Gordon the Gopher branded trolls who mocked Phillip Schofield’s coming out on telly as a “sad set of w******”.
The puppet, who appeared alongside Schofield in CBBC’s The Broom Cupboard and Going Live, had declared that he was very proud of his former co-star.
Gordon’s official Twitter account – which Schofield follows – was blitzed by trolls mocking the presenter.
One produced a video captioned: “Breaking – Gordon the Gopher has just released a statement about Philip Schofield #BreakingNews.’’
The footage featured the cuddly gopher squeaking unintelligibly.
Fans were shocked when the puppet’s Twitter account replied: “Translation: Proud of him so stop taking the p*** you sad set of w******”
Phillip Schofield spent a lot of time with Gordon the Gopher in the late 80s and early 90s (Image: EMPICS Entertainment)
One posted a photo of them together at their height of their success as a double act in the 80s suggesting Schofield wanted Gordon to perform a sex act.
Gordon replied: “Oh f*** off Dave!’’ But fans were delighted by the fightback.
One wrote: “Nicely put Gordon.’’
Another said: “Don’t listen to them Gordon. Don’t give them your attention. Now stop with the bad language.’’
Schofield collapsed in tears as he discussed his revelation with co-host Holly Willoughby on Friday’s This Morning.
Phillip Schofield came out as gay on Friday (Image: ITV)
Gordon has made a series of guest appearances alongside his old TV partner.
He has twice featured on Dancing On Ice – which Schofield also presents – and appeared on This Morning in 2010 to celebrate Schofleld’s 25th anniversary on TV.
Schofield has been married to wife Stephanie for 27 years. She said she would be supporting the TV star.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
