THE LESSER-spotted celebrity Phillip Schofield has been seen in the Pacific on a desert island. Before you get too excited, the former This Morning presenter was not transported to the island as a form of punishment. I imagine a handsome fee was arranged, not shackles.
He was on Cast Away (Channel 5,Monday – Wednesday), a 10-day, self-imposed exile to win back public approval. Before he got there it was obvious from his buoyant family that they don’t think he did anything wrong. It was such “happy families” that Phil seemed mostly gutted that he would lose his Wordle streak with his wife.
What japes. It was just an affair after all. Then, in his own words, “I lied to my employers ITV, to my colleagues and friends, to my agents, to the media and therefore the public and – most importantly of all – to my family”.
Surely there’s no one left. Pets? Wildebeest? And think of his poor former co-host Holly..
. That certainly spelt an end to her queue-jumping days with Phil. But in television there’s always a way back – so here he was, our Phil, all humble and contrite.
Only reputations were injured. Schofield was using TV as the modern confessional. He had other supporters too– well-known ones.
The closest thing to TV royalty was former Cast Away Dame Joanna Lumley, who wished Phil all the best. And as his speed boat approached the desert island he talked lovingly about his “best mates” Ant and Dec. Let’s hope Phil’s booked in for I’m A Celeb, too –.