The former This Morning star is making a return to TV after a lengthy absence Phillip Schofield has responded to his critics in a trailer for his new Channel 5 series. The former This Morning presenter has made a return to the small screen in Phillip Schofield: Cast Away, will see the presenter marooned alone on a tropical island off the coast of Madagascar. Phillip, 62, left his role at ITV in 2023 in the wake of revelations of an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger male colleague.
He also stepped down from all of his public-facing jobs – including being an ambassador for the Prince's Trust. On Instagram, he described his new show as his "story of survival, both on a desert island and off it", reports The Mirror. In the teaser, Phillip says to camera: "I've been cast away on a desert island, completely on my own, all I have is camera gear, and I can say whatever I want about whatever I want.
It's my chance to tell my side of my story." He then asks: "I know what I did was unwise, but is it enough to absolutely destroy someone?" The clip was interspersed with scenes of Schofield trying to find food and survive on the island. The series will air across three nights, from Monday until next Wednesday, and will see the former presenter getting to grips with isolation across 10 days and nine nights.
Channel 5 said the experience of Schofield being left alone allows him to "confront the challenges of total isolation, the forces of nature and provides the time to b.
