as a luxury.
Most read in Showbiz "I’m looking forward to exploring the island, trying to tie knots to secure my shelter and foraging and fending for myself in the wild ...
with no help. "Maybe I’ll be Robinson Crusoe, or maybe I’ll just be Tom Hank’s Wilson and quietly drift off into the wild blue yonder!!” Channe.