Friends of TV host Phillip Schofield have revealed the details of his ongoing feud with Eamonn Holmes . According to a close friend, Schofield believes that Holmes' "personal vendetta" against him is due to Holmes being dropped from the Friday slot on This Morning. The friend alleges that Holmes is "consumed with jealousy that Friday rated poorly compared to the rest of the week.
" They claim this was the primary reason for Holmes' departure from the ITV show in 2021, stating, "It was simply down to ratings,". The friend also disclosed that Holmes was upset that Schofield didn't reach out to him after he left ITV. "The truth is that Phillip wishes he did message him but bigger things were happening in his life and stroking his ego wasn't one of them," the friend explained.
The friend further revealed that Schofield had no issues with Holmes until he penned a "scathing" article about him. "When Phillip asked, confused, why he had done it, Eamonn said he was two faced. And that was it .
.. his personal vendetta of hatred began," the friend stated, reports the Mirror .
Eamonn has recently expressed that he is "very proud" of having "thrown him under the bus" and levelled accusations at Schofield for being "absolutely addicted to fame". He has repeatedly slammed both Schofield and his co-presenter Holly Willoughby, dubbing them "arrogant liars. " particularly in light of the 2022 queue-gate scandal.
In response to Schofield's move away from This Morning, Eamonn remarked, "Schofield.
