Viewers of Phillip Schofield ’s big return to British television appeared to include a dig at his former This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby and a now infamous quote associated with her. Schofield is spending 10 days on a remote island off the coast of Madagascar where he will attempt to tell his side of the story on a Channel 5 show called Cast Away . The former presenter, 62, left ITV last year after admitting he had lied about having a consensual relationship with a younger man , who worked as a runner on This Morning .
Although the show is a remorseful attempt for Schofield to communicate the scandal which rocked his career and the television industry, viewers noticed what appeared to be a subtle dig at Willoughby. Speaking directly down the camera at the start of the documentary, the 62-year-old asked “are you ok?” When Willoughby returned to This Morning in June 2023, she opened with a monologue where she said: “Right, deep breath. Firstly, are you OK? I hope so.
” Willoughby was widely mocked and criticised for the emotional delivery which quickly went on to become a viral joke . Schofield’s apparent nod to the moment didn’t go amiss, with many viewers pointing it out immediately. One person wrote: “THAT HOLLY DIG!!!” “Oooh was that a cheeky dig at Holly Willoughby there Phillip?” said another.
A third added: “The Holly shade plz.” Schofield’s controversial return to television has been met with pushback, with some branding it “disgracefu.
