Phillip Schofield and Eamonn Holmes. Pic: ITV Eamonn Holmes became visibly frustrated on Tuesday while discussing the fallout from former colleague Phillip Schofield's return to mainstream TV. Schofield has split opinion among Channel 5 viewers with his new three-part series Cast Away , filmed on a remote island in the Indian Ocean.
It marks his first TV project since his departure from ITV over 16 months ago after admitting to an affair with a young male runner on This Morning. During a discussion about his TV return on GB News with co-host Isabel Webster, Holmes reacted angrily when Webster pointed out that Schofield “hadn’t done anything illegal” regarding the affair. He fired back: “Why is that even relevant? He met the boy when he was 15, so why do you keep on pushing that?” Holmes, who has been openly critical of his former co-star, has admitted feeling “very proud to have thrown him under the bus”.
Webster responded: “It’s a fact, I’m sticking with the facts. He has not been convicted of any crime.” The Northern Irish presenter then claimed Schofield is “addicted to fame”, adding that the presenter “deserved” his time away from the public eye.
The controversy began when it was revealed that Schofield met his lover, then just 15, at a theatre school talk, as reported by The Mail on Sunday. The young man approached Schofield for a job, and he later arranged an interview, eventually leading to a role as an ITV production assistant once he tur.
